The Moderatour said—Please your Grace, I have bein drawen up the forme of the Assemblies approbation of these sentences, which I hope shall both give satisfaction to your Grace and to the Assembly:—
“The Assembly, after the receaving of the Reportes from the Committies, approves their proceedings; without prejudice of any favour that can be shewed to any pairties, upon their supplications, or of justice to such as complaines of their proces, and offers to impugne the same, by whatsover reasone, competent by the laws of this Kirk and Kingdome: Lykeas the Assemblie doth grant Commission to that effect.”
After much agitation, this forme was agried upon.
The next Report was of Mr Robert Rollock, who was found, by the Committie, to be deprived for non-residence for 3 yeares; 2ᵈ For neglect of his charge while he was with it; thirdlie, for maintaining the universalitie of Christs merits, and the falling away of the Saints.
The said Mr Robert compeirand, and being demandit what he had to answer for himself, alleadged that the witnesses who deponed these thinges were ignorant men; 2ᵈˡⁱᵉ, That he did not in preaching, but in privat, affirme the forsaids pointes. The Committie finds his proces clearlie deduced, and sufficientlie proven.
The Assemblie approve the Sentence, with the forsaid reservation.
The Committies were ordained to have their Reportes readie written against afternoone.
To meit at 3 a clocke.