pleases to consider what is become of the Covenant, and
how it is like to thrive there, when the most godly that owned
it, have declared against the present proceedings among
them, and divers of them retired in discontent, while the
rest are driven away with publique affronts, being cashiered
out of all power and commad both in Kirk, State and Army,
to make room for the most notorious Moutrossians and Malignants.
Whosoever likewise considers the laying aside of
the Lesleys, and entertainment of Calender and his Comrades;
as also the depriving of the Chancelor Loudoun,
super-inducing Burleigh in his place; and the neglecting
all of the Ministry, except such as serve the Court and their
own Bellies; forbidding them to preach any Doctrine, but
what squares with the present designe: so that now it is
counted little better than sedition and Treason, to preach
up those very principles that were owned by their King at
his first coming.
Once again (I say) if these mistaken Wanderers of the
Presbyterian opinion please to consider these things. I suppose
a mature deliberation will quickly furnish them with
sufficient Day-light to discover their own Errors, and finde
the way home again to their Old Friends, who Hand ready
for them with open Armes to receive and give satisfaction.
THURSDAY, April 3:
We had by Letter from Edenburgh, March 29. as followeth:
SIR, The last week a Trumpeter came from the Enemy,
desiring a pass for the Lord Wareston, Lord Register, to
come over to plead his case concerning the ship load of goods
which were taken by our ships: which being granted, he is
come in this day, but not yet heard: What he can plead I
know not, for those goods were carryed out of the Castle to
Burnt Island, so that they had them in their own quarters and
possession.