A plot discovered, in which, divers cavaliers of Scotland should have surprised Barwick. Also how the Marquesse of Arguile, the Earle of Crawford Linsey, Earl of Lanerick, and Major Innis, met in the field upon a challenge to fight, and the proceedings of the Parliament therein. With five propositions concerning the King, the amity of the kingdomes, reformation in religion, and the keeping of the Covenant. Agreed on by the Generall Assembly of the Kirk, and presented to the Parliament of Scotland, March I. 1647. And published for the members of that church and kingdome, and brethren of the ministery. Stuart, George. 1648 Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A94078 Wing S6027 Thomason E433_9 ESTC R206191 99865366 99865366 161541

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A94078) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161541) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 68:E433[9]) A plot discovered, in which, divers cavaliers of Scotland should have surprised Barwick. Also how the Marquesse of Arguile, the Earle of Crawford Linsey, Earl of Lanerick, and Major Innis, met in the field upon a challenge to fight, and the proceedings of the Parliament therein. With five propositions concerning the King, the amity of the kingdomes, reformation in religion, and the keeping of the Covenant. Agreed on by the Generall Assembly of the Kirk, and presented to the Parliament of Scotland, March I. 1647. And published for the members of that church and kingdome, and brethren of the ministery. Stuart, George. Ker, A. [2], 6 p. Printed for H. Becke, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley, London : 1648. Letter signed: George Stuart. Five propositions signed: A. Ker. Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 21 1647"; the 8 in imprint date is crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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A PLOT DISCOVERED, In which, divers Cavaliers of Scotland, ſhould have ſurpriſed Barwick. ALSO How the Marqueſſe of Arguile, the Earle of Crawford Linſey, Earl of Lanerick, and Major Innis, met in the field upon a challenge to fight, and the proceedings of the Parliament therein.

WITH Five PROPOSITIONS concerning the King, the Amity of the kingdomes, Reformation in Religion, and the keeping of the COVENANT.

Agreed on by the Generall Aſſembly of the Kirk, and preſented to the Parliament of Scotland, March 1. 1647. And publiſhed for the Members of that Church and Kingdome, and Brethren of the Miniſtery.

LONDON, Printed for H. Becke, and are to be ſold in the Old Bayley. 1648.

Right Honourable.

UPon Munday laſt, the Marqueſſe of Arguile, and Earl of Crayford and Lindſey fell out, and challenging each other to a combate, Leeth Lincke, was the place appointed, the Earle of Lanerick was ſecond to Crayford, and Major Innis to Arguile, it ſhould ſeem that Innis was ignorant of it, untill that both the Noblemen ſtript themſelves to their ſhirts, then Major Innis told them, that he did not know their intentions, and that he was ready to hazard his life for Arguile, but againſt the Earl of Crayford he would in no wiſe ingage, and kept them in ſome diſcourſe to that effect, until ſuch time that ſome others came to them, and hindred their purpoſe: notice being given thereof to the Parliament, the whole houſe roſe, and divers of them went to them, to pacifie them, but are not as yet reconciled.

Intimation being given that this Town ſhould be ſeized on yeſterday by the Scots and Cavaliers: (a Horſecourſe being intended upon our bounds,) The Mayor and Aldermen ſummoned a generall meeting, of all the Burgers, where it was Ordered that the Horſecourſe ſhould be diſmiſſed by Proclamation, which was accordingly done, and a ſtrong guard of Towneſmen continually to bee kept during theſe doubtfull times. I have ſent your honour here incloſed the Copy of five Propoſitions from the Generall Aſſembly of the Kirk of Scotland, delivered by them to the Parliament, with their Declaration: My Lord, I muſt conclude, being in heart.

Your loving Friend, George Stuart. Berwick 15 March. 1647.
Five Propoſitions from the Generall Aſſembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and to all Members of that Church and Kingdom, and to the Brethren of the Miniſtery.

FIrſt of all, we exhort all and every one to make more conſcience of indevouring are all Reformation of themſelves and their Families, and of the places in which they live, then ever yet they have don; to be more ſerious in ſearching their hearts, conſidering their wayes, and purging themſelves from all filthineſſe of the fleſh & ſpirit, to perfect holineſſe in the fear of God; to oppoſe wickednes & profanenes, promote the power & practice of godlines, & to be deeply humbled before the Lord, for neglecting theſe things ſo much and ſo long; withall imploying & improving Chriſts all-ſufficiency, & ſtriving to exerciſe faith in him, for the grace of mortification & ſanctification, as well as for remiſſion of ſins and peace with God; that being implanted & rooted in him, we may grow up as trees of Righteouſneſſe, the planting of the Lord that he may be glorified; for without amendment of life, and bringing forth of better fruit, the fierce wrath of the Lord cannot turn away from us.

2. As men deſire they may not be led into temptation, but may be guided in ſafe and right paths, in the midſt of ſo great difficulties, Let them avoid the company and counſell of the ungodly, whereby even good men have been oft times moſt dangerouſly inſnared; Let all that fear God, chooſe the Teſtimonies of the Lord for their Counſellors, be much in prayer and ſearching the minde of God in his Word, without leaning to their own underſtanding, or conſulting with fleſh and blood in caſes of Conſcience.

3. ſeeing it is no act of wiſdom but of folly, ſo to ſhunne one danger as to runne upon another as bad or worſe; let us therefore avoid enemies and beware of dangers on al hands: We cannot ſee but the Cauſe of God, true Religion, the Covenant, Presbyteriall Government, this Church and Kingdom, and whatſoever is deareſt unto us will be in as great danger, if the Prelaticall party prevail, as now they are in, by the power and prevalency of Sectaries in England, who have made the Covenant and begun reformation to be laid aſide, and hindred the promoting thereof. So that there is a neceſſity to be apprehenſive of dangers, and attentive to remedies on both ſides, and to beware of compliance with, and connivance at Sectaries upon the one hand, and Malignants on the other.

4. when we ſpeak of Malignants, we deſire that the diſtinction may be remembred, which was made in the ſolemn Warning to the Kingdome from the Aſſembly in Feb. 1647. viz. That the cauſe is in very great danger from two ſorts of Malignant Enemies: 1. From ſuch as have openly diſplayed a Banner, or joyned in Armes and profeſſe Hoſtility againſt the cauſe, and ſuch as adhere thereunto: 2. From ſecret Malignants, Diſ-covenanters, and boſome Enemies. This ſecond ſort may be ſtill knowne ſome Characters, given both at that time and before that time, As by their ſlandering or cenſuring the Covenant of the three Kingdomes and expedition into England, in the year 1643. as not neceſſary for the good of Religion, or ſafety of this kingdome, or as tending to the diminution of the Kings juſt power and greatneſſe, by their confounding of the Kings power and juſt Authority, with the pretence and abuſe therof by Commiſſions, Warrants, or Letters procured from His Majeſty by the Enemies of this Cauſe and Covenant. As if none were faithfull and loyall to the King, who oppoſe ſuch men and their wayes; By their Spleen, Malice, and Calumnies againſt ſuch as God hath made eminently inſtrumentall in this cauſe, and who reſolve to be conſtant to the end in their firſt Principles, as if ſuch men were the Kings Enemies who are moſt zealous for the good & ſafety of Religion; by their cōmending, juſtifying, or excuſing other known Malignants, & by their converſing or intercommuning with excommunicate Delinquents. Vnto which Characters time and experience give us occaſion to adde ſome others, as namely, their unwillingnes and declining to reckon Malignants among the Enemies of this cauſe from whom danger is to be apprehended; their diſjoyning and dividing the duty of indeavouring the Kings Majeſties preſervation and reſtitution, from the duty of preſerving, defending, ſetling and ſecuring religion; As if we might and ought to purſue the former without the latter while both are in danger; their maligning of, and uttering malicious words againſt faithfull and Zealous Miniſters, and againſt this meeting and Judicatory, appointed by the General Aſſembly. Laſtly, their crying up or downe of parties or perſons and even of the Sectaries themſelves according as they have more or leſſe hopes of advantage from them to their owne deſignes. For its no long ſince ſuch men made light account of any dangers, which were apprehended from the prevalent faction of the Sectaries in England; There being then ſome hopes of a compliance and combination between them & the Malignants: Which is an infallible demonſtration that ſuch mens pretended zeale againſt thoſe Sectaries now, is not from the right principle. Wherefore let all ſuch dangerous perſons as have here been deciphered and deſcribed, be carefully obſerved and avoyded, as men would keep themſelves pure, and free of ſnares: And let Presbyteries be diligent to diſcover, try, and cenſure any of this kind in their bounds, that they may be able herein to give a good account of their dilligence; As alſo, that they be carefull to diſcover, try, and cenſure any trafficking Sectaries, and all ſuch as favour their opinions and wayes.

Fifthly, Though we eſteem that prevalent faction of Sectaries with their abetters and adherents, preſumptuous and malicious Enemies to Religion, King, and Government: Yet we hold it is our duty to labour to remove and prevent all occaſions of jealouſies and ſuſpitions betwixt the Kingdomes; and to doe or ſay nothing that may breed miſ-underſtandings, break off correſpondence, weaken the confidence or infringe the Union & peace betwixt the two Kingdomes, ſo happily eſtabliſhed in his Majeſties preſence, and with his Royall conſent in both Parliaments: A caution as neceſſary now, as when it was given above five years agoe in a Warning from the Commiſſioners of the Generall Aſſembly, met in this ſame place, January the fourth, 1643 And generally we deſire that all the Articles and clauſes of the Solemn. League and Covenant may be kept inſeparably and inviolably linked together, and that there may be great tenderneſſe and care to avoide every thing which may bee interpreted as a contradicting and abandoning of the former principles, Proceedings, Petitions, Proteſtations, Remonſtrances, and Declarations of this Kirk and Kingdom in the purſuance of this cauſe; and more eſpecially to take good heed that Scotlands deſires, doe not mount higher for the King, and fall lower in the poynt of Religion, then they were at our firſt undertaking, and ingagement in this cauſe.

Finally, wee doe moſt ſeriouſly obteſt all the people of God in this nation, and eſpecially the Eſtates of Parliament by their love to the cauſe of God, by their ſolemne Vowes and Covenants, by their firſt principles and profeſſions, by their former zeal and ſincerity, by the many bleſſings of God, and great works done for us when our zeal and integrity was greateſt in this cauſe, and by all the curſes and judgements of God which his word denounceth againſt backe-ſliders and Covenant-breakers, that they may al the dayes of their lives continue firme, ſtedfaſt and faithfull in their Covenant with God, and one with another, and make good their former profeſſions in a time of tentation and difficulty, without wavering or falling off to the right-hand, or to the left, and as many as walke according to this rule, peace be on them and mercy, and upon the Iſrael of God.

A. KER. FINIS,