Dumfermling.
Carnock.
Innerkething.
Ressythe.
Auchterdirie.
Ballingarie.
Aberdour.
Dalgatie.
Auchtertool.
Kirkaldie.
Ginghorne Eister.
Ginghorne Waster.
Dysert.
Weymes.
Methell.
Ginglassie.
Culrosse.
Crumbie.
Torrie.
Saline.
Cleisch.
Muckart.
Dolor.
Glendovan.
And to the effect this ordour of Elderschips may be establisched in the saids townes with the better expedient and mair convenient forme, they have namit the breither underwritten, to take care and travells, and to sie the same constitute betwixt and the last day of May nixt to come, viz. For Lawthiane, Mrs Robert Pont, Adam Johnstowne, James Carmichael: ffor Fyfe, David Fargysone, Thomas Buchanan: ffor Angus, the Laird of Dun, Mr Chrystiesone, James Andersone, James Melvill: ffor Striviling and Linlithgow, Robert Montgomrie, John Duncansone, the Bischope of Dumblane: ffor Glasgow, Andrew Hay, Thomas Smetoune, Andrew Polwart, and the Bischop of Glasgow: for Aire and Irving, John Porterfield, John Young, John M‘Corie: ffor the Merss, John Clappertoune, Patrick Gaitts: ffor Perth, the Minister there, William Rynd, and William Edmestoune; Ordayning every Elderschip in the first Assemblie to be halden, to chuse out of their numbers ane Moderator to continew till the nixt Synodall Assemblie.
Sessio 9.
Forsuameikle as travells hes been taken in the forming of the Policie of the Kirk, and diverse sutes made to the Magistrate for approbatione thereof, qwhilk, albeit as yet, hes not taken the happie effect qwhilk good men would crave; yet that the posteritie sould judge well of the present age, and of the meining of the Kirk, the Assemblie hes concludit that the Book of Policie agriet upon in diverse Assemblies before, sould be registrate in the acts of the Kirk, and to remaine therein, ad perpetuam rei memoriam, and the copies thereof to be taken be every Presbytrie: of the qwhilk Book the tenor follows:
HEADS AND CONCLUSIONES OF THE POLICIE OF THE KIRK.
[The Book of Policie, or Second Book of Discipline, has been already so often printed, in Dunlop’s Confessions, the Compendium of the Laws of the Church, and separately, along with the First Book of Discipline, that it is deemed unnecessary to encumber the present work with a reprint of it from the Assembly’s Register.]
Anent the Confession of Faith lately set furth be the King’s Majestie’s proclamatione, and subscribed be his Heines, The Kirk, in ane voyce, acknowledges the said Confessione, to be ane trew and Christiane Confession to be agriet unto be such as trewly professe Christ and his trew religion, and the tenor thereof to be followit out as the samin is laid out in the said proclamatione.
Ane method of Preaching to be printed and putt in Scotts be Mr Thomas Smeton.
Forsuameikle as Abbots, Commendators, Priores, and Bischops, provydit of auld, under the name of Ecclesiasticall, bruiks the rents and revenews of the Kirks, without exercising any spirituall functione thereof, or recognoscing the true Kirk, devowring the patrimonie of them, and daily diminisching the rents of their benefices; The Kirk and Assembly present, hes determined and resolved, that all such persones before named, shall be cited before the Presbyteries, to compeir before the next Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, to submitt themselves thereto, as they will answer unto the Kirk.