The General Assembly taking to their Consideration the necessity of Purging and Planting of the Churches on the North side of Tay, do by their Ecclesiastical Authority, Nominat, Appoint and Authorize their Reverend Brethren Mr. Hugh Kennedy, Mr. John Law, Mr. William Crichtoun, Mr. Edward Jamieson, Mr. Robert Rule, Mr. James Rymer, Mr. James Frazer, Mr. Alexander Forbes, Mr. John Anderson at Perth, Mr. George Meldrum at Kitwining, Mr. Thomas Ramsay, Mr. Andrew Bowie, Mr. Robert Young, Mr. William Legat, and Mr. William Mackie, Ministers: And the Lord Viscount of Arbuthnet, the Laird of Meggins, the Laird of Naughtoun, the Laird of Leuquhat, and the Laird of Greenknows, Ruling Elders: To joyn with the Ministers and Elders in the North after-mentioned; Viz. Mr. John Stewart, Mr. James Urquhart, Mr. Alexander Dumbar, Mr. Alexander Frazer, Mr. Thomas Hogg, Mr. Hugh Henryson, Mr. William Mackay, Mr. Walter Dinnoon, Mr. George Meldrum of Glass, Mr. Arthur Mitchel, Mr. William Ramsay, Mr. Francis Melvil, and Mr. John Mculloch, Ministers: together With the Earle of Sutherland, the Laird of Brodie, the Laird of Grant, the Laird of Grange Dumbar, the [pg 539] Laird of Eight, the Laird of Culloden, the Laird of Darfolly, the Laird of Parkhay, Sir John Monro, Sir. George Monro, Sir Robert Gordon of Embo, David Frazer of Maine, Mr. John Campbel of Moy, Hector Monro of Drummond, Alexander Duff, and Robert Martyne of Burnbrae, Ruling Elders: To be a Commission for Visiting the whole Presbyteries on the North-side of the Water of Tay, In Planting Vacant Churches Constituting Elderships in Congregations, Trying & Purging out of Insufficient, Negligent, Scandalous and Erroneous Ministers, by due course of Ecclesiastical Process and Censures, according to the Particular Instructions, given them thereanent, and for that effect, to have their first Dyet of meeting, at Aberdeen, the Second Wednesday of March next, and thereafter to appoint the own Dyets and Places of meeting, as they see Expedient, with full Power to them, or their Quorum being seven Ministers and three Ruling Elders, to Issue out Warrants for Citing of Parties upon fifteen Free dayes, to Cognosce, Determine and finally decide, in planting of Vacant Churches, Constituting Elderships, and Trying and Purging out, all Insufficient, Negligent, Scandalous and Erroneous Ministers, conforme to the particular Instructions given them thereanent. They being alwayes Countable to, and Censurable by the next General Assembly of this Church: And this Commission to continue till the first of November next, or the Dyet that shall be appointed for the next General Assembly.
XVIII. Commission for Mr. Gilbert Rule and Mr. David Blair, to wait upon His Majesty anent the Affairs of this Church.
The General Assembly judging it Expedient, to send two of their Number to London, to attend his Majesty, anent the Affairs of this Church; Does therefore Nominate and Appoint their Reverend Brethren, Mr. Gilbert Rule, one of the Ministers of the City of Edinburgh, and Principal of the Colledge thereof, and Mr. David Blair another of the Ministers of the said City; with all convenient speed to Repair to London, to attend His Majesty for the end foresaid: And Refers the Instructions to be given them, and what other things Concern their Journey, to the Commission for Visitations on the South side of Tay appointed by this Assembly.
This Assembly being Dissolved, and the next General Assemly appointed to be held at Edinburgh the first day of November next to come; the Members were dismissed with Prayer, Singing of the 133 Psalm, and pronouncing of the Blessing.
Collected, Visied and Extracted, from the Records of the said Assembly by Me JOHN SPALDING Cls. Syn: National.
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