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Warrant, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Warrand for a Decreet Certificatione Dunlope and Ferguslie Against Baillie Ragg and Kerr

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing by their interloquitor of the Eight of February instant in the proces persewed before them at the Instance of James Dunlope William Cochran and Serjant Cruikshanks against Severall Inhabitants of Aberdeen and the magistrats therof Granted Certification against the haill defenders Called for and not Compearing except Alexander Ragg and Alexander Pattone baillies of Aberdeen Thomas Mitchell provest Alexander Forbes and Alexander Ker Baillies of Aberdeen Compearing, allwayes inacting themselves in the books of his Majesties privy Councill for the saids Alexander Ragg and Alexander Kerr Called for and not Compearing That they shall obtemper and fullfill the Sentence of Councill to be given and pronounced against the said too Baillies not Compearing in the matter Lybelled And also excepting Walter Robertson and James Smith In Respect of their infirmity and age, And the saids Lords being this day informed that the said Thomas Mitchell provest Alexander Forbes and Alexander Pattoune two Baillies Compearing have as yet neglected to Inact themselves for the two Baillies abovenamed called for and not Compearing Therfore the saids Lords Doe hereby Grant Certificatione against the said Alexander Ragg and Alexander Kerr the two baillies and not Compearing, In Respect of their absence and not Compearance and Ordaines Letters of Denunciatione to be direct to messengers at armes Commanding them to pass to the Marcat Cross of […] and other places needfull and to duely Lawfullie and orderly Denunce the saids two baillies his majesties rebells and to ordaine all ther moveables goods and geir to be escheat and inbrought for his majesties use for their Contempt and Disobedience.

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Warrand for a Decreet Certificatione Dunlope and Ferguslie Against Baillie Ragg and Kerr

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing by their interloquitor of the Eight of February instant in the proces persewed before them at the Instance of James Dunlope William Cochran and Serjant Cruikshanks against Severall Inhabitants of Aberdeen and the magistrats therof Granted Certification against the haill defenders Called for and not Compearing except Alexander Ragg and Alexander Pattone baillies of Aberdeen Thomas Mitchell provest Alexander Forbes and Alexander Ker Baillies of Aberdeen Compearing, allwayes inacting themselves in the books of his Majesties privy Councill for the saids Alexander Ragg and Alexander Kerr Called for and not Compearing That they shall obtemper and fullfill the Sentence of Councill to be given and pronounced against the said too Baillies not Compearing in the matter Lybelled And also excepting Walter Robertson and James Smith In Respect of their infirmity and age, And the saids Lords being this day informed that the said Thomas Mitchell provest Alexander Forbes and Alexander Pattoune two Baillies Compearing have as yet neglected to Inact themselves for the two Baillies abovenamed called for and not Compearing Therfore the saids Lords Doe hereby Grant Certificatione against the said Alexander Ragg and Alexander Kerr the two baillies and not Compearing, In Respect of their absence and not Compearance and Ordaines Letters of Denunciatione to be direct to messengers at armes Commanding them to pass to the Marcat Cross of […] and other places needfull and to duely Lawfullie and orderly Denunce the saids two baillies his majesties rebells and to ordaine all ther moveables goods and geir to be escheat and inbrought for his majesties use for their Contempt and Disobedience.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 311v-312r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 311v-312r.

Sederunt, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:C:; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord Boyle; Lord Advocat; Lord Aberurchill; Laird of Stivenson

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:C:; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord Boyle; Lord Advocat; Lord Aberurchill; Laird of Stivenson

1. Sic.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 311v.

3. NRS, PC2/27, 311v.

1. Sic.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 311v.

3. NRS, PC2/27, 311v.

Act, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Act Changing Alexander Govans Sentence from Death To Banishment

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By their act of the date the […] day of […] having given order and warrant, To the Bailzie of the Regality of Glasgow, To cause put the Sentence of death against Alexander Govan Smith in Glasgow who in the year Jaj vic Eightie Eight was convict of Thift by ane assize and by ane Act of the then Councill, The Said Bailie was ordered to mitigat the punishment of death To Banishment, And The Councill Considering That the said Alexander hes been accordingly Banished and now Returned to this Kingdom, And That they appointed the forsaid Sentence To be put to Execution, To the Effect The said Alexander might Confess any Crimes he hes Committed since his Banishment, And Seing the Said Bailie hes Informed The Councill or Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocat, who Represented the same to them That the said Alexander denyes any Crymes since his Banishment and That the Said Baillie can gett no Information against him, The Saids Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Commute and Change The Sentence of death pronunced against the said Alexander to Banishment And discharges the said Sentence of death to be putt To Execution against him att any time hereafter, And have Banished and heirby Banishes the said Alexander Govan Furth of this Kingdom of Scotland, And Appointes him To depairt furth thereof, Betwixt and The Tenth day of March next to Come, And discharges him to Return therto att any tyme thereafter without His Majesties or the Councils order for that Effect, under the pain of death, And gives order and warrant To […] within those Tolbooth he now lyes, To sett him att Liberty Furth thereof he always Enacting himself in the said Baillie his Regality Books That he shall depairt Furth of this Kingdom, Betwixt and the day forsaid And never Return within the same without his Majesty or the Councills warrant for that Effect under the pain of death, For which this Shall be to all Concerned a Sufficient warrand. Sic Subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar I:P:D Melvill, Leven, Montgomrie, Boyle Forbes, James Stewart, C Campbell, Robert Sinclair.

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Act Changing Alexander Govans Sentence from Death To Banishment

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By their act of the date the […] day of […] having given order and warrant, To the Bailzie of the Regality of Glasgow, To cause put the Sentence of death against Alexander Govan Smith in Glasgow who in the year Jaj vic Eightie Eight was convict of Thift by ane assize and by ane Act of the then Councill, The Said Bailie was ordered to mitigat the punishment of death To Banishment, And The Councill Considering That the said Alexander hes been accordingly Banished and now Returned to this Kingdom, And That they appointed the forsaid Sentence To be put to Execution, To the Effect The said Alexander might Confess any Crimes he hes Committed since his Banishment, And Seing the Said Bailie hes Informed The Councill or Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocat, who Represented the same to them That the said Alexander denyes any Crymes since his Banishment and That the Said Baillie can gett no Information against him, The Saids Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Commute and Change The Sentence of death pronunced against the said Alexander to Banishment And discharges the said Sentence of death to be putt To Execution against him att any time hereafter, And have Banished and heirby Banishes the said Alexander Govan Furth of this Kingdom of Scotland, And Appointes him To depairt furth thereof, Betwixt and The Tenth day of March next to Come, And discharges him to Return therto att any tyme thereafter without His Majesties or the Councils order for that Effect, under the pain of death, And gives order and warrant To […] within those Tolbooth he now lyes, To sett him att Liberty Furth thereof he always Enacting himself in the said Baillie his Regality Books That he shall depairt Furth of this Kingdom, Betwixt and the day forsaid And never Return within the same without his Majesty or the Councills warrant for that Effect under the pain of death, For which this Shall be to all Concerned a Sufficient warrand. Sic Subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar I:P:D Melvill, Leven, Montgomrie, Boyle Forbes, James Stewart, C Campbell, Robert Sinclair.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 78.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 78.

Act, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Reprive To John McTavish and Hugh Frazer

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By John McTavish younger of Migavie and Hugh Frazer prisoners within the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That whereas their Lordships in Compliance with his Majesties letter of Reprive (ordering ane Extract of the process Led against their Petitioners to be Transmitted to him, That after Considering the Same he might Signifie his Royall pleasure anent them) were pleased to Grant them a Continuation of their Reprive till the First day of March next, And Seing the said tyme is near Elapsed, and That the process is not dispatched in order to know his Majesties will theranent. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in by John McTavish and Hugh Frazer, They heirby Reprive the Petitioners To the Second Wednesday of Aprile next being the Tenth day of the Said Moneth Exclusive, And ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh To See the Sentence of death pronunced against the Saids Petitioners duely put to Execution against them precisely upon the forsaid day without any furder delay Sic Subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Melvill, Northesk Montgomrie, Forbes, Boyle, James Stewart, C Campbell.

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Reprive To John McTavish and Hugh Frazer

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By John McTavish younger of Migavie and Hugh Frazer prisoners within the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That whereas their Lordships in Compliance with his Majesties letter of Reprive (ordering ane Extract of the process Led against their Petitioners to be Transmitted to him, That after Considering the Same he might Signifie his Royall pleasure anent them) were pleased to Grant them a Continuation of their Reprive till the First day of March next, And Seing the said tyme is near Elapsed, and That the process is not dispatched in order to know his Majesties will theranent. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in by John McTavish and Hugh Frazer, They heirby Reprive the Petitioners To the Second Wednesday of Aprile next being the Tenth day of the Said Moneth Exclusive, And ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh To See the Sentence of death pronunced against the Saids Petitioners duely put to Execution against them precisely upon the forsaid day without any furder delay Sic Subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Melvill, Northesk Montgomrie, Forbes, Boyle, James Stewart, C Campbell.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 77-8.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 77-8.

Warrant, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Warrand For Interring the Corps of the Countes of Ruglen in the Abbay Church.

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby Recomend To her Grace the Dutches of Hamilton, And in her absence gives order and warrand to her graces Baillie of the Abbay of Halyroodhouse To Suffer and permitt the Corps of the Countes of Ruglen To be Interred and Buried in the Abbay Church of Halyroodhouse notwithstanding the same be declared his Majesties Chappell.

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Warrand For Interring the Corps of the Countes of Ruglen in the Abbay Church.

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby Recomend To her Grace the Dutches of Hamilton, And in her absence gives order and warrand to her graces Baillie of the Abbay of Halyroodhouse To Suffer and permitt the Corps of the Countes of Ruglen To be Interred and Buried in the Abbay Church of Halyroodhouse notwithstanding the same be declared his Majesties Chappell.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 77.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 77.

Act, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast to be Kept the last Thursday of march next to come

Follows the Proclamation For a Solemn Nationall Fast.
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith, To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes, our Sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctly and Severaly Specialy Constitute, Greeting. Forasmuchas, The Generall assembly of this Church in Consideration of the great and heavy Judgements wherwith It hath pleased The Almighty God of late to visit this Kingdom in his Righteousness for our manifold and hainous Sins and provocationes, Hath Thought fitt That a day be sett apairt for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation for the Reasones and Causes mentioned in the act, made thereanent And hath likeways applyed to the Lords of our privy Councill, To have our authority interponed in manner following: Therfore We with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill, Have commanded and heirby Command and appoint the forsaid day of Solemn fasting and Humiliation to be Kept upon the Twenty Eight day of March next to Come Being the last Thursday of the said moneth, in all the Churches of this Kingdom, And That the Same be Religiously and Strictly observed, by all persones as a day of deep Humilation and mourning before God with Serious and unfeigned Confessiones of Sins and Resolution of amendment and Earnest and fervent prayers and Supplications for obtaining his mercy grace and peace as is more fully contained in the forsaid act of the Generall assembly hereto Subjoined, And which act Together with this Proclamation, We heirby ordain To be publictly Read by the ministers in all the Churches, The Lords day Immediatly preceeding the said Thursday, And we doe again Require and Command all ministers and People To be carefull in the observation of the premisses as they will be answerable to God and us, on their highest perill Our Will is Heirfore And we charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent thir our letters seen ye pass, To the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat Crosses of the haill head Burghs of the severall Shires and Stewartries within this our ancient Kingdom, and Thereat in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend Ignorance, And ordains our Sollicitor, To cause print thir presents as also the act of the Generall assembly thereto annexed and To Transmitt the Same or Coppies thereof to the Sheriffs of the Severall Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries or their Deputs and Clerks, To be by them published att the mercat Crosses of their head Burghs upon Receit therof, And Immediatly Sent to the Severall ministers, to the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read, in their Severall paroch-Churches upon the Lords Immediatly preceeding the said last Thursday of March next to Come. Given under our Signet att Edinburgh, The Twenty day of February, and of our Reign the Eleventh year. i700. Sic Subscribitur.

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Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast to be Kept the last Thursday of march next to come

Follows the Proclamation For a Solemn Nationall Fast.
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith, To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes, our Sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctly and Severaly Specialy Constitute, Greeting. Forasmuchas, The Generall assembly of this Church in Consideration of the great and heavy Judgements wherwith It hath pleased The Almighty God of late to visit this Kingdom in his Righteousness for our manifold and hainous Sins and provocationes, Hath Thought fitt That a day be sett apairt for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation for the Reasones and Causes mentioned in the act, made thereanent And hath likeways applyed to the Lords of our privy Councill, To have our authority interponed in manner following: Therfore We with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill, Have commanded and heirby Command and appoint the forsaid day of Solemn fasting and Humiliation to be Kept upon the Twenty Eight day of March next to Come Being the last Thursday of the said moneth, in all the Churches of this Kingdom, And That the Same be Religiously and Strictly observed, by all persones as a day of deep Humilation and mourning before God with Serious and unfeigned Confessiones of Sins and Resolution of amendment and Earnest and fervent prayers and Supplications for obtaining his mercy grace and peace as is more fully contained in the forsaid act of the Generall assembly hereto Subjoined, And which act Together with this Proclamation, We heirby ordain To be publictly Read by the ministers in all the Churches, The Lords day Immediatly preceeding the said Thursday, And we doe again Require and Command all ministers and People To be carefull in the observation of the premisses as they will be answerable to God and us, on their highest perill Our Will is Heirfore And we charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent thir our letters seen ye pass, To the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat Crosses of the haill head Burghs of the severall Shires and Stewartries within this our ancient Kingdom, and Thereat in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend Ignorance, And ordains our Sollicitor, To cause print thir presents as also the act of the Generall assembly thereto annexed and To Transmitt the Same or Coppies thereof to the Sheriffs of the Severall Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries or their Deputs and Clerks, To be by them published att the mercat Crosses of their head Burghs upon Receit therof, And Immediatly Sent to the Severall ministers, to the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read, in their Severall paroch-Churches upon the Lords Immediatly preceeding the said last Thursday of March next to Come. Given under our Signet att Edinburgh, The Twenty day of February, and of our Reign the Eleventh year. i700. Sic Subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 76-7.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 76-7.

Act, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Act of the Generall assembly for a solemn nationall Fast

Act of the Generall Assembly for a solemn nationall Fast Read, And a Proclamation of Councill appointing The Twenty Eight day of March next to be observed for the said fast, Read Approven and Signed. Follows the act of the Generall assembly.
Att Edniburgh The Fourth day of February Jaj viic years. Post meridiem.
The Generall assembly of this Church, Taking unto their serious Consideration, The many dreadfull Tokens of the Lords anger Evidenced, particularly in the Continued pinching dearth; notwithstanding of a favourable Harvest, and Releif therby in some measure wherby The number of the poor and their necessities have been and are greatly Increased, The great and unusuall Sickness and mortality which hath gone over all the land and doth yett in pairt Continue; The Rebuckes from God on the nation in disappointing severall undertakings To advance the Trade and wealth therof, and particularly in the severall Cross providences That The African and Indian Companys Colony in America hath mett with notwithstanding of the Many fervent prayers made in their behalf and by a Stupendious Burning within these Few days of so considerable a pairt of Edinburgh The Capitall city of the Kingdom. And Lastly under all these by the woefull heart plagues of Impenitency and Security, and Considering That all the Judgements That we groan under are the sad Effects and bitter fruits of our heinous Sins against God Such as the fearfull Backslidings and persecutions of the late tymes mentioned in our Former Causes of Humiliation and not yett sufficiently mourned for, our continued unfaithfulness to God, notwithstanding of our Solemn covenants and Engadgements and many professed Resolutions To the Contrary, The Atheisticall and Execrable principles subversive of all Religion so much vented and Spread amongst us. The Gross Immoralities of uncleanness of all Sorts, Drunkness, Swearing, Sabbath-Breaking and unrighteous dealing among men, and That amongst persones of all Ranks and qualities, and these abounding and Continued, notwithstanding of many Endeavours used To Reclaim and Reform Transgressors, The Excessive prodigality and Profuseness of Some, when others are afflicted with so much want and poverty, The great Slighting of Christ offered in the Gospell, and not Receaving of him in our hearts, and walking worthy of him in our Lives and Conversationes, The great Contempt and despiseing of Church Discipline, The forward oppositiones in many places to the planting of Churches and the progress of the Gospell our ungrate forgettfulness of the mercifull and Signall deliverances That God hath Wrought for us, and our Repining att Gods afflicting providences, In stead of Submitting to his Mighty hand lifted up against us. And The Assembly likeways considering The deplorable state of the Reformed Churches in France, Peidmount, The Palatinate and other places where our Bretheren and the Reformation among them are Either Brought to desolation and Ruine, or are in Extream danger by Cruell and long Continued anti-Christian, persecution, which in Stead of abating upon the late peace of Europe, The great Benefite of which we Enjoy, hath on the contrary greatly Encreased. Therfore The Generall assembly under the serious and deep sense of the above mentioned Sins and Judgements hath Thought fitt to sett a pairt a day for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation, and the Exercise of Repentance and unfeigned purposes of amendment, which they appoint To be Kept upon the […] day of March next to come being The […] Thursday of the said Moneth, over this whole Church and Kingdom, Beseeching and obtesting all the Lords people, sincerely and seriously to prepaire themselves thereto as in the sigh of the Holy and Jealous God, Least Either Carelessness, formality or sinistrous Ends, Turn our Solemn performances into Sin, and by adding to the Provocation, draw upon us yett more dread full Stroaks, all that they may make more particular Confession of the forementioned Sins and all others, with a deep sorrowing for, and hearty detestation of the same. As also with humble Submission To, and acceptance of the punishment of our Iniquities in the Judgements abovementioned or any others that may be peculiar to Congregations or particular persones, and That Every one in the most Sincere and unfeigned manner, Resolve and vow amendment both of themselves and others as may be Incumbent upon them, whither as Magistrats or ministers or otherways in their respective Stations And That all and Every one doe in like manner, Resolve and vow the Bringing Furth fruits meet for Repentance in their after Lives Carriadges and administrationes. That fervent Application be made and Continued in, To the Throne of Grace, Through our Lord Jesus Christ for the pardon of Sin to Each particular person and to the whole land. That Earnest prayers and Supplicationes be made, That the Lord would graciously Return to us in Gospell ordinances and by the breathings of his Spirit, Render them more Savingly Successful, That our Rulers and ministers and all others may be directed and animated, To more Effectuall and vigorous Endeavours, for discouradging Suppressing and punishing all ungodliness and for Reforming both themselves and the Land without Exception; That our King may be long Continued a happy Instrument of Gods Glory and for the Benefite and Comfort of this Nation, That he may be blessed and preserved in his person and Government, and all wicked designes and Contrivances against Either may be discovered prevented and Confounded, That all Dissention Jealousie and discord may cease, and we all became one of the Lord, That Bowells of Compassion may be drawn forth for Releif of the poor and needy, and propper Effectually used, for Recovering Them from Idleness and want, and Reduceing them to Labour and order That the Spring and Seed tyme may be blessed, That he would Countenance and Bless, and Bring to a happy Issue, all Just and laufull designs and Endeavours for advancing the Trade of the Nation, and be graciously pleased to preserve protect and prosper these who are lately gone from us, upon the great Nationall Concern of a plantation abroad and That the Same may Through the divine Blessing and Favour, prove a happy and Successful mean for prorogating the Gospell and converting the heathens in these pairts, And That the ministers sent from this Church, may be supported and Strenthned for their Work, and Ever Incouraged in the Lord against all difficulties, and we Refreshed with a Confortable account of them, and all with them, That our Bretheren in Captivity any where may be Comforted and Releived, That Losses both att Home and abroad may be Sanctified, and also made up into these who Immediatly Suffer by them And Lastly That our Protestant Bretheren of the neighbouring Churches under persecution may be Supported and Refined in the furnace, preserved faithfull in adhering To the Truth, and in the Lords good tyme delivered. Signed in name of the Generall assembly By D. Blair. Moderator John Bannatyne Cls. Syn. National.

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Act of the Generall assembly for a solemn nationall Fast

Act of the Generall Assembly for a solemn nationall Fast Read, And a Proclamation of Councill appointing The Twenty Eight day of March next to be observed for the said fast, Read Approven and Signed. Follows the act of the Generall assembly.
Att Edniburgh The Fourth day of February Jaj viic years. Post meridiem.
The Generall assembly of this Church, Taking unto their serious Consideration, The many dreadfull Tokens of the Lords anger Evidenced, particularly in the Continued pinching dearth; notwithstanding of a favourable Harvest, and Releif therby in some measure wherby The number of the poor and their necessities have been and are greatly Increased, The great and unusuall Sickness and mortality which hath gone over all the land and doth yett in pairt Continue; The Rebuckes from God on the nation in disappointing severall undertakings To advance the Trade and wealth therof, and particularly in the severall Cross providences That The African and Indian Companys Colony in America hath mett with notwithstanding of the Many fervent prayers made in their behalf and by a Stupendious Burning within these Few days of so considerable a pairt of Edinburgh The Capitall city of the Kingdom. And Lastly under all these by the woefull heart plagues of Impenitency and Security, and Considering That all the Judgements That we groan under are the sad Effects and bitter fruits of our heinous Sins against God Such as the fearfull Backslidings and persecutions of the late tymes mentioned in our Former Causes of Humiliation and not yett sufficiently mourned for, our continued unfaithfulness to God, notwithstanding of our Solemn covenants and Engadgements and many professed Resolutions To the Contrary, The Atheisticall and Execrable principles subversive of all Religion so much vented and Spread amongst us. The Gross Immoralities of uncleanness of all Sorts, Drunkness, Swearing, Sabbath-Breaking and unrighteous dealing among men, and That amongst persones of all Ranks and qualities, and these abounding and Continued, notwithstanding of many Endeavours used To Reclaim and Reform Transgressors, The Excessive prodigality and Profuseness of Some, when others are afflicted with so much want and poverty, The great Slighting of Christ offered in the Gospell, and not Receaving of him in our hearts, and walking worthy of him in our Lives and Conversationes, The great Contempt and despiseing of Church Discipline, The forward oppositiones in many places to the planting of Churches and the progress of the Gospell our ungrate forgettfulness of the mercifull and Signall deliverances That God hath Wrought for us, and our Repining att Gods afflicting providences, In stead of Submitting to his Mighty hand lifted up against us. And The Assembly likeways considering The deplorable state of the Reformed Churches in France, Peidmount, The Palatinate and other places where our Bretheren and the Reformation among them are Either Brought to desolation and Ruine, or are in Extream danger by Cruell and long Continued anti-Christian, persecution, which in Stead of abating upon the late peace of Europe, The great Benefite of which we Enjoy, hath on the contrary greatly Encreased. Therfore The Generall assembly under the serious and deep sense of the above mentioned Sins and Judgements hath Thought fitt to sett a pairt a day for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation, and the Exercise of Repentance and unfeigned purposes of amendment, which they appoint To be Kept upon the […] day of March next to come being The […] Thursday of the said Moneth, over this whole Church and Kingdom, Beseeching and obtesting all the Lords people, sincerely and seriously to prepaire themselves thereto as in the sigh of the Holy and Jealous God, Least Either Carelessness, formality or sinistrous Ends, Turn our Solemn performances into Sin, and by adding to the Provocation, draw upon us yett more dread full Stroaks, all that they may make more particular Confession of the forementioned Sins and all others, with a deep sorrowing for, and hearty detestation of the same. As also with humble Submission To, and acceptance of the punishment of our Iniquities in the Judgements abovementioned or any others that may be peculiar to Congregations or particular persones, and That Every one in the most Sincere and unfeigned manner, Resolve and vow amendment both of themselves and others as may be Incumbent upon them, whither as Magistrats or ministers or otherways in their respective Stations And That all and Every one doe in like manner, Resolve and vow the Bringing Furth fruits meet for Repentance in their after Lives Carriadges and administrationes. That fervent Application be made and Continued in, To the Throne of Grace, Through our Lord Jesus Christ for the pardon of Sin to Each particular person and to the whole land. That Earnest prayers and Supplicationes be made, That the Lord would graciously Return to us in Gospell ordinances and by the breathings of his Spirit, Render them more Savingly Successful, That our Rulers and ministers and all others may be directed and animated, To more Effectuall and vigorous Endeavours, for discouradging Suppressing and punishing all ungodliness and for Reforming both themselves and the Land without Exception; That our King may be long Continued a happy Instrument of Gods Glory and for the Benefite and Comfort of this Nation, That he may be blessed and preserved in his person and Government, and all wicked designes and Contrivances against Either may be discovered prevented and Confounded, That all Dissention Jealousie and discord may cease, and we all became one of the Lord, That Bowells of Compassion may be drawn forth for Releif of the poor and needy, and propper Effectually used, for Recovering Them from Idleness and want, and Reduceing them to Labour and order That the Spring and Seed tyme may be blessed, That he would Countenance and Bless, and Bring to a happy Issue, all Just and laufull designs and Endeavours for advancing the Trade of the Nation, and be graciously pleased to preserve protect and prosper these who are lately gone from us, upon the great Nationall Concern of a plantation abroad and That the Same may Through the divine Blessing and Favour, prove a happy and Successful mean for prorogating the Gospell and converting the heathens in these pairts, And That the ministers sent from this Church, may be supported and Strenthned for their Work, and Ever Incouraged in the Lord against all difficulties, and we Refreshed with a Confortable account of them, and all with them, That our Bretheren in Captivity any where may be Comforted and Releived, That Losses both att Home and abroad may be Sanctified, and also made up into these who Immediatly Suffer by them And Lastly That our Protestant Bretheren of the neighbouring Churches under persecution may be Supported and Refined in the furnace, preserved faithfull in adhering To the Truth, and in the Lords good tyme delivered. Signed in name of the Generall assembly By D. Blair. Moderator John Bannatyne Cls. Syn. National.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 73-6.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 73-6.

Sederunt, 20 February 1700, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh The Twenty day of February Jaj viic years1

A1700/2/182

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord Boyle; Lord Advocat; Lord Aberuchill; Laird of Stevensone

Att Edinburgh The Twenty day of February Jaj viic years1

A1700/2/182

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord Boyle; Lord Advocat; Lord Aberuchill; Laird of Stevensone

1. NRS, PC1/52, 73.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 73.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 73.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 73.