Articles and their Answers.
To the Questione, whether the cryme before specifiet, committit be Nicoll Sudderland, be incest or not? Answerit, The Kirk finds it incest, and so hes resolvit.
Item, Anent the Chaplanries that shall happen to vake? Annswerit, The Kirk agriees that they be disponit to Colledges or to the puire, conforme to the act of Parliament, and no utherwayes.
[TWENTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assembly being appointit in Strevilling, February 25, be reason of troubles falling out be the slaughter of my Lord Regent’s Grace, was continueit till the first of Marche, and begunne in Edinburgh the said day, 1569(70), in the Tolbuith thereof; where was present the Nobilitie, Superintendents, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Ministers, and Commissioners of Kirks and Townes. The Sermone and Prayers made be William Christisone, Minister of Dundee, last Moderator.
Ordour to proceed in the Assemblies.
First, That he who is moderator in the last Assemblie, shall make the prayer and exhortation in the Assembly thereafter following; whilk endit, the Kirk proceedit to the chuseing of a new moderator, quho shall continue make prayers and exhortations as said is, and so furth, from Assembly to Assembly.
Secondlie, The tryall of Superintendants and Commissioners for planting of Kirks, with the accusationes, if any beis, be Superintendants, Commissioners, or any uthers, against ministers.
Thirdlie, The penitent committit to the Superintendants or ministers at the last Assembly, to be receavit according to the ordour appointed be the last Assembly, and alse to give injunctions to uthers notorious criminall persones, that aither are fund be the Superintendant, Commissioner of the Kirk, or of their own freewill, moveit be hatreit of their cryme, presents themselffs in the Generall Assembly.