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preserved and blessed in her person, Counsells, Forces, and 
Government, That the Parliament may be under the influence and 
Direction of Divine Wisdom and Conduct in all their Determina- 
tions, to the Glory of God, the Welfare, Comfort, and Satisfac- 
tion of his people, That the Rights and Libertys of this National 
Church, now happily established by Law, may be confirmed and 
secured from Danger, That Truth, Rightousness, and peace may 
be perpetuated and a good Understanding and Agreement con- 
tinued and increased between the two Nations, with respect to a 
happy Union, That God may direct and guide the Commission of 
this National Church in doing what is incumbent upon them, with 
Faithfulness, zeal, and prudence, And the Synod doth hereby 
appoint the several Presbyteries of this Synod to meet upon 
Wednesday next, in order to the foresaid Ends, and to spend the 
Day together in the above exprest Dutys ; and each Minister apart 
with his Session and such other serious Christians, within his 
Paroch as he and they.think fit, to keep another day for the fore- 
said Ends with their first conveniency ; And that they stir up the 
Godly within their Bounds to a just concern in their prayers to 
God, for the Interest of the Church and Nation in this present 
Juncture. 
APPENDIX III. 
AN ACCOUNT OF THE BURNING OF THE Articles of the Union at 
Dumfries. 
These are to Notifie to All Concerned, what ave Our Reasons for, 
and Designs in the Burning of the Printed Articles of the Proposed 
Union with England, wth the names of the Scots Commisstoners, 
Subscribers thereof: together with the Minuts of the whole Treaty, 
betwixt them and the English Commissioners thereanent. 
We have herein no Design against Her Majesty, nor against 
England or any Englishman; neither against our present Parlia- 
ment, in their Acts or Actings, for the Interest, Safety, and 
Sovereignty of this OUR NATIVE and ANCIENT NATION: 
But to Testifie our Dissent from, Discontent with, and Protesta- 
tion against the Twenty five Articles of the said Union, sub- 
scribed by the foresaid Commissioners; as being Inconsistent 
with, and altogether prejudicial to, and utterly destructive of this 
NATION’S Independency, Crown-Rights, and Our Constitute 
