Mr Andrew Polwart was decerned to be frie and at libertie fra the kirk of Paslay, that he may serve uther where it pleased God to call him; because of the contempt of the discipline, their manifest vices, minacing and boasting of him in doeing his dewtie, his labours cannot be profitable to them, besydes some privat causes qwhilks were considerit be Mrs Alexander Hay, Alexander Arbuthnot, George Hay, and Andrew Melvill, and they reportit their judgement; qwhairupon decreit past.
Sessio 11.
Anent the grievous accusatione layd against Mr Thomas Kynneir be the Laird of Cambo, and Mr Thomas Ramsay, concernyng his sclanderous and ungodly life, the haill Assembly, after publick reiding of the witnesses and probatione deducit in the matter, and dew consideration thairof, and after taking aith of the accusers that they accusit naither of malice nor choler, but for conscience cause, knawand the accusatione qwherwith they accuse him to be trew, Decerns, all in ane voyce, the said Mr Thomas to be depryvit, lykeas they deprive him of the ministrie in all tyme cuming; debarring him also from the participatione of the holy supper of the Lord, ay and whill his repentance be testifyit to the Generall Assemblie be the visitor of the countrie where he remaynes, and humble supplicatione to be made be the said Mr Thomas to the haill Assemblie, to be admittit thereto, and their answer to that effect: That this sentence be intimat in the Kirk of Carraill in the pulpit thairof be the commissioner of the countrie.
Sessio 13.
The heads of the Policie and Jurisdictione of the Kirk beand halilie read in the audience of the haill Assemblie, and thocht good that the same sould be presentit to my Lord Regent’s Grace, as agried be reasoning amang the brethren, savand the head de Diaconatu, qwhilk is ordaynit to be gine in with a nott, that the same is agriet be the maist part of the Assembly, without prejudice of farther reasoning, to the effect the saids heids may be put in mundo, disposit, and set in good order, according to the mynd of the Assemblie; The Assembly hes willit Mrs James Lawsone, Robert Pont, David Lyndsay, and the Clerk of the Assemblie, to travell with diligence therein: And the same being put in mundo, that according to the originall, to be seen and revysit be John Duncansone, David Fargysone, the Laird of Dun if he be present, Mr James Carmichael, and John Brand, and being found be them according to the said originall, to be presentit be the saids Mrs James Lawsone, Robert Pont, and David Lyndsay, together with the supplicatione pennit and delyverit to them, be the Clerk, unto my Lord Regent’s Grace; and in caise conferrence and reasonyng be socht be his Grace upon the saids heads presentit to his Grace, The Assembly hes appoyntit Mrs Patrick Adamsone, the Laird of Dun, John Craig, John Row, Alexander Arbuthnott, Andrew Melvill, James Lawsone, Robert Pont, David Lyndsay, Andrew Hay, George Hay, and Johne Duncansone, to concurr and await upon the said conference as they shall be advertised be his Grace.
[THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie, conveint att Edinburgh the 24th day of Aprile, in the Magdalen Chapell, 1578, quhair thair was present Commissioners of Countries, Kirks, Townes, and Universities, with Ministers: Mr Androw Melvill, Moderator.
Sessio.
Att the Moderator’s instance, the Assembly appointit Mrs John Row, Robert Pont, James Lawsone, and David Lyndsay, to concurr and conferr with him at extraordinar houris, to advyse upon sic matters as shall be thocht best to be proponit to the Assemblie.