The King’s Majestie having declareit his intention and desyre to have a minister for his Heines’ house, in respect of the deceas of Mr John Craige, and John Duncanson’s old age, and ane wther of the Queen’s Majestie’s house, and ane to the Prince house, the Assemblie nominat for his Majestie’s and the Queen’s house Messrs Henry Blyth, John Fairfull, Peter Hewat, and Androw Lamb; for the Prince house, James Nicolsone, James Law, and John Spotswood.
The Assembly ratifies the acts made in the Assemblies of before, anent the dischargeing of applicationes particular to be made in exercises, and of forbidding of young men not admittit to the ministry to preache in the chief places of the country, and ordaynes the same to be put in executione, under the paine of incurring the censures of the kirk.
Sess. 4. May 15.
The Assemblie adjoyns the Presbytrie of Kirkcudbright to the ministry of Nithsdale, ay and qwhill there be such a number of kirks plantit within the saids bounds as may constitute ane lawfull presbytrie among themselves.
The Assemblie ordaynes the Commissioners to recommend unto his Majestie the provisione of competent livings to the saids kirks, and nominats Messrs John M‘Birney, George Greive, and William Arthure, to be plantit thereat.
Anent the questione referrit be the Presbytrie of Couper to this present Assemblie, concernyng the cause persewit be the said Presbytrie against Elizabeth Pitcairne, for satisfaction for the adultery committit be hir and proven against hir, conforme to the decreit of the foresaid Presbytrie; qwha being urgit to satisfy the Kirk therefore, producit ane decreit of adherence obtained against hir husband before the Commissaries of Edinburgh, ordaining her husband to adhere to her, and be consequence exonering her of adulterie: The Assemblie ordaynes the Presbytrie to put their awne decreit to dew executione, notwithstanding the decreit of adherence.
Anent the citatione wsit be the Presbytrie of Couper against the auld Laird of Kynneir, to have answerit for the abuseing of Mr Robert Inschaw, minister at Kylmanie, in the solemnizating of the marriage of his daughter, and in antedateing of ane testimoniall sent to Mr Henrie Balfour, minister at Cullessie: The Assemblie, in respect of the Laird of Kynneir’s absence, referrit the tryall of the said matter to the Presbytrie of Couper.
Sess. ultima. Maii 16, 1601.
It being meinit be sundrie of the brethren that there was sundrie errors that meritit to be correctit in the vulgar translation of the Bible, of the Psalmes in meter, as also that there was sundrie prayers in the Psalme Book qwhilk wald be alterit, in respect they are not convenient for the meantyme; in the qwhilk heids the Assemblie hes concludit as follows: First, anent the translatione of the Bible, that every ane of the brethrene wha hes best knawledge in the languages imploy their travells in syndrie pairts of the vulgar translatione of the Bible that needs to be mendit, and to conferr the same together at the nixt Assemblie.