INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS. 1638-1654.

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Aberdeen, Explanation of the Bishop and Doctors of, on signing the King’s Covenant, 92

Allegiance, Oath of, 223

Army, Scotch, declaration concerning the acceptation of the King’s Answers, p. 229;

letter announcing approach of, (1640), p. 297;

six considerations of the lawfulness of their Expedition into England, p. 297;

articles for Maintenance of, p. 301;

causes of humiliation for Defeat of, 1650, 600

Army, English, Remonstrance of, 568

Articles for present peace of the Kirk and Kingdom, 63

Articles of information to the Archbishop of St Andrew’s, or of Canterbury, respecting the proceedings of Covenanters, 64

Articles of Advice, by Hamilton and others, to the King, 79

Articles for Cessation of Arms between English and Scotch Commissioners, 302

Assembly, General, 1638, summoned to meet at Glasgow, p. 14;

Baillie’s account of its meeting, p. 14;

proclamation indicting, p. 83;

Rolln of the Members, p. 109;

note on celebration of Second Centenary at Glasgow, p. 111;

letter to Hamilton, and note containing Baillie’s account of its reception, p. 127;

Report of Proceedings of Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, p. 128;

result of its proceedings, 193

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1639, p. 193, 203;

summoned, p. 230;

Roll of Members, p. 237;

Report of Proceedings, 238

Assembly, General, at Aberdeen, 1640, p. 272;

Baillie’s account of, 284

Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s and Edinburgh, 1641, p. 288;

Baillie’s Journal of, 303

Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s, 1642, p. 309;

Baillie’s Journal of, 335

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1643, p. 341;

Baillie’s Journal of, 364

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1644, 395

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1645, 415

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1646, 440

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1647, p. 461;

Warning to all Estates throughout the Land, 489

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1648, p. 491;

Baillie’s account of, 526

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1649, 530

Assembly, General, at Edinburgh, 1650, Account of, p. 618;

Commission of Assembly, 1650, adopts Resolutions, p. 618;

Proceedings approved, p. 635;

Declaration and Warning from Commissioners of, 1650, 599

Assembly, General, at St Andrew’s and Dundee, 1651, Account of, p. 626;

Acts, &c., extracted from Pamphlets, p. 631;

Protestation against its lawfulness, p. 631;

Negotiations with Committee of Estates, p. 634;

Acts for Censuring those who do not acknowledge the Assembly, and against Expectants who oppose the Public Resolutions, p. 638;

Exhortation and Warning, by Commission of this Assembly, 639

Assembly, General, 1652, Acts of, p. 646;

Propositions offered to meeting of Ministers at Edinburgh, 1652, p. 646;

Reasons why Protesters cannot agree to Propositions, p. 647;

Instructions to Committee, appointed by Protesters for Conference with Assembly, p. 648;

Act of Assembly for Peace and Union of the Kirk, p. 649;

Acts concerning admitting Expectants to trials, and Ruling Elders to Church Courts, and for putting in execution former Acts and Constitutions of Assemblies, anent trying, &c., of Church officers, censuring of scandalous persons, receiving of Penitents, and debarring of persons from the Lord’s Table, p. 650;

Declaration of Assembly, Declaration of Protesters, p. 651;

Proceedings of Assembly’s Commission appointing a committee of Conference with Protesters, p. 652, 653;

Conference declined, Observations on Answer of Assembly’s Commission, 653

Assembly, General, 1653, Accounts of its dispersion by Lambert, p. 656;

by Nicol, p. 658;

and by Baillie, 666

Assembly, Westminster, Extracts from Baillie’s account of, 372, 407, 432, 454, 483

Balcanquel compiles Large Declaration, 47, 198

Balfour, Sir James, reference to his historical works, 48;

Excerpts from, 45, 313, 586, 595, 638

Balmerino tried for leasing-making, p. 4;

pardoned, 5

Baillie’s, Principal, account of encampment at Dunse Law, p. 200;

Account of General Assemblies and Westminster Assembly, in letters to Mr Spang, &c., (see Assembly;) account of affairs in Scotland, 1648, 520, 559, 658

Band and Oath of Engagement, Northern, 603

Bishops and Archbishops, Bill or Complaint of Noblemen and Covenanters against the pretended, p. 94;

and act of Presbytery of Edinburgh in answer thereto, 98

Bishops, Tulchan, 248

Book of Common Order superseded by a new Liturgy, 5

Brechin and Ross, Bishops of, Letter to Commissioner from, 106

Burnet, Bishop, his Memoirs of Dukes of Hamilton referred to, 48

Canterbury, Archbishop of, (Laud,) Letters to Hamilton from, 122, 123

Charles I. ascends the throne, p. 3;

is crowned in Scotland, and obtains an act asserting his unlimited prerogative in prescribing Apparel to Ecclesiastics, &c., p. 4;

his arbitrary principles, p. 5;

orders observance of new ritual, p. 7;

indicts a General Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, discharges the use of the Service Book, &c., p. 14;

indications of his intentions to introduce Episcopacy, note, p. 50;

letter to Spottiswood, requiring observance of the Service Book, p. 50;

letter to Privy Council, desiring them to leave a committee in Edinburgh till the Service Book be settled, p. 55;

letter directing meeting of Council to be dissolved &c., p. 55;

proclamation against Covenant, and Declaration in favour of true established religion, p. 65;

letters to Hamilton anent troubles &c., p. 68, 69, 70, 74, 83, 90, 93, 106, 107, 123, 213, 214, 215, 216, 219, 221, 223, 225, 386;

his Majesty’s ten demands, p. 76;

answers to those articles, p. 77;

and Commissioner’s reply, p. 78;

letter to the Privy Council, declaring for Reformed and against Roman Religion, p. 78;

his declaration that he had signed the Confession of Faith, 79;

letter to the Privy Council, ordering Confession of Faith and Band 1580 to be renewed, p. 83;

letter desiring the Privy Council to support the King’s Commissioner, p. 90;

Offers to Assembly, p. 108;

hostilities commence between the King and Covenanters, p. 197;

publishes Large Declaration, p. 198;

pacification, p. 202;

missive anent the King’s coming to York, p. 209;

answer thereto, and another missive, p. 211;

letter to the English nobility, p. 210;

proclamation, p. 210;

proclamation at Newcastle, and answer to Hamilton’s proposals, p. 220;

declaration and terms of treaty, p. 228;

letter to Archbishop of St Andrews, 234;

letters to Traquair, 235, 236;

letter anent Uniformity of Church Government, p. 384;

letter to Conservators of the Peace, p. 385;

answer to Scotch commissioners at Oxford, 387;

last answer to Scotch commissioners, 388;

Instructions to Hamilton and others, p. 389;

Declaration to subjects in Scotland, p. 390;

letter to Council anent Convention, letters to Lanerick, message from friends in Scotland, p. 393;

letter to Convention, p. 394;

answer to Propositions of English and Scotch Commissioners, p. 487;

answers to Scotch Commissioners at Newcastle, p. 488;

his Trial and Execution, p. 540, 576

Charles II., Account of Negociations with, p. 559;

Declaration of the Commission of the Kirk and Committee of Estates when the King delayed signing previous Declaration, 599

Chronicle of Fife, 588, 617, 656

Church of Scotland, Overtures and Acts of Estates respecting, p. 339;

List of Documents respecting, p. 394;

Proceedings in Convention of Estates respecting, p. 414, 439, 460, 490, 569, 593;

State of, from 1649 to 1654, 591

Clergy of Scotland petition the King, 26th May, 1633, 48

Commission, High, Act of Council anent, 75

Commission Courts granted to Prelates, 6

Conference, Heads of, betwixt Hamilton and some Covenanters, 224

Convocation of Clergy and Landed Proprietors support project for resumption of Tithes, 4

Convention of Estates refuse project for resumption of Grants of Tithes, p. 3;

reported as approving of Act relative to Royal Prerogative, &c., 4

Court of Session remonstrates with the King, 197, 211

Covenant, National, framed, p. 8;

circumstances which justify it, p. 9;

copy thereof, p. 9;

promulgated, p. 13;

draft of Explanations of Covenant by Spottiswood, 69

Covenanters, character of their Proceedings, p. 20;

their Demands, p. 62;

their letter to the Privy Council, p. 63;

letter from Lords Covenanters to Hamilton, with answer and correspondence, p. 91, 92;

Covenanters prepare for War, p. 197;

encamp at Dunse Law, p. 200;

letter to Hamilton and answer, p. 217;

letter to the King of France, p. 282;

letter to Lanerick, 300

Cromwell, Oliver, Letters to Committee of Estates from, p. 567, 608;

Proclamation of, 616

Cross Petition, 386

Declaration, Large, referred to, p. 47;

condemned by General Assembly, p. 368;

discussion in Parliament respecting, 279

Declaration, approved by Charles I., in favour of true established religion, 65

Declaration of Charles I., that he had signed the Confession of Faith, 79

Declaration of Hamilton to Privy Council respecting the indicting of a Parliament and Assembly, 79

Declaration at Dunfermline, (1650), 599

Declaration and Warning from Commission of Assembly, 1650, 599

Declinator and Protestation of Archbishops and Bishops, against the pretended General Assembly 1638, p. 99;

His Majesty’s observations on Draft thereof, 106

Declinator by Scotch Prelates, 1639, 234

Dickson, Mr David, discusses Arminianism, p. 156;

chosen Moderator of Assembly 1639, 242

Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies, book so called prohibited, 55

Dunse Law, Covenanters encamp at, 200

Dysart, Earl of, letter to Lanerick from, 385

Estates of Scotland, list of their Overtures and Acts anent the Church, p. 339;

Instructions by their Committee sent by the Commissioners to English Parliament, p. 566;

Negotiations with Assembly’s Commission, 1650, p. 610;

and with Assembly, 1651, 634

Fairfax, General, Letter to Speaker of House of Commons from, 568

Fife, Chronicle of, 588, 617, 656

Grants of Tithes &c., projects of James VI., and Charles I., for resumption of, considered and rejected in Convention of Estates, 3

Guthrie’s Waters of Sihor, Extracts from, 618, 636

Hamilton, Marquis of, his reception in Edinburgh on a mission from Charles I., p. 14;

his queries to the King with the answers, p. 66;

his instructions from the King, p. 67, 76, 80, 81;

his Commission as Commissioner to Scotland, p. 68;

speech to Court of Session, p. 75;

reply to answers to the King’s ten demands, p. 78;

Declaration relative to calling of a Parliament and Assembly, p. 79;

answer to Lords Covenanters, p. 91, 92;

speech to Assembly, p. 107;

letters to the King, p. 113;

speech on dissolving Assembly 1638, and reply to Moderator, p. 116;

letter to Lord Provost, &c., of Edinburgh, p. 215, and reply, 216;

answers to Rothes, p. 221;

letter to Rothes, p. 222;

advice to the King, p. 232;

private warrant from the King to converse with Covenanters, p. 232;

letter to Lord Lindsay, p. 280;

Report of State of Scotland, p. 384;

letter to the Queen, 389

Hamilton, Duke of, Account of his Expedition into England, 569

Henderson, Alexander, and others, present Bills of Suspension against the innovations of Charles I., p. 7;

obtain great support, p. 7;

Extract of bill of suspension and deliverance, p. 53;

Sermon on deposing Bishops, p. 174;

Sermon before Assembly 1639, 239

Hume, Lord, protests against Traquair’s Proclamation, 59

Introduction, 3

Ireland, Rebellion in, 313

Kirk—see Church.

Kirkton, James, Excerpts from his History of the Church of Scotland, 624

Lamont, John, Excerpts from his Chronicle of Fife, 588, 617, 655

Lanerick, Earl of, his letter appointing a treaty, p. 301;

account of affairs to the King, 392

League and Covenant, 1643, 362

Leslie, Alexander, (Earl of Leven,) takes the command of the Covenanters, 196

Lindsay, Lord, protests against Traquair’s proclamation, 59

Linlithgow, Proclamation at, denouncing tumults in Edinburgh, and expressing abhorrence of Popery, 57

Liturgy, New, framed, p. 5;

its nature, p. 6;

its introduction causes general discontent, p. 6;

clergy ordered to buy and provide copies, p. 6;

order intimated in Edinburgh, from the pulpit, as to its introduction, p. 6;

service interrupted by Janet Geddes, p. 6;

the King’s missive anent the uproar, p. 52;

bills of suspension presented, p. 7;

Privy Council find the purchase only of new Liturgy required, p. 7;

immediate observance of it ordered, p. 7;

noblemen, gentlemen, and clergy, concur in a protestation against new Liturgy, &c., p. 7;

Traquair issues a proclamation approving the new Liturgy, &c., p.8, 59;

protestation against it, p. 81, 59;

letter from Traquair and Roxburghe representing popular excitement, 61

Loudoun, Lord, speech to Privy Council, p. 57;

terms of his liberation, 283

Middleton’s Letter to General David Leslie, 603

Ministers of the Church of Scotland, their Supplication and Remonstrance to the Lord High Commissioner and General Assembly, 1638, 115

Ministers, Act anent Presentation of, 414

Montrose, Earl of, p. 197; his execution, 595

Nicoll, John, Extracts from his Diary, 612, 626

Nithsdale, Earl of, King’s Commissioner to the Convention, instructed to exact an unconditional surrender of grants of tithes &c., p. 3;

returns to London, 4

Nobility, Letters from King to, p. 210;

letter from Nobility of Scotland to Earl of Essex, p. 214;

their supplication to the King, p. 216;

letter to Earl of Holland, p. 218;

and reply, p. 221;

supplication to Commissioner, p. 220;

letter from Scotch nobles to Noblemen in England, p. 222;

letter to Scotch Nobility from Sir J. Carmichael and Lord Southeske, p. 222;

their letter to Earl of Holland, 222

Non-Covenanters’ Estates, Act anent, 414

Oath urged on Scotsmen at London, 212

Pacification, (1639,) 202, 228, Act of, (1642), 335

Parliament, Scottish, letter to Earl of Lanerick, from Committee of, p. 282;

answer and reply, p. 284;

letter to Earl of Lanerick from Commissioners of, p. 299;

Petition from the same to the King, p. 300;

Ratification of Calling of Convention, League and Covenant, &c., (1644), 363

Patronages, 263, 586, 589

People of Scotland, their supplication to the King, p. 225;

and the King’s answer, p. 226;

Desires of his Majesty’s Subjects, 227

Presbyteries, a Direction by Covenanters for, 82

Primrose, Clerk Register, makes a False Report of the Majority of Estates on Act asserting the King’s Prerogative, 4

Privy Council declare the purchase only of New Liturgy required, p. 7;

panic-struck at popular commotion, p. 7;

letter to the King, p. 53;

his answer, p. 54;

Acts anent Service Book, p. 50;

anent new Psalms, p. 51;

anent Service Book, p. 51;

appoint Lennox to represent matters to the King, p. 55;

Act of Privy Council anent Psalms, p. 51;

Act dissolving meeting of Council, as concerns Affairs of the Kirk, p. 55;

Act anent removal of Council to Linlithgow, p. 55;

Act prohibiting Tumultuous Assemblages, p. 55;

Act anent Petitions from Noblemen &c., p. 58;

Instructions to Lord Justice Clerk, p. 60;

letter to Hamilton respecting disturbances, p. 61;

letter to the King respecting return of the Judicatories to Edinburgh, p. 75;

Act anent the King’s Letters anent annulling the Service Book, renewing Confession, &c., p. 84;

Proclamation declaring that the Council had signed the Confession, p. 90;

resolution to go to Court, p. 214;

missive to Commissioner, and his answer, p. 218;

letter to the King, 392

Proclamations;—at Linlithgow, p. 57;

at Stirling, p. 59;

against Covenant, p. 65;

discharging Acts of Council anent the Service Book, &c., p. 70;

discharging Service Book, ordering Confession, 1580, to be renewed, &c., p. 81;

indicting Assembly and Parliament, 1638, p. 83;

declaring that the Privy Council had signed the Confession, p. 90;

dissolving Assembly, 1638, p. 118;

against Recognition of Assembly at Glasgow, 124

Propositions and Articles of Scottish Commissioners, 1642, p. 333;

and Answer of English Commissioners, 334

Protestation of Noblemen, &c., against innovations, declaring adherence to the Covenant, &c., 71

Protestation of Noblemen &c., relative to a free General Assembly and Parliament, &c., 84

Protestation of General Assembly, 1638, against King’s Proclamation for dissolving thereof, 119

Protestation at the Market Cross of Edinburgh, July 1st, 1639, 231

Protestation against Lawfulness of Assembly, 1651, 631

Protestation of Guthrie and Bennet, ministers at Stirling, to Committee of Estates at Perth, 1651, p. 639;

and Answer of Assembly’s Commission to King and Parliament, respecting the said Protestation, 642

Queries by Hamilton, and Answers by the King, 66

Ramsay, Mr Andrew, discusses Arminianism, 159

Remonstrance to Committee of Estates from gentlemen, &c., with army in the West, p. 604;

Declaration of the King and Committee of Estates respecting, p. 609;

Communications between Convention of Estates and Commission of Estates respecting, p. 610;

Their resolutions at Perth anent, and protest against the same, p. 618;

Representation to Assembly, 1651, against Commission’s Letters and Act citing protesters against resolutions, p. 631;

instances of the influence of letter and act, p. 632;

animadversion of Robert Blair on Remonstrance of Western Forces, 644

Report of Proceedings of Assembly at Glasgow, 1638, p. 128.

Session 1, the King’s Commissioner requires Commissions to be examined before Election of a Moderator,

Reasons against this Course, Commissioner yields with respect to the Commissions, but requires his Assessors to be admitted to vote, Assembly refuses, Commissioner protests against the Bishops being called pretended, Protestation against Prelates, p. 129;

concerning the Voting of the Assessors, p. 130;

Mr Alexander Henderson chosen Moderator, p. 130.

Session 2, Discussion on Election of Clerk, p. 130.

Mr Archibald Johnston chosen, p. 131;

Discussion respecting Registers of Church, p. 132;

Committee appointed to examine them, Book of Kirk Policy, Moderator desires Commissioner to proceed to try Members and Commissions, Commissioner desires a written paper from the Lords of the Clergy to be read, p. 133;

the Assembly refuses, and the Commissioner protests, p. 134.

Sessions 4 and 5, Discussion on Commissions, p. 135 to 138.

Session 6, Discussion on Registers, p. 138;

Assessors to Moderator appointed for ordering Matters to be proponed in Assembly, p. 139;

Committee of Bills appointed, Discussion on Commissions resumed, p. 140.

Session 7, Discussion on Registers resumed, p. 140;

Registers approved, Discussion on Declinature by pretended Archbishops and Bishops, with reference to Lay Elders, p. 141;

Commissioner produces Declaration of the King discharging the Service Book, &c., Speeches of Commissioner and Moderator, p. 142;

Discussion relative to Prelates resumed, in connection with the question as to the right of Ruling Elders to Voice in the Assembly, p. 143;

Lord Rothes defends “the Tables,” p. 145;

Assembly declines to Register the Bishops’ Declinature, Commissioner discharges, in the King’s name, the Court to sit any longer, and leaves the Assembly, p. 146;

Protestation taken against his departure, Mr David Dick[son] encourages the Assembly, which continues to sit, Lord Erskine declares his regret at refusing so long to subscribe the Covenant, Assembly declare themselves Lawful and Competent Judges to the pretended Bishops and Archbishops, p. 147.

Session 8, Discussion on Commissions resumed, with reference to the Prelates’ objections to some Ministers from Ireland, others under censure of the High Commission, &c., p. 148;

Argyle declares the sense in which he had signed the Confession, states his view in attending, and is invited to remain, p. 150;

Committee appointed to view the Books respecting the Confession, Summons and Claim against the pretended Bishop of Galloway read, and a Committee appointed to view those against the rest, p. 151;

Committee appointed to Sight the Book of Canons, &c., p. 152.

Session 9, Papers produced, and Statements made, shewing the meaning of the Earl of Kinghorn, Lord Galloway, the Earl of Mar, and Lord Napier, in subscribing the Confession, Reports of Committees made on disputed Commissions, Report made by Loudoun from Committee for considering the Confession of Faith, p. 152;

Reports from Committee on complaints against Bishops and other Committees, Remarks relative to the Caveats, p. 153; Committee appointed to Report on the authority or nullity of certain Assemblies, p. 154.

Session 10, Case of Mr David Mitchell, p. 154;

Brethren appointed to speak of Arminian errors which were imputed to him, Report on disputed Commission, p. 155.

Session 11, Argyle desires the Assembly to be sparing to meddle with the King’s authority, Moderator’s reply, p. 155;

Arminianism discussed by Mr David Dick, Mr Andrew Ramsay, and the Moderator, p. 156-7;

Bishop of Orkney’s Submission, p. 159;

Mr David Mitchell’s Deprivation, p. 160.

Session 12, Commissioners appointed to hear Complaints of Citizens, &c., against Ministers of Edinburgh who declined the Assembly, Sentence of Deprivation pronounced against Gladstanes, Archdean of St Andrews, Committee on nullity of certain Assemblies give in their Reasons, p. 160;

Row relates Anecdotes illustrative of the Corruption in the Glasgow Assembly 1610, five pretended Assemblies declared null, p. 162.

Session 13, Moderator recommends a return to the Practice warrantable by lawful Assemblies and Customs of the Church, Complaint against the Prelates, p. 162;

Process against John Chrichton, p. 163.

Session 14, Report of Committee on Service Book, &c., Assembly condemns the Service Book and High Commission, p. 163.

Session 15, Bishop of Dunkeld submits himself to the Assembly, p. 164;

Sydserf, Bishop of Galloway, deposed and excommunicated, p. 165;

also Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews, Whytefoord, Bishop of Brechin, p. 166.

Session 16, Proceedings against Lindsay, Bishop of Glasgow, delayed at the request of Lord Wemyss, p. 166;

the Report of the Committee on the Confession having been called for, Argyle, Rothes, and Loudoun address the House on the subject with reference to Episcopacy, p. 166;

Episcopacy abjured, p. 168.

Session 17, Committee appointed for viewing overture relative to good Order of the Church, Discussion on the Five Articles of Perth, which are condemned, p. 168;

Lord Wemyss reports the result of his Conference with the Bishop of Glasgow, Bishops of Edinburgh and Aberdeen deposed and excommunicated, p. 170;

also the Bishop of Ross and the Bishop of Dumblane deposed, p. 171.

Session 18, Bishops of Orkney and Murray deposed, p. 171;

Bishop of Glasgow declared worthy of Deposition and Excommunication, but the latter delayed, Bishops of Argyle and of the Isles deposed, Mr John M‘Naught, Minister at Chirnside, deposed for deserting his Parish, &c., p. 172;

Mr Thomas Fosters deposed, p. 173.

Session 19, Bishop of Dunkeld gives in his Submission, but is deposed, Bishop of Caithness deposed, p. 173.

Session 20, Deposition of the Prelates, “the Bishops Doom,” the Moderator’s Sermon on the Deposition of the Bishops, p. 174; Processes against ministers, p. 180.

Session 21, Substitute Commissioner from Caithness admitted on the Roll, Commissions appointed through the Kingdom for discussing complaints and libels against Ministers, Lord Wigtoun declares that he had signed the Confession, Moderator suggests some arrangement with regard to Expenses of Ministers from Orkney and other remote places, p. 181;

Process against Mr George Wishart, Minister of St Andrews, Proceedings relative to Mr Alexander Henderson’s Transportation from Leuchars to Edinburgh, p. 182.

Session 22, Processes against Ministers, Supplication of Town of Edinburgh relative to Transportation of Mr Alexander Henderson to that City, p. 183.

Session 23, Commissions appointed, p. 183;

Committee appointed for Church Extension in Corspairne, p. 184.

Session 24, Kirk of Corspairne, Supplication relative to Mr David Dick’s Transportation to Glasgow, p. 184;

referred to a Committee, p. 185;

Market Days on Mondays and Saturdays, p. 185;

Moderator’s Remarks relative to form of Repentance of pretended Prelates, Transportation, Book containing Acts of Assembly, Case of Incest, Supplication from Parish of Cardonald for an additional Kirk, p. 185;

Supplications from St Andrews and Edinburgh, relative to Transportation of Mr Alexander Henderson considered, the Assembly ordains him to be Minister at Edinburgh, Salmon-fishing on Sabbath, proposed change of Monday’s Market Days to Wednesdays, Committee appointed on Overtures to Parliament, p. 186.

Session 26, Moderator proposes Supplication to his Majesty craving Approbation of the Assembly’s proceedings, additional Clause to the Covenant, Privy Council’s Act declaring the sense in which they had subscribed the Confession, Supplication relative to Transportation of Mr Andrew Cant referred to a Committee, Process relative to Mr Robert Hamilton, discussion on Civil Powers and Places of Kirkmen, p. 187;

Discussion relative to Ruling Elders, p. 189;

Assembly approves of that Order, p. 189.

Session ult., an old Act renewed against Sabbath Fishing, the Moderator suggests that Presbyteries should have extracts of the Acts passed, Acts anent subscribing the Covenant approved, a Day of Thanksgiving ordered, Presbyteries ordained to proceed against Subscribers

of the Declinator, next Assembly fixed conditionally, Mr Robert Blair ordained to be Transported to St Andrews, Supplication for Mr Samuel Rutherfurd’s Transportation to be Professor of Divinity in the new College of Aberdeen referred to the Commission, the Moderator’s Speech before the Dissolution of the Assembly, p. 189;

Exhortation by Mr David Dick, p. 191;

by Mr Andrew Ramsay, p. 192;

Lord Argyle, being called on by the Moderator, then addresses the Assembly, p. 192;

the Moderator replies, and the Assembly is dissolved, note on Stevenson’s Account of Henderson’s concluding words, p. 193.

Report of Proceedings of Assembly at Edinburgh, 1639, p. 238;

Mr Alexander Henderson’s Sermon, p. 238.

Session 1, Speech at the commencement of Proceedings, p. 241.

Session 2, King’s Commission read, p. 241;

Moderator chosen, Mr David Dickson’s Speech, p. 243;

Trial of Commissions, p. 243.

Session 3, Commissioner craves delay, p. 244.

Session 4, Commissioner’s Speech, p. 244;

Grievances of Church stated by Moderator, p. 246.

Session 5, Episcopacy proved unlawful with the Service Book, &c., p. 249.

Session 6, Commissioner’s Remarks, p. 250.

Session 7, Committee appointed to frame an Act, declaring the nullity of pretended Assemblies, &c., p. 250.

Session 8, Bishop of Orkney’s Submission, Act against pretended Assemblies, &c., passed, p. 251.

Session 9, Bishop of Dunkeld’s Submission, p. 253.

Session 10, Transportation of Mr David Dickson to Glasgow, p. 253;

Commissioner desires a private Conference, p. 254.

Session 11, Transportation of Mr J. Rutherfurd, p. 254.

Session 12, Cases of deposed Ministers, p. 254.

Session 13, Committees appointed, &c., p. 256.

Session 14, Reports of Commissions with reference to deposed Ministers, p. 257.

Session 15, Reports of Committees, p. 257.

Session 16, Discussion on large Declaration by the King, p. 257;

Committee appointed to view the Book, p. 258.

Session 17, Reports of Committees on Processes against Ministers, p. 258.

Sessions 18 and 19, Reports of Committees continued, p. 260, 261.

Session 20, Motion to authorise the Covenant, p. 262;

King’s Patronage, p. 263.

Session 21, Discussion respecting the Covenant, p. 264.

Session 22, Commissioner accounts for the long continuance of the Assembly, p. 264.

Session 23, Routine business, Assembly’s Supplication for subscribing the Covenant, p. 265;

Report of Committee on Large Declaration, p. 265;

Assembly’s Judgment concerning the Manifesto, p. 268;

Order anent Innovation, Commissioner’s Declaration on subscribing the Covenant, p. 268;

Moderator exhorts Assembly to call to mind old Acts anent Conversation of Ministers, Commissioner states that the Covenant with the Assembly’s Explanation had been approved by Act of Council, and subscribes Assembly’s Declaration, p. 269, 270.

Session ult., Large Declaration, Assembly’s Overtures to Parliament, the Moderator’s Speech on closing Assembly, p. 270.

Representation of Ministers to Assembly 1651, 631

Ross, Bishop of, Letters to Hamilton, 73, 111

Ross and Brechin, Letter of Bishops of, to Hamilton, 106

Rothes, Lord, reference to his MS. Relation, p. 7;

Letter to P. Leslie, Aberdeen, p. 76;

Letter to Hamilton, p. 219; speeches in Assembly (see Report of Proceedings;) Letter to Earl of Pembroke, p. 280;

and reply, 281

Roxburghe, Earl of, Charles I. recommends him to confidence of Council, 57

Safe-conduct, Scotts desire and draught of, 227

Service Book, (see Liturgy,) act of Privy Council anent, p. 50;

his Majesty’s missive warranting the act, p. 50;

Acts of Privy Council anent, p. 51, 52;

Clergy’s report anent, p. 52;

Petitions against, from men, women, children, and servants of Edinburgh, and from noblemen, gentry, ministers, burgesses, and commons, 56

Stirling, proclamation at, 59

Strafford, Lord, Letter to Hamilton from, 302

Supplication of Noblemen, &c., to the King’s Commissioner, vindicating the Covenant, 70

Tables constituted by Nobles, Clergy, Gentry,

and Burghs, p. 8;

frame the National Covenant, 8

Tables, Notice from, to Members of Assembly, 99

Traquair, Lord, intercedes for Lord Balmerino, p. 4;

letters to Hamilton, p. 54, 122;

appointed Commissioner, p. 203;

his instructions as Commissioner, p. 232;

declarations as Commissioner, 235

Treaty, Heads of, suggested by Hamilton, 220

Treaty of King with subjects in Scotland, some heads of, 230

Tulchan Bishops, 248

Turner, Sir James, Extract from his Memoirs, 569

Vane, Sir Harry, letter to Hamilton from, 225

Verney, Sir E., his Memento of Answer from Scotch Noblemen, and the King’s Answer, 226

Walker, Sir Edward, Excerpts from his Historical Discourses, 622

Warning of Assembly, 1647, 489

Wodrow, Extracts from, 626

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