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King's command: And for the heathenish, barbarous, and unheard of cruelty (whereof he was the chief author, contriver and commander, notwithstanding that he had otherwise engaged lately) to that worthy gentleman, David Hackstoun of Rathillet. And, lastly, for his ordinary cursing, swearing, and drunkenness.
Next I do, by virtue of the same authority, and in the same name, excommunicate east out of the true Church and deliver up to Satan. Sir George M Kenzie, the King's Advocate; for his apostacy. in turning into a profligateness of conversation after he had begun a profession of holiness: For his constant pleading against and persecuting to death the people of God, and alledging and laying to their charge things which in his conscience he knew to be against the word of God, truth, reason, and the ancient laws of this kingdom: And his pleading for sorcerers, murderers and other criminals, that before God and by the laws of the land, ought to die: For his ungodly, erroneous fantastic, and blasphemous tenets, printed to the world, in his pamphlets and pasquils.
And, Lastly, I do, by virtue of the same authority and in the same name, excommunicate, cast out of the true Church, and deliver up to Satan Thomas Dalziel of Binns, &c. for his leading armies, and commanding the killing, robbing, pillaging, and oppressing of the Lord's people, and free subjects of this kingdom: And for executing of lawless tyrannies, and lustful laws: For his commanding to shoot at a post one Finlay at Newmilns, without any form of law, civil or military, he not being guilty of anything that they themselves counted a crime: For his lewd and impious life, led in adultery and uncleanness from his youth with a contempt of marriage, which is the ordinance of God: For all other atheistical and irreligious conversation. And, lastly. For his unjust usurping and retaining of the estate of that worthy gentleman. William Muir of Caldwell; and his other injurious deeds, in the exercise of his power.
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