The Commissioner said—These rockes that I have feared, yow have discovered, and yow are best able to go by them.
The Moderatour answered—I hope we are neare by the straites of them.
The Clerk proceeded to the reading of the Constitutions of the Kirk, beginning at the year 1575 and so furth.
The Clerk said—Please your Grace, thir two goes on still togither; some Acts against Episcopacie, and other Acts, establishing the Booke of Policie, wherein not only Episcopacie is abjured, but the governement of the Kirk by four office-bearers, Pastors, Doctors, Elders, and Deacons, sworne unto; and so furth continouallie, from the 1575 to the 1579. And the Booke of Policie is established. There are about 9 or 10 Assemblies conveened, onlie for the treating of the policie of the Kirk; and when they conveened they appoynted that the articles that were to be dispute at the next Assembly, should be dispute in every Presbyterie and Kirk-Session, that when they came to the next Assembly they might come with the better advysement. And, as he was proceeding in reading,
The Commissioners Grace said he was satisfied to the full, and, therefore, he needit not proceed any further.
The Moderatour said—Your Grace sees how undeservedlie we are calumniat, and what good grounds we had for all our proceedings at Glasgow.
The Commissioner said—I wishe we may proceid weill now, and that all our actions be such as may anwer for themselves.
The Clerk proceided on in the reading.
The Commissioner desired that all these evills that were the grievances might be voiced together, and included under one Act, which the Assembly acquiesced unto.
The names of these that were to preach on the Sabbath, &c.