Item, Because there is sundrie supplicationes given in to the Generall Assemblie quhilk, for the schortness of tyme, cannot be decydit and answerit; therefore the Generall Assemblie remitts the same to their Commissioners above constitute, ordayning them to conveen upon the 15 of Nov. nixt to come, and there to decyde and answer all such bills and supplicationes as shall be direct unto them upon the back from this present Assemblie.
Item, Because it hath pleasit God of his mercy to grant ane good and happy successe to this present Conventione, to the comfort of his awne Kirk and discontentment of his enemies; therefore the Assemblie ordaynes the same to be intimate be every Presbytrie at their severall paroche Kirks immediately after the dissolving of this Conventione, and that they give publick thanks for the same, and pray God for a prosperous and a lang reigne to his Majestie and the health of his Royall posteritie.
The next Generall Assemblie is ordaynit to hald at Edinburgh the last Twesday of May 1609 years, if his Majestie shall think expedient.
Thanks being given to God for the prosperous event of this Assemblie be prayer and singing of psalmes, the same was dismissit.
The Generall Assemblie of the Kirk of Scotland, halden at Glasgow the 8 of Junii 1610 years, where was present the King’s Commissioners, viz. the Earle of Dumbarr with the Bischopes, with the Commissioners of Presbytries.
Moderator,
Follows the Heads and Articles concernyng the discipline of the Kirk to be observit in all tyme coming.
In the first, it is declarit that the allegit Assemblie haldin at Aberdeen is null in the self, speciall in respect it had not his Majestie’s allowance, and was dischargit be his Majestie’s Commissioner.
And because necessitie of the Kirk craves that for order taken with the common enemie and uther affaires of the Kirk, there shall be yearly Generall Assemblies, the condition whereof the Assemblie acknowledges to appertayne to his Majestie be the prerogative of his royall crowne; and, therefore, the Generall Assemblie maist humbly requests his Majestie, that Generall Assemblies be halden ance in the year, or at the liest, in respect of the necessitie forsaid, that his Majestie wold appoynt ane certaine tyme at the quhilk the samen shall be halden precisely in all tyme coming.