III. That the said Act of Assembly 1639, anent Appellations, be also extended to References.
IV. In Appellations and References of particular concernment, if all parties having interest, have been present in the inferiour Judicatorie when the Appeal and Reference was made, then there is no necessitie of citation. But in case of their absence, citation of parties is so necessar, that if it be wanting, Appellations and References should not be received.
V. That conform to former Acts of Assemblies, Appellations post sententiam be made within ten dayes after the sentence, and otherwise not to be respected.
The Assembly ordaines thir Overtures to be given to the severall Committees for their direction.
Sess. III. August 4, 1643.
Act for election of Professours to be Commissioners to Assemblies by Presbyteries.
THE Assembly thinks, if Professours of Divinitie in Universities be Ministers, that they may be chosen Commissioners to the Generall Assembly, either by the Presbyterie as Ministers, or by the Universitie as Professours of Divinitie.
Sess. IV. August 5, 1643.
The Petition of the distressed Professours in Ireland for Ministers.
To the reverend and honourable Moderatour and remanent Members of the Generall Assembly of Scotland, conveened at Edinburgh, Aug. 1643, The humble Petition of the distressed Christians in the North of Ireland,