Commissioners war appoyntit to present unto his Majestie and Counsell the humble petitiones, complaints, articles, and heids delyverit to them, and humblie to crave his Majestie’s answer therunto—treat, conferre, and reasone thairupone, and upon such heads and articles as shall be on his Majestie’s behalfe, or be his Commissioners proponit to them; and qwhat herein bies proceidit, to reporte to the next Generall Assemblie of the Kirk.
Anent the excommunicatione of Mr James Melvill, minister of Kylrynnie, and certaine breither of Fyfe, be Patrick Hamiltone and Samuell Cunninghame: The Assemblie ordayns the Presbytrie of St Androis to take tryall in that matter, and put order to the same, according to the qualitie of the offence.
The Estate and order of the Presbytries, with the bounds of the Commissioners, presentit be me Lord Clark of Register, and sett downe in his Lordship’s travells, at the request of the Kirk.
Zetland.
Tingwell.
Qwhytness.
Vesdaill.
Qwhalsa.
Skerres.
Nesting.
Lunasting.
Brassay.
Burray.
Sandsting.
Esthting.
Sandness.
Papa.
Fula.
Vansa.
Olaberrie.
St Colme’s Kirk.
Cross Kirk.
Delting.
Olnafyrth.
Stalisla.
Fetlarre.
Hamnavoe.
Rafuiren.
Nestinzell.
Unst.
Sandwick.
Cunnigsburgh.
Cros Kirk.
Faire Yle.
Bulzesta.
Dunrossness.
Orknay.
Kirkwall.
St Olawis Kirk.
Birsa.
Harray.
St Androis Kirk in
Deirness.
Holme.
Orfare.
Stane House.
Firth.
Euie.
Randell.
Inhallow.
Stromness.
Sandwick.