The heids pennit be Mrs James Lawsone and John Row were read, and nothing again said, except ane of the said Mr Johnes articles referrit to further disputatione; all men being requirit, that had gude reasone or argument to propone in the contrarie, to alleadge the same; or, if he wald not publicklie reasone upon the said heid, to resort to the saids Commissioners, where travell sould be taken to satisfie them, leivand to them to make argument as they think guide against the same.
The Laird of Dunn thocht the heid gine to him obscure. The Kirk desyrit him to conferr with the remanent Commissioners the morne at seven houres, that he may be resolvit of the meining thereof. The remnant heids beand prolixt, were thocht good to be contracted in short propositiones to be presentit to publick reiding.
Sessio 2.
The heid committit to Mr Andrew Hay read in face of the Assembly. Nothing was opponit against the same, except the article anent the suspensione of Ministers, referrit to farther reasoning.
David Fargusone his part read: The 18th article was referrit, and nothing spoken against the rest.
The pairts committit to Mr Andrew Hay, Robert Pont, David Lindsay: nothing alleadgit in the contrare.
The heids remittit to Mr Johne Craige: some things were desyrit to be contractit, and uthers referrit to farther reasoning.
The haill labours of the brethren tane upon the matter and argument of the policie beand haillelie read in publick audience of the Kirk, It was thocht expedient that their haill travells and wark in this matter, being now dispersit, sould be revysit and pervysit be some brethren, digestit and disposit in convenient order, to be thereafter presentit to the Assemblie; and for that effect, the Kirk appoynts their brethren Mrs James Lawsone, Andrew Melvill, Johne Craig, and George Hay, to convene together, appoint the houres and place thereto, and to remaine thereat whill the matter be brought to an end; and in the meane tyme, if it please any man to reasone with them in the matter, to have access thereto.
Sessio 4.
Anent the accusation laid against Mr Patrick Adamsone, callit Bischope of St Androis, that he had enterit in the said Bishoprick againes the Acts of the Generall Assembly, and usurpit the office of Visitatione within the bounds of Fyfe, unauthorised be the Commissione, or power of the Kirk, and left his ordinar office of ministrie, The Generall Kirk, in respect of his absence to answer hereto, Gives their full power and Commissione to Mr Robert Pont, James Lawsone, David Fargusone, and Superintendant of Lawthiane, conjunctlie; and, in caise of the said Superintendant’s inabilitie, to Mr David Lyndsay, or John Brand, to direct out summonds against the said Mr Patrick, summonding him before them at sic day or dayes as they shall thinke good, within the towne of Edinburgh, to try and examine his entrie, and proceeding to the said Bishoprick, usurpation of the said office of Visitation, and deserting his said office of ministrie qwhilk he had of before; with power to them to summond the Chaptor of St Androis, or so many of them as shall seem to them expedient, if need require, and the ordinarers or inaugurers of the said Mr Patrick, as they shall think good, for the better tryall of the premisses: And what herein they finde be proces of excommunication, to report againe to the next Generall Assembly; and, in the mean tyme, in the name of the Kirk, to discharge him of farther visitation of the saids bounds qwhill he be admittit be the Kirk.