The Kirk gives their full power and commissioune to Mrs Alexander Arbuthnott, Adam Johnstoune, and David Home, to pass to the Duke’s Grace, to make informatione to him of the great sclander of Mr Robert Montgomrie in his societie, sen the tyme of the sentence of excommunication pronuncit against him; to intimate unto him the said sentence with gentle and discreit persuasions; to schaw the danger thereof, and what the acts of the Assemblie hes concludit against the receivers and maintayners of excommunicat persones; desyring him earnestly to remove him from his company, and to gine admonitione to him to that effect; and in caice he continow inobedient, that the Kirk will proceid against him according to their acts.
Sessio 4.
John Duncansone presentit ane letter from the King’s Majestie concerning the Laird of Mynto, and certaine of the magistrates and citizens of Glasgow, desyrand, in effect, that matter to be handlit before the Counsell, with credit to be gine to the bearer, quho utterit his credite and schew, That his Majestie continows, and sall constantly continow to the end, in the trew professione of the religione presently establischit within this realme; and as to the action of Glasgow, upon supplicatione to be gine into the Counsell, such order shall be taken therwith as the Kirk shall be therwith satisfied.
Anent the summonds produced against the said persons to hear tryall taine of the violence done be them against Mr John Howesone, and to hear them convict, excommunicat, and casten furth of the societie of the faithfull, for the committing of the said hynous offence and sclander; as the summonds dewlie execute and indorsate at lenth bears:—The saids persones all being callit, and nane compearand except John Grahame, quho denyit the contents thereof for his parte,—The saids summonds being given to probatione, and Mrs John Davidsone, John Hamiltone, Andrew Knox, Patrick Walkingschaw, Thomas Jack, Richard Wright, Archibald Eglintoune, and John Stodard, being sworne, recevit and admittit witnesses, the Kirk ordaynit them to be present the morne in the mornyng, before the Moderator and his Assessors, to depone in the said matter.
Sessio 5.
The brethren direct to the King’s Majesty concerning John Durie and the brethren of Glasgow, Reportit his Grace writing, in effect bearing, that at the cuming of the said Duke’s Grace, who had interes in that matter, cautioning the said John, upon supplicatione to be gine in, consideratione sould be had thereof; and as to the brether of Glasgow, the action of qwhilk the Kirk hes in their hands against the Provest of Glasgow and his colleagues, being superscedit, he wald dispenss with the brether of Glasgow, to the saxt day of July nixt to cum; as the letter at lenth bearis.
Anent the proces deducit against the Provest of Glasgow and his colleagues, The Kirk ordayns Mrs James Melvill, John Porterfield, and Patrick Scharpe, to examine the remanent witnesses afternoone, qwho are producit and unexaminat, and, in the meanetyme, further proces to stay; lykeas the saids witnesses war examinat at the tyme appoyntit be the saids breither.
Sessio 6.
Anent the actione layde against the Laird of Mynto, Provest of Glasgow, and his colleagues, The haill Kirk, after publick reading of the proces, and probatione used in the matter, and dew consideratione and examinatione thereof, being weill and ryply advysed therewith, Finds the cryme, as it is verified, proven and tryed before them, to deserve to be punischit with excommunicatione; and, nottheless, at the King’s Majestie’s request, continewes the pronuncing of any sentence against them to the saxt of July nixt, qwhilk is the day of the conventione of the Nobilitie at Perth, qwhere hope is gine of repair: Givand, grantand, and committand also, full power and commissione to the Commissioners, direct be them unto the King’s Majestie and Councell to the said conventione, in case they should not see remeid there put to the matter, betwixt the said day and the 24th of the said moneth, or sooner, at their discretione, to proceed and giue forth sentence in the said cause, and to appoynt severall persones to the executione thereof, as they will answer to the Kirk; and ordaynis reporte to be made of this continuatione unto the King’s Majestie.
Anent the place occupied be John Durie, ane of the ministers of Edinburgh, presently removit off the toune, the Kirk present, inhibites and discharges the Kirk and Presbyterie of Edinburgh, to elect, choose, or admitt, in any wayes, any minister in his place of the ministrie thereof; dischargeing also all ministers, or that aspyres to the ministrie, to attempt the usurping or taking upon them of his charge and place thereof, except at the desyre of the ministers of Edinburgh, to relieve them, at all tymes, qwhill the Generall Assembly of the Kirk be farder advysit; and, in caice any shall be chosen and electit, the haill Kirk decerns the said electione and admissione to be null and of nane effect.