Records of the Kirk of Scotland / containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.

by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Ane uther Commission to sitt at Kirkcudbright, April 6.

Ane Commission for visitation of the Colledge of Aberdein.

Ane uther Commission for visitation of the Colledge of Glasgow.

Then Mr David Lindsey, Mr John Robertsone, and uther aged men in the ministerie, were appoynted to take inspection of the Bookes of the Assemblie, and to try wher thir provinciall Assemblies hes bein holden, which accordingly they did, and gave in a roll the next day.

The Commissioner of Kinghorne gave in a complaint in name of that Burgh, in respect of the great prejudice they sustained by the Episcopall tyrannie in removing of a faithfull minister, Mr John Skinner, and him whom they now have being ane old man. They crave of the Assemblie ane helper.—Fiat ut petitur.

The Commissioners from the Presbitrie of Turrey gave in a Supplication, declairing, That whereas Alexʳ Andersone and Robert Davidsone, in Turrey, having fallen in ane delinquencie at a mercat in Aberdeine, and for that were conveined before the Bishop, and payed 522 merks of penaltie, which should have been bestowed in mending the high wayes betwixt Turrey and Aberdeine, notwithstanding they delivered it to the Bishop, whilk he detaines, and the parties are not called for to make their repentance.

The Assemblie ordaines the delinquents to make their repentance in Turray and Aberdeine, and the penaltie to be restoired.

Then there was a Supplication presentit in name of the Kirk of Corspairne, which church lyes in a very desolat wildernes, containing 500 communicants. It was builded by some gentlemen to their great expenses, only out of love to the salvation of soules of a number of barbarous ignorant people, who heirtofoir hes lived without the knowledge of God, their children unbaptized, their deid unburied, and could no way for getting mentainance to a minister but to betake them to the sympathizing of zealousness, as the Assembly would think expedient.

My Lord Cassiles said—Their cace is verie considerable, and deserves helpe. The cace of their soules is verie dangerous, being 15 or 16 myles from a church; and now, since God hes given them the benefite of a kirk, I think verilie a verie little helpe of the Presbitries of the kingdom would give them a competent meanes for a minister, especiallie seeing they have alreadie provydit something themselves.

This matter was committed to my Lord Lindsey, Earle of Cassiles, Shirreff of Teviotdaile, Mr Wᵐ Dalgleische, Mr Alexʳ Kerse, and Mr John Home, to consider upon till Monday.