The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial.

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The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial.

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Argyll, Archibald Campbell, -- Earl of, 1629-1685.

Test Act (1673)

Scotland -- History -- 1649-1660.

Scotland -- History -- 1660-1688.

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"The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69685.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• THE PUBLISHER TO THE READER.
• ERRATA.
• Edinburgh; 30. May, 1682.
• An ACT For securing the Protestant Religion, and enjoyning a Test.
• The TEST. Containing the Oath to be taken by all Persons in publick Trust.
• Act J. 6. P. 1. C. 3. Anno 1567. Anent the annulling of the Acts of Parliament, made against God His Word, and for maintainance of Idolatrie, in any tymes bypast.
  • THE Confession of the Faith, and Doctrine, Believed, and professed by the Protestants of Scotland, exhibited to the Estates of the same in Parliament, and by their publick Vots autho∣rized, as a Doctrine grounded upon the infallible Word of God. As the same Confession stands recorded. Ja. 6. p. 1. c: 4. Anno 1567.
    • I. Of God.
    • II. Of the Creation of Man.
    • III. Of Original Sinne.
    • IV. Of the Revelation of the Promise.
    • V. Of The continuance, increase, and preservation of the Kirk.
    • VI. Of the Incarnation of Christ Jesus.
    • VII. Why it behoved the Mediator to be very God, and very man.
    • VIII. Of Election.
    • IX. Of Christs Death, Passion, and Burial.
    • X. Of his Resurrection.
    • XI. Of his Ascension,
    • XII. Of Faith in the Holy Ghost.
    • XIII. Of The cause of good works.
    • XIV. What works are reputed good before God.
    • XV. Of The perfection of the Law, and the imperfection of Man.
    • XVI. Of the Kirk.
    • XVII. Of The Immortality of the Soul.
    • XVIII. Of the Notes by the which the true Kirk is discerned from the false, and who shall be Iudge of the Doctrine.
    • XIX. Of The Authority of the Scriptures.
    • XX. Of General Councils, of their Power, Authority, and cause of their Convention.
    • XXI. Of the Sacraments.
    • XXII. Of the right Administration of the Sacraments.
    • XXIII. To whom Sacraments appertain
    • XXIV. Of the Civil Magistrate.
    • XXV. Of the gifts, freely given to the Kirk.
• Act I. 6. P. 1. C. 8. Anno 1567. Anent the Kings Aith to be given at His Coronation.
• Act. J. 6. P. 1. C. 9. Anno 1567. No person may be judge, Procurator, Notar, nor Member of Court, quha professis not the Religion.
  • Part of the Act I. 6. P. 2. C. 5. Anno 1609. intituled &c.
• Act. J. 6. P. 3. C. 47. Anno 1572. Adversaries of the true Religion are not Subjects of the King. Of Apostats.
• Act Ch. 2. P. 2. C. 1. Anno 1669. Act asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons, and in all Causes Ecclesiastik.
• The Bishop of Aberdeen, and the Synods Explanation of the Test.
• The Explanation of the Test, by the Synode and Clergy of Perth.
• A Paraphrase on the Test emitted by one of the conformed Clergy.
• Grounds wherupon some of the Conformed Ministers scruple to take the Test.
• EDENBURGH, The sederunt of the Council. Sederunt vigesimo secundo Die Septembris, 1681.
• The Earl of Queensberrie's Explanation of the Test when he took it.
• HALYRUDEHOUSE Sederunt vigesimo primo Die Octobris 1681.
• The Bishop of Edenburgh's Explanatory Vindication of the Test.
• EDENBURGH, Sederunt tertio Die Novembris 1681.
• Edenburgh, the 3d day of November, 1681. The Privy Councils Explanation of the Test.
• Sederunt quarto Die Novembris, 1681.
• The Earl of Argyle's Explication of the Test vvhen he took it
• The Explanation of his Explication.
• The Councils Letter to His Majesty, concerning their having committed the Earl of Argyle.
• The Kings Answer to the Councils Letter.
• The Copy of the Indictment against the Earl of Argyle.
• An Abstract of the several Acts of Parliament upon which the Indictment against the Earl of Argyle was grounded.
  • Concerning Raisers of Rumors betwixt the King and his People, Chap 20. 1. Statutes of King Robert 1.
  • Act 43. of Par. 2. King James 1. March 11. 1424. Leasing∣makers for fault Life and Goods.
  • Act 83. Par, 6. James 5. Dec. 10. 1540. Of Leasing-makers.
  • Act 134. Par. 8: James 6. May 22. 1584. Anent Slandereres of the King, his Progenitors, Estate and Realm.
  • Act 205. Par. 14 King James 6. June 8. 1594. Anent Leasing-mak∣ers, and Authors of Slanders.
  • Act 107. Par. 7. King James 1. March 1. 1427. That none interpret the Kings Statutes wrongously.
  • Act 10. Par 10. King James 6. Dec. 10. 1585. Authors of slanderous Speeches or Writs should be punished to the death.
  • Act for preservation of His Majesties Person, Authority, and Government, May 162.
  • Act 130. Par. 8. James 6. May 22. 1584 Anent the Authority of the Three Estates of Parliament.
• The Earl of Argyle's first Petition for Advocats, or Council to be allovved him.
• Edenburgh, Novemb. 22. 1681. The Councils Answer to the Earl of Argyl's first Petition, about his having Advocates allowed him.
• The Earl of Argyl's second Petition for Council to be allovved him.
• Edenburgh, Novemb. 24. 1681. The Councils Answer to the Earl of Argyle's second Petition.
• The Earl of Argyle's Letter of Attorney, constituting Alexander Dunbar his Procurator, for requiring Sir George Lockhart to plead for him.
• An Instrument whereby the Earl of Argyle re∣quired Sir George Lockhart to appear and plead for him.
• Decemb. 5. 1682. The Opinion of divers Lawyers concerning the Case of the Earl of Argyle.
• The Earl of Argyle's Speech to the Lord Justice General, and the Lords of the Justitiary, after he had been arraigned, and his Indictment read.
• The Kings own Letter to this Nobleman when he was Lord Lorn.
• General Middleton's Order to the Earl of Argyle, who vvas then Lord Lorn, for capitulating vvith the English, vvherein he largely expresseth his Worth and Loyalty.
• Another Letter from the Earl of Middleton, to the same purpose.
• A Letter from the Earl of Glencairn, testifying his esteem for this Noble Person; and the sense he had of his loyalty to the King, vvhen fevv had the Courage to ovvn him
• Sir George Lockhart's Argument and Plea for the Earl of Argyle.
• The Kings Advocate's Argument and Plea against the Earl of Argyle.
• Sir John Dalrymple's Defence and Plea for the Earl of Argyle, by way of Reply upon the King's Advocate.
• Sir George Lockhart's second Plea for the Earl of Argyle, by way of Reply upon the King's Advocate.
• The Kings Advocate's Third Plea against the Earl of Argyle.
• narration
• The Councils Letter to the King, desiring leave to pronounce Sentence against the Earl of Argyle.
• commentary
• The Reasons and Motives of the Earl's escape, with the Conclusion of the whole Narrative
• POSTSCRIPT.
• APPENDIX In Answer to a late Pamphlet called, A Vindication of His Majesties Government, and Judicatories, in Scotland,—Especially with a Rela∣tion to the late Earl of Argyl's Process, In so far as concerns the said Process.
• COPPY OF His Majesties Letter, ordering the passing of his two former Signatures for the Earl's Offices and Jurisdictions.