2. To craue, in generall for the haill ministrie, that they be not troublit with the taxationes in no tyme coming, but that the officers that ingathers the same, charge the taxmen immediatelie qwho are bound to relieve the ministrie of their taxatione, because so long as the Commissioners charges their taksmen, not only it averts them from their calling, but also breeds a grudge betwixt them and their parochiners.
3. To craue a redress of the buriall, that ane act of Parliament may be made, discharging burialls in the kirks.
4. To craue ane redress anent adulterous marriages qwher two persones, both divorcit for adulterie committit either with uther, craues the benefite of the Kirk to be joynit in marriage.
5. To craue his Majestie, what order shall be tane anent the relaxatione of such murtherers from excommunicatione as are already relaxit from the horne, and yet hes not satisfyit the partie, qwhilk is a token of no penitence.
6. To advyse with his Majestie of the carying of profest witches from towne to towne, to try witchcraft in wthers, be lawfull and ordinar tryall of witchcraft or not.
7. Anent laik patronages, to lament unto his Majestie the great abuse qwhilk the late act of Parliament hes brocht in, giving licence to the patrone to possesse the fruites of the benefice, in caice he present ane qwalified man, and the same be not admitted be the Kirk, under cullour qwherof they use to present ane qualified man to the presbytrie, and hes him sworne to sett back ane tack of the fruits of the benefices to the patrone, qwheron, albeit the persone presentit be qualified, yet the Kirk cannot admitt him, in respect to the impedimen forsaid, qwherthrough both the patrone uplifts the fruits of the benefice, and the Kirk lys destitute; therefore to crave redress.
Sess. 5. Martii 9, [Post Meridiem.]
Anent the grieves given in to his Majestie before noon, his Majestie being present gave his answer as follows:—
To the first and second, his Majestie desyred the Commissioners to be deput from this Assemblie, to give in ane supplication to the Councill, anent the same, qwhereunto his Majestie should hold hand, and in the meantyme promised to cause stay all farther executione against such of the ministrie as were at the Assembly presently, qwhill the 15th of Apryle nixt to come.