Baronis,

Johne Erskin of Dvn, ...
Williame Lislie of ...
Symone Prestoun of ...
Williame Dowglass ...

Ministeris—Maist ...
Johne ...

It is thocht expedient be this present assemble that thair be adjoinit vnto them, in treating of the thingis concernning the kirkis, thir personis vnderwrittin, to wit, Maister Johne Spottiswod, Maister Johne Craig, Johne Knox, Maister Johne Row, and Maister Dauid Lindesay, or any thre or fowre of thame. And als the Baronis present, thinkis thame owir small ane nowmer to gif judgement in this actioun, and thairfoir desyris to be adioynit to the ... sick as my Lord Regent and Lordis of Secreit Counsale sall think neidf ... And alsua for keping of ane certane ordoure in performing of the ... actioun, it is thocht gude be the Baronis and Commissionaris presentlie convenit ... thai convenit in the Provestis lugeing of Edinburgh, at xj houris befoir none, and to remane thar quhill foure houris efter none, and this ... done ilk day quhill the performyng thairof, and gif it sall happen ... thame to failze herein, he sall be put in the mendis of vs. to be distribu- {blank space}

... pure at the sight of the remanent. And this to be
... Prestoun of that Ilk to my Lord Regent and Secret
... be him thairof, the ...
... secundo Decembris 1567.
... erunt.
... ... lquhane
... that ilk
... of Quhittinghame
Provest of Aberdeene
Maister Johne Preston, }
Ja. Barron, } for Edr.
Patrick Murray for Perth.
Richard Blyth for Dundee.
Maister Johne Spottiswod.
Johne Knox.
Maister David Lindesay—Juratus, &c.

... hay, Clerk of the Secreit Counsale, and reportit ansr in
... vm to the provist of edinburt ʒisterday tueching the
... ble of certane ma baronis, with certane ministeris,
... as suld happin to be proponit, &c. with commissioun, and ... and commissioners already convenit to begin and proceed and c ... lowis: Apud edinburt secundo die mensis decembris ... fforsamekle as my Lord Regent, with avyss ... Counsale, wrait to certane baronis and Commissrs ... in edinburt the xxij day of Nouember lastbipast past ... the materis to be concludit in the parliament approacheand proacheand ... the quhilk commissrs and baronis divers ar ʒet absent, Quhairthrow large tyme is spent and nothing as ʒit done: Thairfoir, my Lord regent, with avyss of the lords of secreit Counsale, ordanis samony of the baronis and commissaris as ar already convenit to begin and proceed in the materis proponit before thame, Or to be Inwentit and fund out be thame selffis. And that in the place of Walter Lundy of that Ilk thai resaue and admitt amanges thame, Maister Williame Lundy his sone and appearand air, likewyise thomas Scott of abbottishall, And that they elect and nominat twa or thre ma quhilkis are present in this toun maist godlie and of gretaist experience in politique effares quhilkis sal be commandit to adioyne with thame and assist thame. And that Maister Johne Spottiswod, Johne Knox, Maister Johne Craig, Maister Johne Row, and Maister David Lindesay, ministeris, or any foure or thre of thame, be alsua present, and adioynit to the saids Baronis and Commissioners of burrowes in debatting, and treating, and ressoning of the materis to be proponit concerning the estat of the Kirk. Sic subscribitur de mandato domini Regentis et dominorum Secreti Concilii, &c., Alexander Hay.

Followis certane articlis proponit [be the saidis ministers[14]] concerning the effares of the Kirk, with the said Assemblie’s declarationis thairupon.

First, That the parliament haldin ... [declarit] be act of this present parliament ... parliament, and that all thingis thairin concludit co- ... may be of new ratifiit and confirmit, Alsweil, the Confessio- ... fayth then red reasonit, and be publict voit of that parliament ... As the act pronouncit agains the vsurpit Jurisdictioun of the Paip- ... the Mess, and the abolischement of the former wickit actis; The tennor quhair of followes:—

Apprevit (on margin.)

PETITION.