Sessio 1.
The Assembly, understanding that be deceiss of John Gray, their late Clark, the said office of clarkship is vacand, and nane as yet is provided thereto; and therefore before that any proceeding be, it is necessar the said rowme be filled, hes appointit their brethren underwritten, viz. My Lord Deane of Aberdeen, Andrew Hay, James Lowsone, Alexander Arbuthnot, Principal of the Colledge of Aberdein, James Melvill, Clement Little, and David Lyndsay, Minister at Leith, (all Ministers,) to appoint the leitts of them of qwhais number the clark is to be chosen: Qwhilk brethren, all in ane voyse, nominat Mr James Ritchie, George M‘Esone, William Patersone, wryter, Patrick Fylder, servant to Alexander Hay, Clark of the Secret Councill, to be the leits, of qwhilk number the Clark of the said Assembly is to be electit; and in the meane tyme, qwhill the Clark be chosen and receavit, the said Assembly hes ordainit Mr Andrew Milne to supply the place.
Sessio 3.
Anent the creatione of ane Clark of the said Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, it was Votit through the haill Assemblie and concludit, that of the four persons appointit on the leits, Mr James Richie, be reasone the greatest part thereof gave their consent to him, sould be clark, who, in presence of the haill Assembly, solemnly beand sworne to use the said office of clarkship of the Kirk faithfully, made promise to doe the same, and acceptit the said office upon him.
Forswameikle as it is understand to the said Assembly, that diverse ministers within this realme, used the office of Collectorie and Chamberlanrie under bishops and uthers beneficed persones, wherethrough they are avocat from their cures, and giues great occasione to sclander the Kirk; Therefore it is statute and ordainit in this present Assemblie, that from this tyme furth, no minister within this realme, use or exercise the office of Chamberlanrie or Collectorie, under whatsumever beneficed men, whereby they may be abstractit from their vocatione; and the contraveeners heirof to be depryvit of their office, and secludit therefrae.
Sessio 6.
Articles proponit to my Lord Regent’s Grace.
1. That stipends be grantit to Superintendants in all tyme comeing, in all countries destitute thereof, Qwhether it be where there is no Bischops, or where there is Bischops, and may not discharge their cure, as the Bischops of St Androis and Glasgow.
2. That in all Burrowstounes, where the ministers thereof are displacit and serves at uther kirks, that their ministers who servit them before be restorit againe to wait on their cures, and they be not oblidged to any uther kirk, or else that uthers be plantit in the saids touns.
3. That his Grace will giue commissione to certaine gentlemen in euery countrie, that incest, adultrie, witchcraft, and uther sic odious cryms qwhairwith the haill countrey is replenischit, may be punischit.