The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland / Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.

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7. The 7th lykewayes is referrit to the next Assemblie.

8. Ordaynes all summonds to contain ane speciall cause and cryme, and that nane be summoned super inquirendis.

9. No conventiones sould be amang the pastores without his Majestie’s knawledge and consent, except alwayes Sessiones, Presbytries, and Synods, their meetings in visitationes of kirks, admissione and deprivatione of ministers, taking up of feuds, and such uthers as hes not been found fault with be his Majestie.

10. In all principall towns, ministers should not be chosen without the consent of their own flock and his Majestie.

11. All matters concerning his Majestie’s questiones remanent shall be suspendit, nor damned or rebuikit either in pulpit or uthers their judicators, qwhill first all his Hienes’ questiones be decydit in the next Generall Assemblie, and in speciall matters importing sclander, shall [not] come in before them in the meintyme, qwherein his Majestie’s authoritie royall is highly prejudgit, excepting only ecclesiasticall causes.

12. The Assembly hes appoynted and chosen certaine brethren with commission to treat upon the saids questiones, and report their advyce and opinione to the next Generall Assemblie, referring the tyme and place of conveining to his Majestie. The brethren appoyntit, to that effect, as followes: Mrs James Nicholson, Jone Caldcleuch, Andrew Clayhills, David Lyndsay, Thomas Buchanan, James Melvill, Robert Wilkie, William Couper, John Couper, Thomas Brysone, Robert Rollock, Patrick Galloway, John Duncansone, and Robert Henrie.

13. The Assemblie gives commissione to the ministrie of the Presbytries of Morray and Aberdeine to insist in conferrence with the Earle of Huntlie; and, to that effect, appoynts Mrs Andrew Millne, Andrew Leith, Andrew Lambe, George Gladstones, and John Ramsay, to concurr and assist with them, and ordaynes them to report their answers to the conditiones and articles given them in commissione for tryall of the said estate.

Sess. 7^a. Martii 5^o.

The Articles for Triall of the Earle of Huntlie.

1. First, That the said Earle, from the day of his compeirance before the saids Commissioners, shall make his constant and ordinarie residence in Aberdeene, that he may be instructit be hearing the word, and ordinarie conferrence indureing the tyme appoyntit for the same.