THe Committee of Estates now presently conveened by His Majesties speciall Warrand and Authority, Upon Information given to them of a Conventicle and private Meeting of some Remonstrator and Protesting Ministers and others at Edinburgh, for which, they had neither Warrand from the Ordinary, Ci­vil, or Ecclesiastick Courts; And the said Committee, being by His Majesties speciall Commission and Commands, Intrusted and Impowered with the Caring, Ordering, and Providing for what may conduce for the Peace of this His Majesties Ancient Kingdom, and support of His Power and Authority thererein, Finding such unlawfull Conventicles, upon what pretence soever, without Publick lawfull Authority, expresly de­regatory to His Majesties Royal Prerogative, and tending to the disturbance of the present Peace of His Majesties Dominions: Gave Order and Command to some of their Number, to search and make trial after the occasion and reason of their Meeting, who in the said Inquiry, found them with Petitions subscribed, and some Papers and Letters scroled, to be sent for con­vocating all of their own Judgement, Containing many particulars reflecting upon His Sacred Majesty, the Government of our Neighbour Church and Kingdom of England, and Consti­tution of this present Committee, and many other things directly tending to Seditions, raising of new Tumults, And (if possible) re-kindling a civil War amongst His Majesties good Sub­jects. Therefore, the said Committee have thought fit, and hereby Ordains the Persons, Sub­scribers of the saids Papers, and these in Company at the up-drawing thereof; They are to say, Mr. James Guthrie, Mr. Robert Trail, Mr. John Sterling, Mr. Alexander Moncreif, Mr. John Semple, Mr. Thomas Ramsay, Mr. Gilbert Hall, Mr. John Scot, Mr. George Nairn, Mr. John Murray Ministers, and John Kirko, Ruling Elder, to be Committed Prisoners within the Castle of Edinburgh, therein to remain, untill His Majesties pleasure shall be further made known; And gives warrand to the present Captain of the said Castle, to receive them Prisoners, and to keep them in safe Custody. Extracted forth of the Books of the said Committee, be me