The annals of King James and King Charles the First ... containing a faithful history and impartial account of the great affairs of state, and transactions of parliaments in England from the tenth of King James MDCXII to the eighteenth of King Charles MDCXLII : wherein several material passages relating to the late civil wars (omitted in former histories) are made known.

At Holy-rood-house, the 22 of Sep∣tember; 1638.

FOrasmuch as it hath pleased the King's Ma∣jesty, out of his pious and religious dispo∣sition to the true Religion, and out of his Fa∣therly care, for removing of all fears, doubts, and scruples, which may arise in the minds of his Subjects, for preservation of the purity there∣of, and upon divers great and weighty conside∣rations, importing the glory of God, the peace of the Kirk and Common-weal of this Kingdom, to appoint and give order, that a free general Assembly be indicted, kept, and holden at the City of Glasgow the 21 of November next: There∣fore the Lords of Secret Council ordains Letters to be direct, charging Maissars, and Officers of Arms, to pass and make publication hereof by open Proclamation at the Market-Cross of Eden∣burgh, and the head Burrows of this Kingdom, and other places needful. And to warn all and sundry Archbishops, Bishops, Commissioners of Kirks, and others having place and Vote in the Assembly, to repair and address to the said City of Glasgow the said one and twentieth day of No∣vember next to come, and to attend the said As∣sembly induring the time thereof, and aye and while the same be dissolved, and to do and per∣form all which to their charges in such cases ap∣pertaineth, as they will answer to the contrary at their highest peril.

Immediately after that, this Proclamation was made for the indiction of the Parliament.