Item, Because for laick of moyen, sundrie of the ministrie hes not as yet obtainit designatioune of their manses and gleibs, Therefore it is ordaynit that every minister, qwhilk is not yet possessit with his manse and gleib, obtaine possession of the same, betwixt and the next Assemblie; and in caice the persones in qwhois favours the designatioune is grantit, be not able, through povertie, to await upon the law for obtaining possessione of the same, that the rest of the brethren of his Presbytry concurr and help him with expenses for obtayning of the same.
Sess. 6a. Martii 10. Ante Meridiem.
Anent the proceeding of the Commissioners appoyntit in the last Generall Assemblie, qwhilk they did anent the examinatione of the depositione of Mr John Rutherford, and the planting of the ministrie of St Androis: the Assemblie ratifies, approves, and allows their proceedings therein. And farder, for reasonable causes moving them, ordaynes Mr Robert Wallace to be relaxit from the suspensione from his ministry, pronuncit in their decreit against him, be satisfyand my Lord of Memuor, be the advyce of Mrs David Lyndsay, Robert Bruce, and Robert Rollock, to the effect he may be placit to serve in such partes qwher the Kirk shall think his travells to be best imployit. And as concernyng Mr John Rutherfurd’s proces, and the rest of the thinges done in St Androis be the saids Commissioners, Mrs David Black, John Carmichaell, Robert Durie, Alexander Forsyth, and the rest of the brethren of the Presbytrie of St Androis that were there present, after reasonyng of such things qwherof they had not been of before resolvit, declareit themselves satisfyit therein.
Because it was reportit be the Commission of the Generall Assemblie, that the constant platt for planting every particular kirk, be the tacksmen who hes the haill teinds in their hands, and refuseth to condescend to any substantiall order anent the planting of the ministrie, without some securitie were made unto them anent the remanent of their teinds; Therefore, the Assemblie thocht good to consider qwhat be the conditiones cravit be their tacksmen, in caice of augmentatione of the dewtie of their tacks for sustentatione of the ministrie: To the qwhilk it was answerit be the Visitors of Morray and Aberdeene, that the taxmen desyrit ane perpetuitie of their tacks, be renewing thereof at their outruning, butt gressume. The lyke offerit Angus, Clydsdale; Gallaway, Fyfe, and Lawthiane, wald make no offer; upon consideratione qwhereof, the brethren desyrit his Majestie that ane law might be made anent the augmentation of the dewties of the tacks for sustentatione of the ministrie, To the qwhilk his Majestie offerit willingly to deall with the tacksmen in such sorte that they should be forced to augment the dewtie of their tacks to ane reasonable and competent living for ane minister at every kirke, upon condition they had some reasonable ease of their teinds; and for effectuating thereof, the Assemblie ordaynes every minister to give in ane particular overture in wryte to the Commissioners quwhilk shall be appoyntit be the Generall Assemblie, quhat is the just valour of the teinds of his paroche, to quham they are sett, for quhat dewtie, to quham the deutie is payit, and quhat better every ane can give for planting of his awne kirk, to the effect his Majestie, with advyce of the saids Commissioners, may take ane solide order anent the sufficient planting of every particular kirk betwixt and the nixt Generall Assemblie.
Sess. 7. Martii 10.
The brethren appoynted to try the proceedings of the Commissioners of the last Assemblie, and the grieves given in against the same, with the Commissioners’ answers thereto, declairit that they had considerit the haill grieves given in be the Synodall of Lawthiane, and the Commissioners’ answers made to the same, and that they thought it expedient, so that it were the will of the Assemblie, that the saids grieves and answers sould be buried;—nottheless, the Assemblie, for the satisfaction of the haill breither, thocht good, that the saids grieves and answers sould be read in audience of the haill Assemblie; qwhilk being done, after voteing, it was concluded that the proces and proceedings of the saids Commissioners sould be ratified in that part, and the grieves and answers buried and obliterat, for continuance of peace in the Kirk.
Sess. 8. 11 Martii.
The brethren, after revyseing of the haill proceedings of the Commissioners of the last Assemblie, ratifies, allowes, and approves the same, and ordaynes the haill grieves given in and answers made thereto, to be buried and put out of memorie. For better executione of their proceedings, the Generall Assemblie ordaynes Mr Robert Rollock, David Lyndsay, Robert Pont, Patrick Galloway, John Duncansone, James Nicolsone, Thomas Buchanan, George Gladstones, or any fyve of them, to conveine with his Majestie, to put the decreit of the saids Commissioners, anent the planting of Edinburgh, to farther executione, and place the ministers of Edinburgh at their particular flockes; ordayning likewise the ministers of Edinburgh to obey the said decreit, be accepting every ane of them their particular flocks, under the paine of deprivatione of them from their ministry, and in caice of disobedience in their parts, that the saids Commissioners depryve them from their functione of the ministry; and thereafter, ordaynes the saids Commissioners to plant the kirke of Edinburgh with such of the wysest and most discreet of the brethrene as they shall think most meit, to the glory of God and edificatione of the particular flocks within the toune of Edinburgh; and in the meintyme, qwhile the said Commissioners convene for performing of the premisses, the brethren ordayns the ministers of Edinburgh to continue in the preaching of the word and ministratione of the sacraments.
Sessio 10. Martii 13.
Because syndrie of the brethren desyrit to be satisfyit of his Majestie’s minde be his awne mouth, towards certaine of the ministrie, in speciall towards the ministrie of Edinburgh, anent qwhatsoever accidents that hes fallen out thir two yeares bygane; his Majestie, for making his mynde mair clearly to be understood be the haill brethren, declairit himselfe to be content and satisfyed with the ministrie of Edinburgh, and that his Hienes did bear no grudge nor evill will to any of them for any accidents qwhilk hes fallen out in any tyme bygane, and that the same sould never be rememberit be his Majestie in any tyme coming, but that his Hienes and they, {blank space}: to the qwhilk the ministers of Edinburgh willingly consentit, sould never call any of these accidents fallin out in any tyme comeing to remembrance, neither make mention of the same in private speeches or publicke sermones, in any tyme hereafter.