Ane declaratioun of the iust and necessar causis, moving us of the nobillitie of Scotland & vthers ye Kings Maiesteis faithful subiectis to repair to his Hienes presence, and to remane with him for resisting of the present daingeris appearing to Goddis trew religion and professours thairof & to his Hienes awin person estait & croun & his faithful subiectis that hes constantly continuit in his obedience, &c to seik redres & reformatioun of the abuse and confusioun of the commoun wealth remouing fro[m] his Maiestie the cheif authoris thairof quhil the treuth of the famin may be made manifest to his Hienes estaits that with common consent redres & remeid may be prouidid.
Colville, John,1542?-1605.
Anderson, James,1662-1728,former owner.StEdNL
[Edinburgh : R. Lekpreuik?] Derecit frim Striuiling with speciall command and licence to be prentit,
Anno M.D.LXXXII. [1582]
Signatures: A-B¹.
Anonymous. By John Colville.
Place of publication and conjectured printer's name from STC.
Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
There is a note on the flyleaf that begins "This is an extraordinary scarse tract never having seen or hear of another copy...". According to James Maidment, editor of the reprint, this inscription is in the hand of James Anderson.
James VI, King of Scotland, 1566-1625
Scotland Edinburgh.