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

The complaint against Mr Thomas MᶜGill referred to the Commission at Edinburgh.

My Lord Lowthian presented ane supplication to the Assemblie, anent the transportation of Mr Androw Cant from Pitsligo to Newbotle, in the Presbitrie of Dalkeith.

Moderatour said—It would seeme reasonable your Lordship should get a favourable answer, considering your diligence and zeale in this cause above many uthers, and I know this not to be a new motion, but to be concludit by the Patron, Presbitrie, and Paroche.

The Commissioner of Edinʳ alleadged that they had made an election of him 24 yeares since.

Then the mater was put to voiting—Whither Mr Andro Cant should be transported from Pitsligo to Edinburgh? And the most pairt of the Assembly voited to his transplantation to Newbotle; and so the Moderatour declaired him to be Minister at Newbotle.

The Commissioner of Sᵗ Androwes presented a supplication in name of the toune of Sᵗ Androwes for transportation of Mr Robert Blair from Air to Sᵗ Androwes, for the good of their Universitie.

Mr Robert Blair was called on, who answered—I confesse I am in the hands of this Assembly; but I protest heir, in Gods presence, that I had rather lay downe my life nor be separat from my flock at Air.

The Assemblie thought meit to referre it to a committie—Mr James Bonar, Mr James Scharpe, Mr David Dick, Mr Robert Baillie, Mr John Adamsone, Mr Robert Douglas, Mr Robert Murray, Mr James Bruce, Mr Alexʳ Hendersone, Mr James Hamilton.

Then Mr Robert Hamilton at Lesmahago compired; and

The Moderatour declaired that he had laboured to delay the discussing of this proces very lang, of purpose to gaine him from his faults, and therefore desyrit him now to declair frielie whither or not he would passe from his declinatour which he had subscryvit? who answered, that he was not weill advysed as yet. Efter much reasoning to and fro, the Assembly suspends him presentlie; declaires him worthie of deposition; ordaines him to compeir before the Presbitrie of Lanerk, and give them full satisfaction, and then to compeir before the Commission at Edinʳ: And, in case he have not given the Presbitrie satisfaction, ordaines them to proceed against him. Because it was impossible for everie Presbitrie to get a full copie of all the Acts of the Assemblie, Therefore, the Assemblie ordaines them to get an index of the principall under the Clerks hand to take home with them.