The next Assembly at Edinburgh, the first Tuesday of July.
[FIFTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
Att Edinburgh, in the New Kirk, the 6th of February 1587 (1588.)
Exhortatione made be Mr Andrew Melvill. Leitts, Mrs Thomas Buchanane, Peter Blackburne, Patrick Galloway, Robert Bruce, and Nicoll Dalgleische: The said Mr Robert was chosen Moderator, hac vice.
The haill Kirk hes desyrit the King’s Majestie’s Commissioners, the Mr of Lyndsay, my Lord Ochiltrie, the Laird of Lochlevine, and the Constable of Dundie, the Tutor of Pitcurre, the Lairds of Kylluchie, Capringtoune, Qwhyttinghame, Mr John Lyndsay, Senator of the Colledge of Justice, John Johnstoune, Commissioner of Edinburgh, Alexander Scrymgeour, Commissioner of Dundie, William Menzies, Robert Pont, David Lyndsay, Andrew Melvill, Thomas Buchanane, Peter Blackburne, and William Chrystisone, to concurr with the Moderator in advyseing of speciall matters to be concludit.
Forsuameikle as this Assembly being extraordinary convenit for the great dangers appearing to the Evangell within this countrie, qwhilks, in a part, war declared be the Moderator: It was proponit in deliberatione qwhat sould be the readdiest way to quensche the present fyre of Papiscie kindlit throughout all the countrie; and because the propositione was of great weight, the Assemblie requyrit the Barrones and Gentlemen for their part, the Commissioners of Burrows on the 2d part, and the Ministrie on the third part, to conveene themselves apairt, advyse and propone their advyce to the Moderator and his Assessors the morne, such mids as they find offerit to them; and, for farderance thereof, ordayns Mrs Peter Blackburne and Hew Fullertone to give informatione of the evidents thereof in thair countries; injoyning farther to the haill breither and Commissioners of the countries to give in their declarationes of Papistrie and Jesuites in wreite the morne to the Assemblie.
Sessio 3.
The advyce of the Noblemen and Barrones was presentit to the Assemblie, read, and be commone consent thought meit; allwayes first, it seemed good that Archbald Earle of Angus, my Lords Marschell, Marre, Ochiltrie, and Sinclare, the Lairds of Coldounknows, Lochlevin, the Tutor of Pitcurrie, the Constable of Dundie, Alexander Scrymgeour, John Adamsone, Mrs David Lyndsay, Patrick Galloway, David Fargysone, Robert Pont, and Peter Blackburne, to conferre with his Majestie upon the same head as they shall be advertised from the Chancellour.