Anent the disputs had betwixt Mr James Gordoune and Peter Blackburne, committit to the review of Mr Androw Melvill and certain breither: The said Mr Androw reportit, That on the pairt of the said Mr James and the enemies, they find great diligence and sophistrie—alwayes praised be God for the knowledge gine to their brother, in qwhais answer they had found solid judgement and great light, to the praise of God and the overthrow of the enemies.
Sessio 15.
All Ministers within their paroches with all diligence shall travell with the Noblemen, Barrones, and Gentlemen, to subscryve the Confession of Fayth, and to report their diligence to the nixt Assembly.
Sessio 16.
Mr Patrick Adamsone, Bischop, is convict of transgressing the Act of Conferrence, and is declareit to have incurrit deprivation fra his office of commissionarie, and Mr Thomas Buchanan placit in his rowme quhill the nixt Assembly.
Ane generall fast is appoyntit universallie to be keepit the first twa Sondayes of July: The causes qwhereof, 1. The universall conspiracies of the enemies of the trewth: 2. The flocking hame of Jesuits and Papists: 3. The defection of the multitude from the truith: 4. The conspiracies intendit be great men against the same, intertayners of the Jesuites and Papists: 5, The coldness of all: 6. The wrack of the patrimonie of the Kirk: 7. The abundance of bloodscheds, adulteries, incests, and all kynde of iniquitie, with many uthers quhairof the particular kirks hes their experience.
[FIFTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie of the Kirk conveint at Edinburgh, in the New Kirk thereof, and begune the 6 of August 1588, quhere was assemblit the Commissioners and Brethrene.
Exhortatione made be Mr Robert Bruce. Leitts, Mrs Robert Pont, Thomas Buchanane, Nicoll Dalgleische, and James Robertsone: Be pluralitie of vots the said Mr Thomas was chosen Moderator hac vice.