8. That there is distractione in opiniones different from that consent of hearts, qwhilk hes been in the Kirk before, in weighty causes, and over little consideratione, deliberatione, and reasonyng had, qwherby conclusions pass, almost the halfe of the brethren gainsaying.
9. That the land is defylit, and the Kirk indamnadgit, be the French Embassador’s messe.
10. Excommunicat persones for Papistrie sufferit to haunt the countrey publickly and peaceablie.
11. That the noblemen lately releicit fra excommunication for Papistrie, gives no token of the profession of the truth, but raither the contrair.
12. That apprehendit Papists’ directions and letters are keepit closs, and the danger imminent thereby to the Kirk not communicat to the watchmen, whereby they may make the faithfull warning, and prevent the perrill.
13. That the discipline of the Kirk against murther, incest, and adulterie, is not pursued with that holy severitie that becomes, notwithstanding of the frequent remissions obtainit be criminall persones, for eschewing of civill punischment.
14. That the remedies sett downe againes apprehendit dangers at diverse tymes, and at diverse meetings of the Kirk, are not followit furth.
Anent the act made of before, against such persones as abstaines from the holy communione, either for Papistrie or collour of deidly feuds, The Assemblie ordayns that every ane of the ministry keep this order following within this Kirk, to witt, That he warne such persones be the space of {blank space} moneths before the communione to compeir themselves for the samen, qwhilk beand done, and they disobeyand, that every minister incontinent thereafter, send the names of the disobeyers subscrybit with his hand to ane of the King’s Majestie’s ministers, qwha shall intimate the same to his Majestie and his Hienes’ Thesaurer, to the effect that his Majestie’s Thesaurer may put the acts made against non-communicants to executione against them, and that every presbytrie command the ministers within their presbytrie to be diligent in the executione of this act.
Because it was meint be the brethren, that the supplicatione made in the last Assemblie to his Majestie anent the restrayning of noble and gentlemen’s sonnes, that passes furth of the countrey to such places qwher there is restrainit of the trew religion, Therefore his Majestie declairit, in presence of the haill Assemblie, that he wald give ane command to the Secretar that he sould subscryve no warrant for passing of noble or gentlemen’s sonnes furth of the country, except they first fand cautione conform to the tenor of the act made in the last Assemblie anent passing of gentlemen’s sonnes furth of the country.
The said day, the King’s Majestie having declareit that it was requisite that his Hienes had ane wther minister adjoynit unto his house, to the effect his Prince might be brought up in the trew religione, Therefore the Assemblie transports Mr James Nicolsone from the kirk of Meagle, and appoynts him to be minister at his Majestie’s house, to the effect foresaid, and ordaynes him to enter in the said functione betwixt and the 15th day of February nixt to come, under the paine of deprivatione, provyding he be first sufficiently provydit be his Majestie; and lykewayes ordaynes Mr Andrew Lambe to enter to his cure in his Majestie’s house, betwixt and the first of January nixt to come, under the said paine.