Anent the overtures giuen in be the Commissioners of the constant platt, with the qwhilk the brethren were ordaynit to be advysit: after mature deliberatione and voteing, the Assemblie thinks the second overture most expedient to be acceptit, bearing the provisione of ministers to all prelacies, with the conditiones therein contenit, as is above exprest.
Anent the planting of the kirks within the bounds of Annandale, qwhilks hes been desolate continually, sen the reformatione of religione within this realme, after that the King’s Majestie had made declaratione of his godly intentione thereanent, how that his Majestie was myndet to cause the barrones and gentlemen of Annandale, at their compeiring before his Hienes, qwhilk will be schortly, find sufficient cautione and seurtie for provisione of reasonable and competent livings to every ane of the kirks within the bounds of Annandale, and therefore desyrand that ane number of qualified men may be provydit for to enter in the ministry at the kirks within the saids bounds.
The Assembly ordaynes every ane of the Commissioners present to give in the names of such persones qwho are vaikand within their presbytries, and willing to enter in the ministry, to the effect they may be exhortit and earnestly dealt with be the Commissioners of the Generall Assemblie, qwho shall plant them in places they think maist meet, for to accept upon them the cure of the saids kirks, how soone sufficient provisione may be found out for them, and security for themselves; and in caice that after all the discretione be wsit with them, they then refuse to accept the saids callings upon them, the Assemblie declares that they shall be counted incapable of the functione of the ministry, ay and qwhill they meine themselves to the saids Commissioners, qwhais calling and directione they refuised, and be content to be employit in any part qwher they shall think expedient; and in caice they be already actuall ministers, and crave transportatione, if they refuse to be transportit to any of the saids vaikand kirks, the Assembly finds that the liberty of transportatione sall be denyit unto them, so that they shall remaine at the saids kirks, from the qwhilks they crave to be transportit.
The names of those that are vaikand.
Brechine.
Mrs Henrie Fullartone.
Thomas Hague.
Mr Dougal Campbell.
Aberbrothock.
Mr Thomas Glover.
Dundie.