[FIFTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie of the Kirk of Scotland, convenit at Dundee the twenty-fourth of Apryll 1593.
Exhortatione made be Mr Robert Bruce, Moderator of the last Assemblie. The brethren, according to their order, proceeding to the electione of ane Moderator, appoyntit in leitts Mrs David Lyndsay, James Balfour, James Nicolsone, Andrew Melvill, Patrick Simpsone, and, be pluralitie of vots, the said Mr David was chosen Moderator, hac vice.
Sess. 4. 25 Aprilis.
The Commissioners underwryten presentit thir Articles following to his Majestie and Counsell convenit, viz. The Lairds of Abbotshall, Wadderburne, and Merchestoune, John Arnot and William Little, sometyme Proveists of Edinburgh, and Clement Car; Mrs Robert Bruce, Patrick Galloway, James Nicolsone, and Walter Balcanquall.
Followes the Tenor of the saids Articles and humble Petitiones of the Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, cravit of his Majestie, Counsell, and Nobilitie, presently convenit.
First, Seeing the increase of Papistrie is daily within this realme. It is cravit of his Majestie, that all Papists within the samen be punisched according to the lawes of God and this realme.
Item, That the act of Parliament, ipso facto, may strick upon all manner of men, landit and unlandit, constitute in office or utherwayes, of what sort soever they be, alseweill as the samen is provydit to strick against beneficit persones.
Item, That a declarator may be given against Jesuites, Seminarie Priests, and trafficking Papists, declareing them culpable of treasone and lese Majestie, whereby the receipters of such persones may be punischit according to the act of Parliament; and that reformation may be had of the said act in that pairt where the samen is only expendit against such persones receipts them be the space of three dayes, and that the penaltie of the act may be inflicted againes any receipters without any condition of dayes.