renunce the congregatioun of Sathan, with all the superstitious abominatioun and idolatrie thareof: And moreover, shall declare our selfis manifestlie ennemies thairto, be this oure faithfull promesse befoir God, testifeid to his Congregatioun, be our subscriptionis at thir presentis. . . . (b) The Resolutions : First, It is thought expedient, devised, and ordeaned, that in all parochines of this Realme the Commoun Prayeris be redd owklie on Sounday, and other festuall dayis, publictlie in the Paroche Kirkis, with the Lessonis of the New and Old Testament, conforme to the ordour of the Book of Common Prayeris ; And yf the curattis of the parochynes be qualified, to cause thame to reid the samyn; and yf thei be nott, or yf thei refuise, that the maist qualifeid in the parish use and read the same.1 Secoundly, It is thought necessare, that doctrin, preacheing, and interpretatioun of Scriptures be had and used privatlie in qwyet houssis, without great conventionis of the people tharto, whill afterward that God move the Prince to grant publict preacheing be faithfull and trew ministeris. No. 345. The destruction at Perth, II May 1559. From a letter of Knox to Mrs. Anna Lock, 23 June 1559.— Yee hunger, I doubt not, deir Sister, to know the successe of Christ's Evangell, the things that have come to passe since my arrivall, and my expectatioun in this interprise, dangerous indeid and verie strange to worldlie men, if ye sall understand the proceidings of our Brether, the true professors of Jesus Christ, since the time that they declared themselves enemies to Antichrist. After diverse requeists made to the Queene Regent by some of the nobilitie, some barouns, and some communaltie; and after manie faire promises of her part, and yit nothing meaned by her (as the end did declare) but craft and deceate; the whole Brethrein together did consent, that the ministrie of the Word of God, and administratioun of the Sacraments, sould be erected; and that idolatrie sould be repressed, where the most part of the people sould admitt reformatioun. And so 1 Cecil writing to Throckmorton, 9 July 1559, says :-'The Protestants are at Edinburgh, where Lord Arskyn, one of them, has the charge of the castle. They, without violence, dissolve religious houses, directing their lands to the Crown and to ministry in the Church. The parish churches they deliver of altars and images, and receive the service of the Church of England according to King Edward's book' (Cal. State Papers, Elizabeth, Foreign, 1558-9, No. 962). was the kirk of Dundie reformed before my arrivall; publict prayers were in other places, which thing did so stirre the adversaries, that the preachers were summouned by the authoritie to answere, as criminall, before a civill judge. The day of their appearance was the 10th of May 1559, which was the 8th day after my arrivall. Being moved in conscience to give confessioune with my brethrein, after the rest of one day in Edinburgh, I prepared my self to repaire toward them; and so, upoun the third day after, I came to Dundie, where a great assemblie of brethrein was, for consultatioun what was most expedient in that doubtfull case. The conclusioun was, that the whole multitude and number of brethrein sould accompanie their preachers, and give confessioun of their faith with them; and so from Dundie, they departed to Sanct Johnstoun [Perth], whilk late before had receaved the Order of Common Prayers. But least that such a multitude might have engendered some suspicioun of resistance and rebellioun against the authoritie, one of the most grave and most wise barouns was directed to the Queene Regent with declaration of our mindes; which being understand by the Queene and her Counsell, it was required of us that the multitude sould stay, and not come to Stirline, which place was appointed to the preachers to compeir: and so sould no extremitie be used, but the summounds sould be continued till farther advisement; which being glaidlie granted of us, some of the brethrein returned to their dwelling-places. But the Queene and her Counsell, nothing mindefull of her and their promise, incontinent did call the preachers, and for laike of comperance, did exile and putt them and their assistants to the horne; which deceate being spied, the brethrein soght the nixt remedie.' And first, after complaint and appellatioun frome such a deceitfull sentence, they putt to their hands to reformatioun in Sanct Johnstoun, where the places of idolatrie of Gray and Blacke Friers, and of Charter-house monkes, were made equall with the ground; all monuments of idolatrie, that could be apprehended, consumed with fire; and preests commanded, under paine of death, to desist frome their blasphemous masse. No. 346. The assistance of England, July to Nov. 1559. (a) From Sir William Cecil to Sir James Croft, Governor of Berwick, 8 July 1559.-Has received, this 6th of July, his letter In his History of the Reformation, Knox puts the responsibility on to 'the raschall multitude', who began to seak some spoile' (Works, i. 322). of the 1st inst., with a schedule therein contained of intelligence of the Scottish Queen's coming to Dunbar. . . . Wishes his neighbours were advertised that the Earl of Arran is departed out of France, and that the French king means to send an army thither, viz. 200 men at arms and 30 ensigns of footmen. The Protestants there shall be essayed with all fair promises first, next with money, and last with arms. Wisdom is to provide for the worst. He may keep them in comfort that this realm neither may nor will see them ruined. Desires him to endeavour to kindle the fire, for if it should be quenched the opportunity thereof would not arrive in their lives. What the Protestants mean to do should be done with all speed, for it will be too late when the French power comes. . . . (b) Minute as to the Garrisons of Scotland, 4 Nov. 1559. 1. A general contribution and benevolence of all noblemen, gentlemen, burghs, and towns; and a taxation upon the kirk lands, and also the whole profits of such kirk lands as be against the Congregation, to be levied. 2. Of this a perfect book to be made, and men appointed in every county for the collection of the same, out of which certain money to be allotted for their charges. 3. Some to be appointed to have receipt of the treasure and make payments to the garrisons, or for munitions or necessaries, by warrant signed by the Lords, or three of them, whereof the Duke, the Earl of Arran, or the Prior of St. Andrews to be one. 4. Knox to be a counsel with the payments to see that they be employed to the common action. 5. The treasure to be kept secret, and that all such money as they shall spend in this common action may seem to grow and be levied only by the means above said. (c) Parker, Archbishop Elect of Canterbury, to Cecil, 6 Nov. 1559.-God keep us from such visitation as Knockes have attempted in Scotland; the people to be orderers of things! No. 347. The Treaty of Edinburgh, 6 July 1560. Item, conventum concordatum et conclusum est quod omnes copiae militares, tam maritimae quam terrestres, utriusque partis ex regno Scotiae discedent. . . . Statutum pactum et conventum est quod dictus Rex Christianissimus et Regina Maria et uterque eorum abstinebunt deinceps a dicto titulo atque insignibus regni Angliae vel Hiberniae utendis vel gerendis, prohibebunt etiam ac interdicent suis subditis ne quis in regno Franciae et Scotiae atque eorum provinciis sive in aliqua parte eorum, quovis modo utatur dictis titulo aut insignibus, interdicent etiam ac praestabunt quantum in ipsis erit, ne quis aliquo modo dicta insignia cum insignibus dictorum regnorum Franciae aut Scotiae commisceat. No. 348. Parliament alters faith and worship, 17-24 August 1560. (a) xvii Die Augusti.-The Confessioun of fayth professed & beleved be the protestantis within the realme of Scotland, publischeit be thame in parliament and be the estaitis thairof ratifeit and apprevit as hailsome and sound doctrine groundit upoune the infallibill trewth of God'is word. [Here follows the Confession of Faith.] Thir actis and articklis ar red in the face of Parliament and ratifyit be the thre estatis of this realme at Edinburgh the sevintene day of August, the zeir of God MDLX. (b) From Knox's History of the Reformation, Book IIIThis oure Confessioun was publictlie red, first in audience of the Lordis of Articles, and after in audience of the haill Parliament; whair war present, not onlie suche as professed Christ Jesus, but also a great number of the adversaries of our religioun, suche as the foirnamed Bishoppis, and some others of the Temporall Estate, who war commanded in Goddis name to object, yf thei could, any thing against that doctrine . . . and the vottis of everie man war requyred accordinglie. Of the Temporall Estate onlie voted in the contrair, the Erle of Atholl, the Lordis Somervaill and Borthwik; and yit for thair disassenting thei produced no bettir reassone, but, 'We will beleve as oure fatheris beleved'. The Bischoppis (Papisticall, we meane) spack nothing. The rest of the haill thre Estaittis, by thair publict votes, affirmed the doctrine; and many, the rather, becaus that the Bischoppis wold nor durst say nothing in the contrair; for this was the vote of the Erle Merschell-'It is long since I have had some favour unto the trewth, and since that I have had a suspitioun of the Papisticall religioun; but, I praise my God, this day hes fully resolved me in the one and the other. For seing that my Lordis Bischoppis, who for thair lear[n]ing can, and for the zeal that thei should bear to the veritie, wold, as I suppose, ganesay any thing that directlie repugnes to the veritie of God; seing, I say, my Lordis William Keith, fourth Earl Marischall, +1581. Bischoppis heir present speakis nothing in the contrair of the doctrine proponed, I can nott but hold it to be the verie trewth of God, and the contrarie to be deceavable doctrine. And thairfoir, so far as in me lyeth, I approve the one and dampne the other: And do farther ask of God, that not onlie I, but also all my posteritie, may enjoy the comforte of the doctrin that this day our earis have hearde. And yitt more, I man vote, as it war by way of protestatioun, that yf any persones ecclesiasticall shall after this oppone thame selfis to this our Confessioun, that thei have no place nor credite, considdering that thei having long advisement, and full knawledge of this oure Confessioun, none is now found in lauchfull, free, and quyete Parliament to oppone thame selfis to that whiche we professe: And thairfoir, yf any of this generatioun pretend to do it after this, I protest he be repute rather one that loveth his awin commoditie and the glorie of the world, than the trewth of God, and the salvatioun of menis saullis.' (c) xxiv Die Augusti. ... (a) In the Parliament haldin at Edinburgh upoun the twenty-four day of the . . . monethe of August, the thre Estaitis then being present, understanding that the jurisdictioune and autoritie of the bischope of Rome callit the paip usit within this realme in tymes bipast hes been verray hurtful and prejudiciall to our Soveranis autoritie and commone weill of this realme, thairfoir hes statute & ordanit that the bischope of Rome haif na Jurisdictioun nor autoritie within this realme in tymes cuming, and that nane of our saidis Soveranis subjectis of this realme sute or desire in ony tyme heireftir title or rycht be the said bischope of Rome or his sait [sect] to ony thing within this realme under the panis of barratrye, that is to say proscriptioune banischement and nevir to bruke honour office nor dignitie within this realme: And the controvenaris heirof to be callit befoir the Justice or his deputis or befoir the Lordis of Sessioun and punist thairfoir conforme to the Lawis of this realme: And the furnissaris of thame with fynance of money and purchessaris of thair title of rycht or manteanaris or defendaris of thame sall incur the same panis: And that na bischop nor uther prelat of this realme use ony Jurisdictioun in tymes to cum be the said bischop of Romeis autoritie under the pane foirsaid. (B) The quhilk day forsamekle as Almichtie God be his maist trew and blissit word hes declarit the reverence and honour quhilk suld be gevin to him and be his sone Jesus |