Sessio 5.
Mrs James Lowsone, Robert Pont, Alexander Arbuthnot, William Chrystisone, John Row, and John Craig, with the Laird of Dunn, are ordaynit Commissioners to visite the Colledges of the Universities of St Androis, and to consider the same, the manner and estate thereof, and what they finde to report to the next Assemblie.
The haill Assembly concludit affirmatively, that they may proceed against any unjust possessors of the patrimonie of the kirks in respect of the notorious sclander; and sicklyke that they may proceed against them, be doctrine and admonitione; and last of all, if no remeid beis, with the censures of the Kirk: and, farther, that the patrimonie of the Kirk qwhairupon the Kirk, the puire, the schooles sould be sustained, ex jure divino, leaveand the farther disputation of sic matter to the first of May next; and then the descriptione of the patrimonie of the Kirk to be inquyrit at that day, and farther reasoning had for resolution of the questione.
Sessio 6.
Certane brethren appoyntit to oversee the booke writtin by Mr George Hay contra Tyrie.
Brethren appoyntit to make ane overture of the policie and jurisdiction of the Kirk: For the wast countrie, the Bishop of Glasgow, Mrs Andrew Melvill, Andrew Hay, James Greige, David Cunnynghame: ffor Lawthiane, Mrs Robert Pont, James Lawsone, David Lyndsay, Clement Little, and Alexander Syme: ffor Fyfe, the Superintendant thereof, with the principall masters of the Universitie: for Angus and Merns, the Laird of Dunn, William Chrystisone, John Row, William Rynd, John Duncansone: ffor Aberdeen, Mr John Craig, Alexander Arbuthnot, George Hay; and thir persones to conveine, ilk cuntrie and rank in the places following, viz. The wast in Glasgow; Lawthiane in Edinburgh; Fyfe in St Androis; Angus in Montrose; the first Tuesday of June nixt to come, to confer and advyse upon the said matter, and make generall meeting or conventione, twa, or ane at leist, of ilk countrie above written, in Striviling, the last day of July thereafter, to communicate and cognosce upon their haill travells and labours taken therein, and to conferr universallie together heirupone, and report what they have fund and conteinit in the said matter, to the nixt Assemblie, qwhilk is appoynt it to be in Edinburgh the 24th of October nixt to come. In case a parliament, the Kirk ordaynes the ministers of Edinburgh to make intimation heirof to the Bischops, Superintendants, and visitors of countries, that the Kirk may be conveint four dayes before the said parliament, and that the barrones and gentlemen be exortit to be present with the commissioners appointit in the provinciall assemblie.
[THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assembly, convenit at Edinburgh the 24th day of October 1576, where there war present Bischopes of Glasgow and Dumblane, Superintendants, Commissioners of Provinces, Townes, and Universities. Mr John Craig, Moderator.