Doctor Panter, of the New Colledge of Sᵗ Androwes, for his erroneous doctrine taught to his schollars, found in his Note Bookes, at large exprest in his proces.
Mr Hary Scrymgeor, for his fornication confest, &c.: first, for not catechising his people for the space of 12 yeares; 2ˡⁱᵉ, Becaus he affirmed the Nobles were taking the crowne off the Kings head to sett on their owne; 3ˡⁱᵉ, For calling the Covenant a black Covenant; 4ˡⁱᵉ, For disobeying the Presbitrie; 5, For obtrudeing his Sone to preache and administrat the Sacraments, not being called thereto.
Mr Androw Learmonth, for calling all the Covenanters perjured—declyning his Presbitrie and the Generall Assembly—refuseing to intimat the Bishops sentence. He gave in a Supplication this morning to the Committie, and tooke it up againe and promised to correct some faults in it, and bring it in againe the afternoone, but hes not keeped his promise. These we find all formallie deduced.
The third Committie of Irwing and Kirkcudbright called. Mr Mathow Brisbane, Moderatour thereof, said—We find Mr James Hutchisone hes beine deposed not only for declyning of the Assembly but for sundrie other grosse enormities—profanation of the Sabbeth, drunkennes, strykeing of ane John Dougall as he was going into the pulpitt, and sundrie other pointes.
Mr James Stewart, for declyning the Assembly—non-residence the space of six Sabbeths together—imprecations out of the pulpitt against his paroche.
Mr Thomas __________, of Cameray, for grosse drunkennes, profanation of the Sabbeth, ordinary swearing, oppression, strycking, &c., not only proven but confessed by his hand writting.
Mr George Buchannan, of Kirkcudbright, for declyning the Assembly and continowing in his contumacie, refuseing to compeir before the Commission. The said Mr George compeiring before the Assemblie, which was delayed till the morn. The Committie finds all clearlie deduced. The Assemblie approves the sentence against him, with the foresaid reservation.
The Supplication of the Universitie of Glasgow for the increase of their provision and number of their Professours, which they craved might be recommended to the ensuing Parliament. Delayed till farder advysement.
The Supplication of the Burgh of Glasgow for the transportation of Mr Robert Baillie from Irwing [Kilwinning] to Glasgow delayed till the morne, that all parties who had interes might prepair their reasons in writt.
The Committee appoynted for trying of the Booke of Assembly which was newlie come to the Clerks hand, gave in their Reports:—That they fand the Booke to be authentick, and the reasons thereof subscryved with their hands. The whole Assembly, in ane voice, did approve the said Booke as ane authentick register, and ordained the same to have faith in judgment, and outwith, in all tyme comeing. The Commissioners Grace desired the reasons of the validitie thereof might be insert in the Booke of the Assembly.