Ane promise of marriage made before the readers and elders in ane reformit kirk, the parties contractit compeirs before the Minister and Sessione, requires their bands to be proclaimit; quhilk beand done, the Kirk finds carnall copulatione to have followit, be confessione of baith parties: when the Kirk requires them to proceid to the solemnizatione, the woman refuses.
Admonische the refuisand to solemnize the marriage, or else to gett ane decreit from the judge competent, that they should not marrie, under the paine of excommunicatione.
Persones, after promise of marriage and proclamation of the bands, desyrand to be frie from the bands, no carnall copulatione following, should be free, si res est intergra, and their inconstancie punishit.
It is not lesum for ministers to leave their vocatione and use other offices and chairges within the commone weill, without consent of the Kirk; and in tymes cumeing, it is needfull that all them that serves in the ministrie be publickly inaugurat.
[TWENTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assembly of the Kirk, halden at Edinburgh in the Nether Councill House, the 5th day of July 1570, quhair was assembleit the Nobilitie, Barrones, Superintendants, Commissioners of Kirks, Provinces, Townes, and Ministers: the prayer made be Mr John Craige.
The haill brethren presently conveint, chuse Mr Robert Pont Moderator for this Assembly.
Penitents that, for their offences, resorts to the Generall Assemblie, either to receive injunctions for to schaw signes of their repentance, or that sould present themselfes before the same in linnen cloathes and receave farther injunctions, that they be warnit to compeir the second day of the Assembly peremptorlie.