nt the same to our gracious Soveraigne,
and in our behalfs humbly to beseech his Majestie, so much wronged by the
many foul and false relations, suggested and perswaded to him as trueths,
and by stealing the protection of His Royal Name and Authoritie to the
patrocinie of such a Book: To be pleased first to call in the said Book:
and thereby to shew his dislike thereof: Next to give Commission and
warrant, To cite all such parties as are either knowne or suspect to have
hand in it, and to appoint such as His Majestie knowes to be either
authors, informers, or any wayes accessarie, being Natives of this
Kingdome, To be sent hither to abide their tryall and censure before the
Judge Ordinary, and in speciall Master _Walter Balcanquell_, now Deane of
_Durham_, who is known and hath professed to be the author, at least a
vower and maintainer of a great part thereof; that by their examplar
punishment, others may be deterred from such dangerous courses, as in such
a way to raise sedition betwixt the King and His Subjects, Gods honour may
be vindicate from so high contempt, His Majesties justice may appear, not
only in cutting away such Malefactors, but in discouraging all such
under-miners of His throne, His loyall and loving Subjects shall be
infinitly contented to be cleared before the world of so false and unjust
imputations, and will live hereafter in the greater securitie, when so
dangerous a course of sedition is prevented, and so will have the greater
and greater cause to pray for His Majesties long & prosperous Reigne.

_His Majesties Commissioner in Councell having received the said
supplication, promised to impart the same to His Majesty, and to
report his diligence therein._

_The Supplication of the Assembly to His Majesties High Commissioner, and
the Lords of secret Councell._

Wee the Generall Assembly, considering with all humble and thankful
acknowledgement, the many recent favours bestowed upon us by His Majestie,
and that there resteth nothing for crowning of His Majesties incomparable
goodnesse towards us, but that all the members of this Kirk and Kingdom be
joyned in one and the same Confession and Covenant with God, with the
Kings Majestie, and amongst ourselves: And conceiving the main lett and
impediment to this so good a work, and so much wished by all, to have been
the Informations made to his Majestie, of our intentions to shake off
Civil and dutiful obedience due to Soveraignity,