4. That when benefices vaiks, they may be disponit rather to sic as hes servit at the Kirks thereof, than to uthers not so well qualified.
5. That the Acts of Parliament made against adulterers may be put to executione, namely, against William Cochrane, notorious adulterer.
6. That his Grace would discharge playes of Robine Hoode, King of May, and sic uthers, on the Sabbath day.
7. Because there is diverse readers not enterit in the Booke of Assignation, pairtly by inlaike of Commissioners, and pairtly be their negligence, that order may be provydit therefore.
The Proces persewit be the Laird of Tullyallane, against John Dykes, minister of Culross, was sichtit be some brether, and the heid of the bill was not found provine. The debait was finallie endit be the travells and persuasiones of the brether appoyntit thereto.
Sessio 9.
Anent the complaint made be David Fargusone, upon Mr James M‘Gill, Clark of Register, to the young Laird of Rossythe, that against the acts of the Kirk they causet burye the umquhill Laird of Rossythe in the Kirk of Dumfermling, albeit the said David made them foirseen of the said act; The Kirk ordaynit John Durie to warne the Clark Register to answer heirto, the first day of May next to come.
Ordayns the brethrene to wait on my Lord Regent’s Grace answer, to make sute for Mr John Davidson’s libertie to come in the countrie, for his favour, when he likes to come.
The brethrene appoyntit to collect the heids of Policie presentit of before, reportit the same collectit in order, and digestit in an body; and all men requyrit that had good reasone to argument, to propone, to offer them thereto.
Thrie heids were callit in doubt; ane de Diaconatu, ane uther de Jure Patronatus, the third de Divortiis, wherein they were not resolvit nor satisfiet. As to the rest, nothing was thocht in the contrair, nor proponit.