Sessio 2.
It was thocht good be the Assemblie, that Mrs Andrew Hay, John Craig, and John Duncansone, sould be direct to the King’s heines Counsell, requyrand the Councill to direct some of the same as Commissioners from his heines to assist the Assemblie with their presence and councill, who returnit their answer, that be reason of urgent affaires they could not be present this day; but the morne there should be twa deput to be direct to the Kirk.
Sessio 3.
That Bischops and all uthers beirand ecclesiasticall functions be callit be their awne names, or brethren, in tyme cumeing.
Anent the ordinance made in the last Assembly concernyng the presenting of the Booke of Policie of the Kirk to my Lord Regent’s Grace; The brethren havand commissione thereto declarit that they had presentit the same to him with the supplicatione appoyntit, and ane day being appoyntit to conferrence, the alteration of the authoritie hes intervenit; and allwayes, for to stay corruptione in the entrie of the King’s Majestie’s Government, they had presentit to his hieness councill, ane supplicatione with four articles, and for observatione of the Act of Parliament, touching sic as bears publick office within this realme; ane uther for putting order to the late murther in Strivling and Edinburgh; the third for the policie of the Kirk; the fourth for supporte of the appearand famine—of the qwhilk as yet no answer.
The haill Assemblie thocht the same meit to be cravit of the Councill, and desyrit my Lord Herreiss and the Abbot of Deir, present, of their opinion concerning the saids matters; qwhais answer was, they came not to vote nor conclude, but were direct be the Councill to hear and sie the proceedings of the Assemblie, and alwayes sould insist at the hands of the Councill for answer to the saids Articles.
Anent the complaynt made upon David Fargysone, that he had overseine the executione of the act made anent Mr Thomas Biggar and George Boswell anent their resorting to the exercise of Dumfermling, the said David being present, declareit that upon their promise to erect ane exercise in Kirkaldie he stayit, qwherin they have failziet The Kirk ordaynes the said act to be put to executione be him as accords.
It was thocht meet be the brethren, that certaine sould be direct to my Lord Herreiss and the Abbot of Dier, to put them in remembrance of the answer to the articles gine in to the Councill, and lykewayes to demand of the Councill, whether they be direct to the Assembly to giue their advyce in all things tending to the glory of God and weell of his Kirk, or to hear allanerlie; and giue the brethren finds it expedient to propone the ane and the uther to the Councill themselves? And to that effect were direct Mrs Andrew Hay and David Lyndsay, who returning, reportit, that some difficulties are in the articles, and for reasonying thereof with sic as the Kirk will appoynt thereto, they have ordaynit twa of the Counsell to concurre the morne at aucht hours. As to the persones they direct to the Assemblie, they giue them no power as Commissioners of the King to vote in Assemblie; for they had not spoken the King in this behalfe: Alwayes, as brether and members of the Kirk, they shall giue advyce, counsell, and vote. The Kirk appoynts Mrs Robert Pont, John Row, James Lawsone, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melvill, and David Lyndsay, to concurr with the deputs of the Councill, to reasone upon the saids articles the morne at aucht houres.
Forsuameikle as the heads of the policie beand concludit and agreit in the last Assemblie of the Kirk, be the maist part of the brether; certain of the brother fand some difficultie and questione in that head De Diaconatu, qwhairthrow farther reasonying was reservit to this Assemblie thereanent: It was therefore requyrit that if any brother had reasonable doubt or argument to propone, that he sould be readie the morne to offer his reasones, qwhair he shall be heard and resolvit.
Ordaynes ane Generall ffast to be observit universallie within the Kirk within this realme, to begine the first day of Junii nixt to cum, and to continow whill the next Sabbath thereafter inclusive, with the accustomed exercises of doctrine and prayer; intimation heirof to be made, with the tyme and cause, to the King and Councill, supplicating his Grace and Councill to discharge be opin proclamatione, all kynd of insolent playes as King of May, Robine Hood, and sic uthers, in the moneth of May, aither be bairnes or utherwayes.