The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

¹WE whose Names are under-written, do promise in the presence of God, and in the presence of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, that we and every one of us, shall and will maintain the preaching of his holy Evangel, now of his mercy offered and granted unto this Realm; and also will maintain the Ministers of the same against all persons, power and authority that will oppose themselves to the Doctrine proposed, and by us received: And further, with the same solemnity, we protest and promise, that every one of us shall assist another, yea,² and the whole Body of the Protestants within this Realm, in all lawful and just occasions, against all persons; So that whosoever shall hurt, molest or trouble any of our bodies, shall be reputed enemies to the whole, except that the offender will be content to submit himself to the Government of the Church now established amongst us: and this ⟨p. 343⟩we do, as we desire to be accepted and favoured of the Lord Jesus, and accepted worthy of credit and honesty in the presence of the godly. At the Burgh of Air the fourth day of September, in the year of God, 1552. Subscribed by all these with their hands, as followeth: The Earle Glencairne, Lord Boyd, Lord Uchiltrie and Failfurd, Matthew Cambell of Lowdoune Knight, Allaine Lord Cathcart, Caprington elder and younger, Cuninghameheid, Rowallan, Waterston, Craigie, Lefnoreis, Achinharvy, Middleton, Master Michael Wallace Provest of Ayr, with forty more of the honestest Burgesses of that Town. The Master of Boyd, Graitgirth, Barr, Carnell, Dreghorne, Hested, Skeldon, Wolston, Carsland, Fergnshill, Polquhairne, Stair, Barkskyning, Kinganelech, with a hundred more Gentle men of worth; John Dumbar of Blantyre, Carleton and his brother, Halrig Cers, Kirckmichael, Dalyaroich, Crosclayes, Horsclench, Carbiston, Kelwood, Tarmganoich, &c.

¹WE whose Names are under-written, do promise in the presence of God, and in the presence of his Son, our Lord Iesus Christ, that we and every one of us, shall and will maintain the preaching of his holy Evangell, now of his mercy offered and granted unto this Realm; and also will maintaine the Ministers of the same against all persons, power and authoritie that will oppose themselves to the Doctrine proposed, and by us received: And further, with the same solemnitie, we protest and promise, that every one of us shall assist another, yea,