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RECORDS
OF
THE KIRK OF SCOTLAND,

CONTAINING THE
ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
General Assemblies,
FROM THE YEAR 1638 DOWNWARDS,
AS AUTHENTICATED BY THE CLERKS OF ASSEMBLY;
WITH
NOTES AND HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
BY
ALEXANDER PETERKIN,
EDITOR OF “THE COMPENDIUM OF CHURCH LAWS,” &c.
VOL. I.

NEC TAMEN CONSUMEBATUR

EDINBURGH:
JOHN SUTHERLAND, 12, CALTON STREET.
MDCCCXXXVIII.

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CONTENTS

[Introduction.]