96 JOURNAL OF JOHN ASTON, 1639 



' and worse, both kingdomes are brought to the dangerous 

 ' and deplorable condicion wherein they now stand in the sight 

 'of the world. In this extremity wee have sent to his 

 ' majestie our humble supplicacions, besides which wee knowe 

 ' noe other meanes of pacificacion, and doe most humbly and 

 'intreat that it may bee assisted by your lordships (if it bee 

 ' possible), by a meeting in some convenient place of some 

 'firme and well affected men to the reformed religion and to 

 ' our common peace ; that matters may bee accommodated in a 

 'faire and peaceable way, and that soe speedily and with such 

 ' expedicion as that through further delayes (which wee see 

 'not how they can bee longer endured) our evills become 

 'not incurable. 



' We take God and the world to witnesse, that wee have left 

 ' noe meanes unessayed to give his majestie and the whole 

 'realm of England all just satisfaction, and wee desire 

 ' noething but the preservation of our religion and lawes ! 

 ' If that fearefull consequence shall ensue which must bee 

 ' very neare, except they bee wisely and speedily prevented, 

 ' we trust that shall not bee imputed unto us, who till this 

 ' time have beene following of peace, and who doe in every 

 ' duetie most ardently desire to shew our selves his majestie's 

 ' faithfull subjects and 



' Your lordship's humble servants. 





' Rothesse. 





Lothian. 





' Lyndesay. 





Lowdown. 





' Douglas. 





Homes. 





' James. 





Alexander. 





'Lentian (sic). 



Brus. 



June 16.39.' 









' Dunce, 6 



Immediately upon his comming to campe the Lord Dumfarling 

 was brought to the king and humbly on his knee presented 

 the peticion to his majestie and the letter to the lord of 

 Holland. I know not with what acceptacion the king received 

 him, I was not by. 



