7. That provisioune may be, how commone affaires of every Presbytrie may be borne, such as visitators, commissioners direct be them for sundrie occasiounes, scribes’ executione of their summonds, decreits, &c. Quhilk to our judgement sould be sustained be the Bischops rents.
8. That the Kirk be restorit to the thrids, according to the act of Parliament and contract made be the Earle of Mortoune; because we have found ourselves grievously hurt be the giving them out of our owne hands.
9. That the presentation of benefices be direct to Presbytries where the benefices lyis, that be them, after dew tryall, the qualified persons may be admittit.
10. That no presentatione be gine to any man with ane blank therewith for their filthie gried to gang through the countrie making schamfull merchandice, and sicking who will offer maist, or receive least: But that such chiefly be regardit as be the Presbytries or Universities shall be recommendit to the King’s Majestie or Laick Patrone.
11. That it be inactit that Ministers who, through age or sickness, or uther accident, become unable to execute their office, may bruick their livings dureing their lyfis, and provisione made how the kirk in the meantyme will be served.
12. That such Ministers who are deposed or excommunicat in any time, their benefices, stipends, or ecclesiasticall livings quhatsomever to vaike, and uther qualified men provydit thereto.
13. That such as are knawne to be Papists, and notwithstanding their aiths, handwreits, and outward obedience, are tryit to have returnit to their vomit and made apostasie, wayting still the tyme and occasione to cut the throats of the godly, may be punischit as traytors to God and our Soveraigne, be banischment or utherwayes.
14. That no service, freandschip, or league be made with Papists in France, Italie, nor Spaine, or uther countries, be commone or particular consent.
15. That the lyke law be made for defence and preservatione of the preachers of the blessed Evangell againes violence and oppressione as is grantit in favours of the Lords of Sessione.
16. That remedie be found how speciall livings and teinds transferrit in temporall lordships may be restorit againe, for sustentatione of ministers, poore, and schooles.