[FIFTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, halden at Edinburgh, in the Over-Tolbooth thereof, the 10th of May 1586, Whair there was present his Majestie’s Commissioners, my Lord Chancellour, Justice Clark, Mr John Grahame, the Pryor of Blantyre, Mr Peter Young, with the Commissioners direct from the Synodalls and Universities.
Exhortatione made be Mr Robert Pont. My Lord Privie Seall, and Mr Peter Young, direct from the King’s Majestie, schew, That his Grace being occupyit in great affayres, could not this day give his presence; and tharefore desyrit the haill breither, at afternoone, to repare to the great chapell in the Abbay, qwhere he should propone his mynd to them; and, in the meintyme, to superceid the electione of a moderator qwhill then: qwhairunto the brether agreit, with conditione it sould not prejudge the libertie of the Assemblie in any poynt; lykas the Commissioners declareit they understand of no prejudice meined thereby.
Sessio 2. Eodem die, in Capella Regia, coram Rege.
It pleasit his Majestie to propose the cause of assembling the breither to that place; and thereafter, prayer being made be Mr Robert Pont, the King proceidit to the nominatione of Mrs Peter Blackburne, David Lyndsay, Nicoll Dalgleische, to be on leets for chooseing a Moderator; and the said Mr David was elect Moderator, hac vice. Mrs John Robertsone, Alexander Rawsone, George Hay, Peter Blackburne, the Laird of Dune, William Chrystisone, William Hepburne, William Moriesone, Thomas Buchanane, David Fargysone, Robert Pont, Nicol Dalgleische, the King’s Ministers, Adame Johnstoune, David Home, Alexander Home, John Knox, James Brysone, Andrew Hay, James Andersone, Patrick Galloway, were nominat by the breither, Assessors.
His Majestie appoyntit my Lord Secretar, Justice Clark, Privie Sealle, Mr John Grahame, my Lord Culros, Mr Peter Young, to conferr, reasone, and advyse with the said breither on matters mutuallie to be proponit, and them, or any two of them, to concurr with the Assemblie on his Majestie’s behalfe, as his Heines’ Commissioners.
3 Sessio—in Pretorio.
Anent uniformitie of discipline: It is thocht meit that the same be first proponit in the privie conferrence, and thereafter publicklie.
Anent the Registers of the Kirk: Mrs George Hay and Patrick Galloway being direct to the King’s Majestie for to solicite the redelyverance of the same, his Heines answerit, that they sould be delyverit to the clerk ilk day dureing the Assemblie; but at even they should be in the hands of the Lord Privie Seall, qwhill the end of the said Assemblie, betwixt and the qwhilk day his Majestie would be present himselfe.
Sessio 4.