The Kirk thocht meet that my Lord Regent’s Grace should be desyrit to be in this Assemblie in proper persone, or be Commissioners; and to that effect war direct Mrs John Row and James Lawsone, qwha immediatlie returnit, with answer that his Grace had no leisure to talk with them for occupation.
The haill Assemblie ordaynit Mrs John Craig and John Brand to gang to his Grace for the same effect, and to report his answer the morn at nyne hours, qwhilk was, that he was so occupied in earnest effairs of the Councill, that he had no leasure to confer with them. The Kirk hes thocht it meet that the said brethrene pass againe to him, and require his personall presence in this Assemblie, or Commissioners authorized with his commissione.
Because the matter of the policie and jurisdictione of the Kirk committit to the recollecting, forming, and dispositione of certaine brethren being now present, be them was thocht expedient to be proponit and intreatit the morne; efter the reading of the generall heids thereof, the haill brether was requyrit to advyse with themselves gif they fand any uther heids necessary to be disputit then this, and to signifie the same to the Assemblie the morne.
Sessio 3.
Johne Brand returnit my Lord Regent’s answer, that in respect of sundry important businesses, and that he could not leave the Councill sa soone conveint, he could not satisfie the petitione of the Kirk, desyring that the brethren qwhilk war send down to him before, sould come downe and speik with his Grace; and because the Kirk is labourand in the policie, prayand them earnestly to gang fordwart and put the same to end, The Kirk wills Mrs James Lawsone and John Row to pass to his Grace the morne, according to his desyre.
Mr Patrick Adamsone, in my Lord Regent’s Grace name, exhibits in the Assembly ane Letter direct from the Queen Majestie of England to his Grace, making informatione of a certain Councill to have been halden at Magdeburgh for establishing of the Augustane Confession, with ane Letter written from the Cassumire to her Majestie of that same argument, desyrand the Assemblie to advyse if they thocht meit that any of the learned ministers of this natione sould repaire thither, and whom they will name and find good to this effect: To the qwhilk desyre the Kirk continuit to giue answer to the 28. day of this instant.
Sessio 5.
The Assembly present in ane mynde resolvit and adjudgit it to be very necessarie, that some of the Kirk sould be direct to the Councill to be halden at Magdeburgh, and hes nominat any twa of the brethren following that shall be thocht most meet be my Lord Regent’s Grace, viz. Mr Andrew Melvill, Patrick Adamsone, David Cuninghame, George Hay, David Lyndsay, William Chrystisone, Alexander Arbuthnott, and Robert Pont; qwhais names the Kirk ordaynes to be presentit to his Grace be Mr Craig, and to report his answer againe.
Compeirit John Andersone in linnen cloathes, in presence of the haill Assemblie; and beand prostrate upon his knees, confessit he had offendit Mr Robert Boyde, minister, in drawing of his blood, whereof he repentit with his heart, and askit God and his Kirk forgiveness—promiseing, be the grace of God, not to fall in the lyke wickedness in tyme cuming.
Sessio 6.