The Kirk nominated Mrs Robert Bruce, Robert Pont, David Lyndsay, John Robertsone, John Keith, Peter Blackburne, James Balfoure, Robert Hepburne, John Durie, James Robertsone, James Nicolsone, Andrew Melvill, David Fargysone, James Andersone, Andrew Young, Andrew Milne, Andrew Hay, John Porterfield, George Gordoune, John Clappertoune, Andrew Clayhills, the Maister of Lyndsay, the Laird of Lochlevine, the Lairds of Elphingstoune and Kerss, and John Johnstoune, Assessors.
Sessio 2.
It is thought expedient that, in the frequencie of this Assemblie, the most necessar things be first handlit, concernyng the present danger imminent to the Kirk within this realme, and to the common weall thereof, be the arryvall of Spainʒards and Barbars; as also the danger and decay of religione be the raritie and povertie of ministers of the Evangell: The Kirk hes thocht for their pairt ane dewtie in this behalfe, that ane fast be proclaimit the morne be the ordinary teacher in the Kirk of Edinburgh, to be continowit in the said toune the whole week.
Sessio 3.
Forsuameikle as, universallie throughout this realme, there is neither religione nor discipline with the poor, but the maist part liues in filthie adulterie, incest, fornicatione, bairnes unbaptized, and themselves never resorts to Kirks, nor participats the sacraments: Therefore it is thought expedient that all ministers, in their paroche kirks, shall make intimatione, and denunce to all poor that aither be parochiners or resorte to them, having women and bairnes, that if they report not sufficient testimoniall of their marriages, and baptizing of their bairnes, so many as hes wyfes and bairnes; and sicklyke, where they have participat the holy communione, that they will be refuisit of their almes at the hands of all good and charitable persones: exhorting also their parochiners that they rather extend their liberality to such as be of the household of ffayth, and having discreit judgement in giving any such persones of their almes, that gives not evidence to them as said is.
Anent the citatione direct to the Moderator of the Generall Assembly against Mr Patrick Adamsone, callit Bischop of St Androis, makeing mentione, that forsuameikle as be ane act of the Presbytrie of Edinburgh it was ordaynit concernyng the marriage of George Earle of Huntlie, that his bands sould be proclaimit upon his agrieing to subscryve to certaine articles of religione profest in this realme, qwhilk he did subscryve; and under hope that he sould subscryve the rest before his marriage, ane inhibition was made according to the tenor of the said act, to diverse of the ministers, and speciallie to the said Mr Patrick, that nane of them sould take in hand to celebrate the said marriage, unto the tyme the said Lord Huntlie agrie to subscryve the Confessione of the Fayth, containt in the acts of Parliament; with certificatione to them and every one of them, if they failzied herein, they sould be callit for disobedience to the voyce of the Kirk and Generall Assemblie, and punischit therefore, as accords: Notwithstanding of the said inhibitione, the forsaid Mr Patrick proceidit to the solemnizatione of the said marriage, and celebrate the same upon the 21 day of July instant; disobeying thereby the foresaid inhibitione and admonitione; as the said citatione beares: Qwhilk being callit, and the said Mr Patrick compearing be Mr Thomas Wilsone, his procurator, qwho producit ane testimoniall of his sickness, subscrivit be the doctor, Mr Robert Nicoll, and twa of his bailzies, requyring that the breither wald not disquyit him in his sickness, they fand the said testimoniall not to be sufficient.
Sessio 5.
The Kirk being informit that there is a ane schip arryvit lately in this Firth from Dunkirk, suspect to be ane spie, out of the qwhilk ane man, as appears of some mark, is landit; they, with the Counsell present, desyrit the provest and bailzies to man the schip, take the men and keep them qwhill his Majestie come over; yet it is reportit they refuise, in respect it will be ane hinderance to their traffique: The breither thinks it meit that Mrs Robert Bruce, Andrew Hay, and Andrew Melvill, pass to the Chancellour to let him understand of the said answer, and offer unto his Lordship their concurrence to request the towne.
Forsuameikle as in no countrie qwhere any religione is allowit, it is permittit that the deid be buried in the kirks, and that albeit inhibitione hes been diverse tymes made for avoyding of that abwse, yet the acts and constitutiones of the Kirk are dayly broken: Therefore the Kirk inhibits that any persones in tyme coming be buried in the kirks, and that no minister give consent thereto, but directly oppone thereto; certifying such persones as shall be the authors and inbringers of the dead unto the saids kirks, they shall be suspendit from the benefites of the Kirk, qwhill they make publick repentance therefore; and the minister that giues his consent, or discharges not his conscience in opponyng thairto, shall be suspendit from his functione in the ministrie: And to the effect this act may haue the better executione, supplicatione shall be made to his Majestie that ane ordinance may pass be his Heines and Counsell discharging the said buriall within kirks, and such lyke erecting of tombes, and laying of troches in kirkyards, under such paines as his Heines and Counsell pleise to devyse.