Mr William Coke, younger, for the provest, baillies, and councill of the towne, disassentit from the nominatione of Mr Robert Wallace.
The Generall Assemblie, by the authoritie given to them of God, discharges all and every Christiane within the Kirk of Scotland from repairing to any of the King of Spaine his dominions qwhere the tyrannie of inquisitione is used for traffiquers with merchandice, negotiatione or exercing of sea-fareing occupatione, untill the tyme the King’s Majestie, be the advyce of the Counsell, haue saucht and obtained speciall libertie and licence of the King of Spaine for all his leiges and subjects, to traffick in merchandice, and occupie within the haill pairts of the King of Spaine his dominions, without any danger to their persone or goods, for the cause of their religion and conscience, under the paine of incurring the censure of the Kirk, until the last sentence of excommunicatione.
[FIFTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, convenit at Edinburgh, the 7 of May 1594.
Exhortatione being made be Mr David Lindsay, last Moderator, the Assembly proceedit to the electione of a new Moderator, and appoynting the leets, Mr Andrew Melvill, Patrick Galloway, Patrick Simpsone, Robert Pont, the said Mr Andrew was chosen hac vice.
Sessio 2a. May 8.
The necessitie of the tyme and affaires qwhilk are to be intreatit being considerit be the Kirk, it was concludit that no brother having Commissione to this Assemblie depart from the samen, before the finall dissolutione thereof, without licence obtained therefrae, under the paine of suspensione from their office, untill they be reponit be the said Generall Assemblie thereto. And as concernyng the penaltie of Commissioners that comes not to the Assembly at all, or remaynes not qwhill the end thereof, ordaynes the Register to be considerit what hes been statute already, and to report afternoone.
Sessio 3a. Eodem die.