An historicall vindication of the government of the Church of Scotland from the manifold base calumnies which the most malignant of the prelats did invent of old, and now lately have been published with great industry in two pamphlets at London. The one intituled Issachars burden, &c. written and published at Oxford by John Maxwell, a Scottish prelate, excommunicate by the Church of Scotland, and declared an unpardonable incendiary by the parliaments of both kingdoms. The other falsly intituled A declaration made by King James in Scotland, concerning church-government and presbyteries; but indeed written by Patrick Adamson, pretended Archbishop of St. Andrews, contrary to his own conscience, as himselfe on his death-bed did confesse and subscribe before many witneses in a write hereunto annexed. By Robert Baylie minister at Glasgow. Published according to order.

Abstract

A reply to "The burthen of Issachar" (Wing M1379), which is an edition of John Maxwell's "An answer by letter to a worthy gentleman who desired of a divine some reasons by which it might appeare how inconsistent presbyteriall government is with monarchy"; and to "A declaratioun of the Kings Majesties intentioun and meaning toward the lait actis of Parliament" by Patrick Adamson (STC 21949). In two parts, each with separate pagination and register. Part 2 has caption title: An answer to the declaration. Part 2 includes: (pp. 37-44) "The recantation of Maister Patrik Adamsone, sometime archbishop of Saint-Androwes in Scotlande" by Patrick Adamson (STC 149); and (pp. 45-56) "Two pious and propheticall letters" by John Welch. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 1st". Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.