Research Catalog

Title

Charles, by the grace of God, King of Scotland ... Forsomuch as the cause and occasion of all the distractions which have happened of late both in Church and Common-weale ... have proceeded from the conceived fears of innovation of Religion and Laws ... We have discharged ... the Service book, book of Canons, and high Commission, and the practise of them ...

Author

England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)

Publication

Edinburgh, Imprinted by Robert Young, 1638.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Scotland. Privy Council.
• John Shaw Billings Memorial Collection.

Description

1 p.l., 30 p.; 19 cm. (4to.)

Uniform Title

Scottish Confession of Faith (1560). 1638.

Subject

• Church of Scotland > History, 1638
• Church of Scotland > Conventants
• Scottish Confession of Faith (1560)
• Scotland > Politics and government > 1625-1649 > Early works to 1800
• Scotland > Church history > 17th century > Early works to 1800

Note

• Imprint, leaf 1a; proclamation begins on 1. 2.
• Dated at Oatlands Sept. 9, 1638.
• "The Confession Of Fath, Of the Kirke Of Scotland ... 1580 ... With the genrall Band for maintenance of the true Religion ... [1589] now renewed and subscribed again ... by ... his Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of secret Councel," p. 7-16; several papers and proclamations of the Privy council dated at Holyrood house in September 1638, p. 17-30.
• The proclamation and several of the other documents bear the attesting signature of James Primrose who was clerk of the Privy council.

Indexed In (note)

• STC
• Crawford: Proclamations, Scotland

Call Number

*KC 1638 (Scotland. Crown, 1625-1649 (Charles I). Charles, by the grace of God, King of Scotland)

OCLC

29269363

Author

England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)

Title

Charles, by the grace of God, King of Scotland ... Forsomuch as the cause and occasion of all the distractions which have happened of late both in Church and Common-weale ... have proceeded from the conceived fears of innovation of Religion and Laws ... We have discharged ... the Service book, book of Canons, and high Commission, and the practise of them ...

Imprint

Edinburgh, Imprinted by Robert Young, 1638.

Indexed In:

STC 21998

Crawford: Proclamations, Scotland 1684.

Local Note

With a contemporary statement about the signing of the Confession of faith by the bishop of Aberdeen and others. 1 leaf of ms., tipped in.

With this is bound: The Protestation ... made ... the 22. of September. [Edinburgh] 1638.

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Added Author

Scotland. Privy Council.

John Shaw Billings Memorial Collection.

Added Title

Scottish Confession of Faith (1560). 1638.

Research Call Number

*KC 1638 (Scotland. Crown, 1625-1649 (Charles I). Charles, by the grace of God, King of Scotland)