The Generall Assembly, conveint at Edinburgh, the 17th of October 1581, qwhair there was present the Commissioners.
Sessio.
Exhortatione made be Mr Robert Pont. Leitts, Mrs John Craig, Andrew Melvill, David Lyndsay, and John Duncansone; the said Mr John, be plurality of votis, was chosen Moderator hac vice, whose absence before noone, the said Mr Robert was ordaynit to supplie. Assessors, Mrs James Lawsone, Robert Pont, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melville, David Lyndsay, Thomas Smetowne, Alexander Arbuthnott, Andrew Polwart, and David Fergusone.
Sessio 2.
The Assemblie ordaynit Mrs Adam Johnstone and John Durie to pass to the King’s Majestie in name of the Assemblie, desyring his Heines to direct Commissioners from his Grace to see the proceedings of the Assemblie, and continew therein; quha returning, declareit that for sundrie affaires of Counsell he could direct nane qwhill Thursday, and that day his Grace sould send some instructed with his commissione.
The haill Bishops being called, nane was present but Dunblane.
Anent the constitution of Presbytries appoyntit in the last Assembly; The persones to whom the charge thereof was committit, being callit to giue ane account of their diligence herein: ffor Lowthiane they had not proceidit: anent Lynlithgow, be reason that thir diverse yeares bygane, no Exercise hes been there, besyde the inlaike of ane good moderatour, and therefore thocht it meitest that the Presbytrie sould have bein in Calder, where the Superintendent micht be had to be Moderator; allwayes referrs that to the brether.
After voteing, the Kirk concludit that the Presbytrie be still in Linlithgow qwhill the next Assemblie, and no transporting nor change of the place of the Presbytrie, without the determinatione of the Generall Assemblie, as lykewayes of all uther Presbytries; admonisching also the towne of Lynlithgow be their Commissioner, that if good concurrance be not had be them therunto, that the Kirk wald transport the Presbytrie from them. The rest of the Presbytries referrit to farther deliberatione and diligence.
Sessio 3.