is done to the contrarie, and studding to make the same ineffectual.

"7. The exceiding grate diffidence of some of the cheiffe leaders of
our armey, and others amongest us quho thought wee could not be
saved bot by ane numerous armey, who quhen wee have gottin many
thousands togider, wold not hazard to acte aney thing,
notwithstanding that God offred faire opportunities and advantages,
and fitted the spiritts of the souldiers for ther deutie, for
carnall confidence that was in maney of the armey, to the dispysing
of the enimey and promising victorie to themselves without eying of
God.

"8. The lousnes, insolencie and oppressione, of maney in the armey,
and the litle or no caire that was taken by maney to preserve the
corne, by wich it hath come to passe that verey much of the food of
the poore people of the land have beine neidlesly destroyed, and
quhile wee even remember this, we wishe that the prophanitie and
oppressione of sundrie of oure officers and souldiers in Ingland,
quhen we were fighting for the assistance of the parliament of that
kingdome, may not be forgottin, because it was matter of stumbling
in that land, so it is lyke it is ane of the causses of the sore
indignatione now manifested against us by the hands of thesse men.

"9. Our grate unthankfullnes for former mercies and deliverances,
and even for maney tokins of the Lords favor and goodness towards
our present armey quhile they wer togider, and the grate impatience
of spirit that was to be seine in maney thesse weekes past, quhilk
made them limitt the Lord, and to compleine and weerie of his
delaying of ane deliverance.

"10. The enving and eyeing of the kings intrest and quarrell by
maney, without subordinatione to religione and the liberties and
saveties of this kingdomes.

"11. The carnall selve seiking and crooked way of sundrie in our
judicatories and armies, quho make ther employments and places
rather ane matter of intrest and gain and preferment to themselves
then of advancing religione and righteousness in the land.

"12. The not putting difference betwix thesse that fear God, and
thesse that fear him not, for our services, our companie, our
employments, bot acompting all men alike, maney times preferring
thesse quho hav