QVESTIONS Concerning the Earle of Montrois his Plott.
As the present question anent the Plotters stands, it is neither vpon the relevancy, nor probation of the Articles layd to
their charge; but onely, to be the ground of citation, where vpon these Questions
are moved.
1 WHether in law and equitie there bee a sufficient ground, for Citation of the Plotters upon Perjury, for breaking the Oath of the Covenant; their Oath at the receiving of their charge at the Committees; and their Oath at the Subscribing of the Generall Bond, for maintaining the Acts of Parliament: all which are instanced (besides many other particulars) in the 1. Article.
By their divifive motions. By their false accusations of the Committee of Estate for perjury. [Page 4]By their vnderhand dealing, contrary to their publike faith, subscription, and generall course of the Committee of Estate. By their seeking publike preferment for themselues, and contrary to the publike Warrant. By their keeping backe of their Companies from the Armie, against the generall orders, to the great publike prejudice. By their plots for disbanding of our Army, without the knowledge of the Estate or General. By the intelligence with the enemy. By rasing division betwixt the Nobility & Committee of Estate. By their dealing with Traquair, and for him contrary to their publike Oath, protestations, and instructions. As is fully exprest in the 1. Article.
2 Whether in law and equity there be a sufficient ground for citation of makers of lyes, and lying reports, which may ingender discord betwixt the King and his people especially when these lyes are invented and vented against a Parliament, and the Committees from the Parliament, as intended to depose the King, or to dedestroy his Royall Antiquities. As is more largely expressed in the 2. Article.
3 Whether in law and equity there be a sufficient ground for citation of any who enters in Treaty of Communication and friendship with an utter or a vowed enemy of the Estate, declared and avowed so often by the Estates, and by themselves as members of the Estate: according to the particulars now fully set downe in the 3. Article.
4 Wether in law and equity there be a sufficient ground for citation of any who hath expressed dishonourable and reproachfull speeches of the Kings Majestie and of his government &c. According to the 4. Article.
5 Whether in law and equitie there be sufficient ground for citation of any person who hath combyned with the a voued and publike enemy of the Estate, for the ransversing of some Actes of the last Parliament, and Articles of the Treaty, notwithstanding of the subcribing of the Bond of maintenance, and publike instructions contrary therevnto. As is largly set downe in the 5. Article.
6 Whether in law and eqiutie there be sufficient ground for citation of any person who hath procured the deminition and innovation of the dignity and authoritie of the Parliament, contrary to the publike faith, instructions and Actes of Parliament. As is fully set downe in the 6. Article.
7 Whether in law and equitie there be sufficient ground for citation before the Parliament, such contumatious persons, as will no wayes answer vnto, nor acknowledge the Committee of Estates established by Acte of Parliament which themselves are bound to miantaine, according to the generall Bond &c. As is particularly set downe in the 7. Article.
8 Whether in law and equitie there be sufficient ground for citation before the Parliament: any who contrary to their oath and subsciptions hath practised and entercommuned with [Page 6]the avowd enemies of the Estate: against whom commission was directed by the Estate: As is more largely se [...] downe in the 8. Article.