Item, It is statute that the sacrament of baptisme be not refusit to any infants if the parents crave the same, he givand ane Christian confession of his faith, upon any wther particular pretence, and specially, that baptisme be not delayit to certaine particular dayes.
Anent the supplicatione given in be Mr Edward Bruce, Abbot of Kynloss, makand mention, that qwher he havand ane tacke and assedatione of the kirk of Tarbet, sett be Mr John Monro, and lykewayes be Mr David Lyndsay, Bishop of Ross, the yearly dewtie qwherof, albeit it extends only to the soume of two hundreth punds, neverthelesse he, for the better intertainment of the actuall minister at the said kirk, hes condescendit to convert the said soume of twa hundreth punds in twa chalders of bier for ane constant stipend to the said minister and his successors, ministers at the said kirk of Tarbett, upon conditione that the ministers of the Presbytrie of Rosse, qwhilks are of the chapiter of the said bishoprick, wald ratifie and approve this tack of the said kirk, qwhilk they wald willingly doe, provyding the Assemblie’s consent were obtainit thereto, as at mair lenth is contained in the said supplicatione: The Generall Assemblie ratifies and approves the said tack and assedatione, sett to the said commendator of the said kirk of Tarbett, alse weill be the said Mr John Monro as be the said Mr David Lyndsay, and ordaynes the brethren of the presbytrie of Ross, qwho are members of the said chapter, to consent to the same be their subscriptiones, because they understand the said kirk to be sufficiently plantit be the moyen forsaid.
Anent the supplicatione given in be Mr Patrick Carmichaell, minister at Aberdour, makand mention, that qwher the Assembly halden at Montrose in Marche 1600 years, it was concludit that Mr William Patone should serve the cure of both the kirks of Aberdour and Dalgatie, and for his service sould uplift the old stipend of baith the saids kirks, ay and qwhill sufficient provisione be made for planting of both the saids kirks; and trew it is that the said complainer is now plantit minister at the said kirk of Aberdour, desyrand, therefore, to cause the half of the said stipend to be dimittit to him be the said Mr William in respect of his service at ane of the saids kirks: The Assemblie finds and decerns the haill stipend controvertit, to pertaine to Mr Wm. Patone, minister at Dalgatie, conforme to his assignatione of the cropt 1601, except the viccarage of Aberdour, qwhilk they adjudge to pertaine to the said minister of Aberdour.
Anent the supplicatione in the north paroche of Leith, makand mention, that qwher the Presbytrie of Edinburgh hes erected the said north paroche in ane parochine, qwhilk is also approvine be the Synod of Lowthiane, desyrand, therefore, the ratificatione of the Generall Assemblie unto the same: The Assemblie ratifies and approves the erectione of the same in all poynts.
Anent the supplicatione giuen in be the inhabitants of the ferrie of Scottscraig, Garpat, Shannwell, and Muirtaine, makand mention, That they being a great multitude, and farr distant from their paroche kirk of Leuchars, they, with common consent of the haill parochiners, Presbytrie of St Androis, and Synod of Fyffe, had erectit ane paroche kirk in the said Ferrie, and almost compleited the same, for the commoditie and use of the people most adjacent thereto, and to give power to the Presbytrie to annex sic villages as are most adjacent to the said paroch kirk: The Assemblie ratifies the erectione forsaid, and gives power to the said Presbytrie to the effect above written.
Anent the supplicatione giuen in be ane Noble Lord, Alexander Earle of Lynlithgow, makand mentione, That qwher it hes pleasit the brethren of the last Assemblie to relax Dame Helenor Hay, his spouse, from the sentence of excommunicatione, and to injoyne certaine particular conditiones to be observit be hir, qwhilks conditiones, albeit schoe, of the stubbornness of her heart, wold no wayes condescend unto, to his great grief and sorrow, nevertheless, the brethren sould have consideratione of his hard estate, who cannot, be no law, separate himself from her, notwithstanding that schoe refuises to hear and obey the wholsome voyce of the Kirk, calling her to grace in Jesus Christ; and that the rather because he himself, as he hes continuallie and constantly profest the truth and religione presently profest within this realme, so he hes used all means possible to bring his house to the trew knawledge of the same; Lykeas also he is ready in his power, be all good meanes to draw her to the truth; desyrand, therefore, the Assemblie to pity his dayly grief, and schaw him some favour in the mitigatione of her punishment, and staying of the censure of excommunicatione against her, that he be not compellit to remaine in societie with her that shall be cutt off from the society of the Kirk: The Assemblie having considerit the supplicatione, continows the sentence of excommunicatione against her unto the nixt Generall Assemblie, provyding that the King’s Majestie remove his Hienes daughter out of her companie, and lykewise that his Lordship’s bairnes be catechised in the truth, and that his Majestie give command to him to debarre all Papists from his house, and that in the meantyme his Lordship cause deall with his said spouse, to sie if by any meanes she may be drawne to the knawledgeing of the truth.
Sessio Ultima.
Anent the supplicatione giuen in be the brethren of the Synod of Glasgow, makand mention, That qwher albeit syndrie tymes they had discharged, be their acts, Mr George Symple, to have any medling with the ministry of the kirk of Killelane, for the causes and considerationes knawn to them, and speciallie for a great myslyking that specialls of the paroche had of him, nevertheless, he not only insistit in suiting of the said kirk, but also had obtaynit, be privie moyen, the consent of the Commissioners of the Generall Assemblie thereto, for planting of him at the said kirk, the saids brethren not being heard, nor their reasons in the contrair discusst, desyreing therefore their reasons to be heard, and after dew tryall, that the Assemblie wald give their finall sentence in the said matter, qwhilk they would obey: The Assemblie, after dew tryall, absolves the said Mr George from all evill crymes and eylists qwhilk were laid to his charge, either be the brethren of the said province, or be the parochiners of Killelane, and gives him, be thir presents, ane testimony of his honest behaviour; but in respect he was never fully plantit minister at the said kirk, and of the great mislyking that is betwixt him and sundrie of the saids parochiners of Killelane, as said is, they think it not good that he be plantit minister at the said kirk, and therefore ordaynes him to desist therfrae, and dimitt the presentatione made to him of the benefice thereof in favours of Mr John Cunninghame, qwham the Presbytrie hes thought good to be minister at the said kirk, upon conditione that the said Mr George be first satisfyit be the said Mr John for his said dimissione, paines and loss, susteinit be him in pleying of the same: Qwhilk satisfactione shall be presently modified be Mr John Cowper, arbiter chosen for the said Mr John Cunninghame, and Mr Robert Pont, arbiter chosen for the said Mr George Simple, and, in caice of variance, be Mr Patrick Galloway, as odsman and oversman chosen be both their consents: with provisione lykwayes that the said Mr George be first plantit at the kirk of Kirkbeane, or any uther place qwher his Majestie shall think expedient in the south-west parts, with sufficient provisione for his sustentatione thereat.
The said day, the Assemblie ordaynes Richard Browne to be transportit to the kirk of Holywood, and that the brethren deall with the Abbot for ane sufficient provisione to the said kirk, and in speciall Mr David Barclay, Mr Robert Hunter, and Mr Hew Fullertoune.
Item, The Assemblie ordaynes that, in all tyme coming, the licence be grantit to any beneficit persone to sett tacks, be restraint aither to ane lyferent tack, or to ane nynetein year tack allanarly.