Charles by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. To our lovits [blank] heraulds messengers, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting. |b Forsameikle as wee are not ignorant of the great disorders, which have happened of late within this our ancient kingdome of Scotland, occasioned, as is pretended, upon the introduction of the service book, book of canons, and high commission, thereby fearing innovation of religion and laws. ...
Great Britain.Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
[Edinburgh : R. Young,
1638]
Title from beginning of text.
At foot of text: Given at Our Court of Greenwich the twenty eighth day of June, and of Our reigne the thirteenth year. 1638.
Concerns the disruption caused by an attempt to introduce the Service Book, the Book of Canons and the High Commission in Scotland.
In this edition, the last line to the right of the initial begins 'so'.
Arms 221; Steele notation: the so twenty.
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