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[The king's demands submitted to parliament]

The king's demands

1. Concerning the election and appointing of officers of state, councillors and sessioners, it is his majesty's desire that the answer given already upon that proposition in the treaty be agreed and accepted as fittest for his majesty's honour and the just satisfaction of his subjects.

2. His majesty having most clearly expressed his royal resolution to establish a durable peace in the church and state of this his ancient and native kingdom, and for that effect to be present at the parliament here, and being most desirous to prevent all impediments which may cross or hinder that cordial unity so really intended by his majesty, does earnestly desire and expect as a thankful retribution of the parliament's respect that [John Stewart], earl of Traquair's humble submission to his majesty and them will be accepted, for whatsoever he has done having relation to his majesty's commission or instructions, and the rather, for that he is most willing to answer anything else can be laid to his charge before the king and the parliament; and being accepted and recorded, that no further sentence of parliament pass against him.

3. His majesty desires and expects that all others cited to the parliament who shall not be found guilty of some great and extraordinary crime, but have only left the country and adhered to the king, be passed from.

4. Seeing all is now to take a peaceable close, and that his majesty is to establish religion and the liberties of this kingdom without resentment of whatsoever was displeasing to him in the bygone troubles, his majesty desires and expects that the keepers of Threave, Dumbarton and castle of Edinburgh may be remitted and restored to their estates in this parliament.

5. Although the fountain of justice is not to be stopped, nor the legislative power which is in his majesty and the parliament to be restrained, yet seeing all things conceived to be necessary for the peace of the church and kingdom after full debate and upon mature deliberation are agreed to, his majesty expects confidently that special care will be had that no new thing be urged in this parliament which may be derogatory to his regal power, honour or benefit.

21 July 1641

Produced by [Charles Seton], earl of Dunfermline and [John Campbell], lord Loudoun and publicly read in audience of the estates, who appoint every estate to have a copy hereof to be advised thereupon; and when they have advised upon the same apart, to appoint four of every number to meet altogether for debating what they have thought apart and preparing their answer to be presented in face of parliament.