It is ordaynit that the Bischops, Superintendants, and ministers in all parts, admonische sic as were Papists, and hes sen the act of Parliament, maid confession of their faithes, and, notwithstanding, hes no wayes yet participat the holy supper of the Lord, participat the sacrament with the rest of the congregation; and if they disobey, their admonitione to be halden as relapse, and to proceed against them as relapse, with the sentence of excommunicatione.
It is thocht meet be the haill brethren that the ministers of Edinburgh and Leith give warning and advertisement to the Bishops, Superintendants, and Commissioners of countries, aucht dayes before the Parliament, to the effect that they may warne the rest of their brethren to be present, to consult and put in deliberatione sic things as shall be thocht, after good advyce, to be proponit to Parliament; qwhilk convention shall be accountit for ane Assemblie.
[THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie, halden and begun the saxt of August 1575, in the Over Tolbuith of Edinburgh, where there was present the Bischops of Galloway, Dunkeld, Brechine, Dumblane, Glasgow, and Isles; Superintendants of Angus and Lawthiane, Commissioners of Countries and Townes, with the Ministers. Mr Robert Pont, Moderator.
Sessio.
According to the order and custome of the Assembly, it was proceeded to the examinatione and tryall of the lyfes, conversation, and doctrine of the Bischopes, Superintendants, and Commissioners of provinces. John Durie, one of the ministers of Edinburgh, protests that the tryall as Bischope prejudge not the opiniones and reasones qwilk he and uthers brethren of his mynde hes to oppone against the said office and name of Bischop.
The Generall Assembly ordaynes the Bischope of Dunkeld, betwixt and the next Assembly, to resorte himselfe and his family to Dunkeld, and make his residence there, under the paine of excommunicatione.
The brethren in ane voyce finds great fault with the dilapedatione of this benefice; and ordaines the acts of the Assembly to be usit and considered, if there be any penaltie appoyntit for the said dilapidatione, betwixt and the saxt day of this instant, and continwes their farder determination to the said day.