The quorum ij, whereof 6 ministers being alwayes present; and so their session dismissed.

Sess. 15.—Dec. 7.

After in calling upon the name of God,

There were some witnesses sworne to depose what they knew against Mr William Annand—namely, Mr James Bonar, Mr Thomas Garven, Mr James Cunninghame, Robert Gordoune, John Knyᵗ, John Kennedie, Mr John Bonar, Mr Wᵐ Smyth, James Cochrane, Adam Dalrymple, John Patersone, Wᵐ MᶜAdam, Wᵐ Spier, Thomas Blair, Wᵐ Patoun, John MᶜNire, Mr David MᶜCorne, Mr Johne Burne, Mr John Hamilton, Mr James Baillie, Mr James Scharpe, and Mr Robert Baillie.

Against the Bishop of Dumblane—Mr Henry Livingstoune, Androw Raid, Mr John Duncane.

Against the Bishop of Edinburgh—Mr Robert Murray, Mr George Gillespie, Mr Alexʳ Symmer, John Blyth, Joⁿ Weymes, Mr David Dick.

Then Mr James Stewart brought in a letter, and produced before the Generall Assembly, which came from the Bishop of Dunkell, wherein he humbly submitted himselfe to the judgment of the Generall Assembly; and Mr James Steuart shew ane letter written to himselfe, wherein he had given him commission to intreat his reverend brethren not to rank him among the rest of the Bishops, in respect he had neither subscryved the declinatour nor protestation.

Then there was

Then there was complaints given in against Mr James Fleck, wherein he was accused for defending universall grace; who answered that he did never defend it, as a parte of the doctrine of the Arminians; but only that he said to the gentleman that he should not thinke hardlie of him for that, because it was the doctrine of the Lutherian Kirk. I confesse I citted two texts of Scripture—John 2. 1, 2, Pet. 2; but I was never of that opinion that Christus mortuus est pro singulis. The Assembly, finding it would consume much tyme to discuss the particulars, and that they had weightie occasions in hand, did appoynt a committie for that effect—namely Mr Matthew Brisbane, Mr Alexʳ Somervell, Mr John Moncreiffe, Mr John Maitland, and Mr Samuel Rutherfuird.

[Bishop of Galloway deposed, &c.]