2. That his heines wald cause and compell the Provest and Masters of the Colledges of the Universitie of St Androis to produce and exhibite the erection and foundationes of the colledges within the said Universitie, to be considerit be his heines, and sic as his Grace shall appoynt; also that the saids foundatione may be sichtit, and reformation made thereanent as effeirs.
3. Because some Jesuites are presently within this countrie, that order may be taken with them as effeirs.
4. Because ane minister is not sufficient at all tymes to await upon his Grace and his heines’s house, to preache, exhort, admonische, and preserve discipline within the same; Therefore the Kirk craues that his heines will be content to name ane uther minister within this realme, of best qualities, to be joynit with John Duncansone, that they may both be mutuall, await upon his Grace and the haill ministrie of his house.
5. That because in the last conferrence, halden in Striviling be his Grace’s command, concernyng the policie of the Kirk, certain articles thereanent remaines yet unresolved and referred to farther conferrence, therefore the Kirk craves at his Majestie, that persones unspotted of sic corruptions as are desyrit to be reformit, may be nominat be his Majestie to proceed in the farther conferrence of the said policie, and tyme and place to be appoyntit for that effect.
6. Because the Kirk understands that his Majestie, be advyce of his Secret Councell, directs letters oftentymes to stay the executione of the acts of the Generall Assemblie, as also summonds ministers to take tryall of excommunicatione pronouncit be them according to the word of God and discipline of the Kirk, stayes the producing of the same, as the Commissioners of the Kirk in particular will declare; that therefore his gracious Majestie heirafter wald suffer the acts of the Generall Assemblie to be put in executione, and namely that excommunicatione being pronouncit, may haue the dew executione, without controlling thereof before his Majestie and Secret Councill.
Questiones proponit be the Synodalls to the Generall Assemblie.
In respect of great inconvenients that hes ensewit, and daily does ensew, be readers in using their office, the haill brethren hes inhibite all readers from ministring the sacraments and solemnization of marriage, permitting nothing unto them but the proclamatione of the bands, simple reading of the text, desyreing ane uniforme order to be establischit be the acts of Generall Assemblie throughout all provinces.
Responsio: So manie readers as the Commissioners and Synodall Assemblie findes unmeit to solemnize marriage to be inhibit be them, in respect that syndrie brethrene besydis their ministrie hes particular benefices, whereby the kirks where their benefices lyis are disappoyntit of service, that ane uniforme order may be tane that men may serve either at the kirk where the benefices lyis, or provisione to be made for the same.
Answer: Agreit heirto.