The haill brether are admonisched to observe the act made alreadie anent the marriage of pairties divorcit for adulterie, under the paine therein conteint, qwhill the questione be fullie resolvit, upon the advyce and consent of the haill Kirk.
Sessio 15.
Anent the desyre of Mr Walter Balcanquall, minister of Edinburgh, desyrand, that according to the King’s Majestie’s directione to the Kirk, his accusatione may be lawfullie tryit, and his accuser and witnesses brocht before; or else, seeing he spak nothing but publickly in face of the haill brethren, that they sould giue their judgment and determinatione in the matter, submitting him reverently unto their wisdomes.
The Brethren present, ordayned Mrs David Lyndsay and Thomas Smetone to pass to the King’s Majestie, and schaw their good will to haue the matter tryed conforme to his wreiting; desyring his Grace for that effect, that the accuser, with his two witnesses, be brocht before the Kirk, as also if it be his heines pleasure to send some Commissioners from the Council, to sie the matter rightly judgit and proceedit in be the Kirk.
Anent the supplication gine in be John Craig, appearand of Ramuscraig, and Agnes Irving his spouse, desyrand that the Commissioners of Edinburgh sould be requyrit to superceid the cause of Barbara Keith against them before the said Commissioners; the saids Commissioners being present, the Kirk requyrit them in this particular, as also in uther things that appears to towch the Jurisdictione of the Kirk, that no wayes they proceid qwhill they conferr with the Prior of Pittenweyme, Mrs Robert Pont, Alexander Arbuthnott, who sall concurre with them the morne at nyne houres, and reasone both anent their jurisdictione and the jurisdictione of the Kirk, that neither of them usurp uthers jurisdictions; and herein to report their judgement to the Kirk; requestand also the saids Commissioners, that dureing the dependance of this conferrence, no farder be proceeded in the said cause; unto the qwhilk conferrence the said Commissioners agreit.
Sessio 16.
The Brethren direct to the King’s Majestie and Councill, reportit, that be reasone of the greit affaires of the King and Counsell, they could gett no answer of such things as they were direct for.
Sessio 17.
The Kirk consentit to the supplicatione of Alexr. Borthwick, minister at the kirk of Livingstone, quho being an actuall minister and of meine literature, humbly desyrit the Kirk to grant him licence to gang to some universitie within this countrie, where he may study theologie, and haue sum kirk near adjacent to travill there in the ministrie; in the meane tyme so meikle the rather as he hes obteinit leave of his flock quho may at this tyme be easilie provydit.
Ordaynes Mr David Lyndsay to passe to the Session of Edinburgh, and desyre them to declare, if they, or any of them, fand any errors, sclander, or offence in the sermone preached be Mr Walter Balcanquall, upon Wodensday was aucht dayes.