Excerpt from Kingcraft in Scotland, and Other Essays and SketchesIn the Scoticnronzcon the following is given as the oath taken by the early Scottish kings at their coronation In the name of Christ I promise these three things to the Christian people, my subjects Ist. That I shall give order and employ my force and assistance that the Church of God and the Christian people may enjoy true peace during our time, under our government. And. I shall prohibit and hinder all persons of whatever degree from violence and unjustice. 3rd. In all judgments I shall follow the prescriptions of justice and mercy, to the end that our element and merciful God may Show mercy to me and to you. I give this oath as it is found in Father Innes' invaluable Essay, On tae A noient [n/zaoitants of tae Nort/zern Parts of Britain or Scotland, not because I believe it to be authentic, for it bears every evidence of being a Cloister fiction, but because it Shows what in early times - that is to say, prior to the War of Indepen dence - were considered by the people to be the kingly preroga tives, and these were everything connected with the disposal, management, and direction of the State, with responsibility only to God.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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