King Charles June 28 02

that it was only fear of innovation, that hath caused the disorders which have
happened of late within this Our ancient Kingdom. And are confident, that they will not suffer themselves to be seduced and misled, to misconstrue Us or
Our Actions, but rest heartily satisfied with Our pious and real intentions, for
maintenance of the true Religion and Laws of this Kingdom. Wherefore We
require and heartily wish of Our good People carefully to advert to these dan-
gerous suggestions, and not to permit themselves blindly under pretext of
Religion, to be led in disobedience, and draw on infinitely, to Our grief,
their own ruin, which We have, and still shall strive to save them from, so
long as We see not Royal Authority shaken off. And most unwillingly shall
make use of that power which God hath endued Us with, for reclaiming of diso-
bedient people.

OUR Will is herefore, and We charge you straightly and command, that
incontinent these Our Letters seen, you pass to the Market Cross of our
Burgh of Edenburgh, and all other places needful, and there by open Pro-
clamation make publication hereof to all and sundry Our good Subjects, where
through none pretend ignornance of the same. The which to do, We commit to
you conjunctly and severally Our full power, by these Our Letters, delivering
the same by you duly execute and endorsed again to the Bearer.

Given at Our Court of Greenwich the twenty eighth day of June, and
of Our Reign the thirteenth year. 1638.

Per Regem.

Upon the sound of the Trumpets a vast conflux of People ran together,
a Scaffold was presently erected for the Covenanters, and so soon
as the Proclamation was ended, the ensuing Protestation against it was begun
and publickly read. The Tenure according to their Printed Copy was thus.