Compeirit Captaine Anstruther, and lamentit to the Kirk, that he beand in France, and certaine years bypast had gine his bodilie presence to the Masse, albeit in conscience he hated the same as idolatrie, and keepit alwayes upricht mynde towards the religione profest in this realme, and feeling grief in his conscience for his defectione, is come to utter his repentance unfainedly for the same, submitting him to whatsumever correctione the Kirk will injoyne him, desyrand to be reconcillit thereto; and, in token of his sincere meining, held up his hand as to the boutcherie and massacre of Paris, declares he keepit the King’s ʒett of Lovar, the tyme thereof, but past no farther.
Because some breither meaned, that the transporting of Mr Andrew Melvill and Thomas Smetoune sould be many wayes hurtfull, and aucht not to be permittit; at the desyre of their breither Mr Andrew Hay, alleadgeand that he had many greit reasones privatly to propone, if the Kirk wald agrie thereto, appoynted the Moderator with his assessors to the heiring thereof.
Anent the act made in the last Assemblie, concerning the suspension of Visitors from giving collatione of benefices to uthers nor serves actuallie at the kirks where the samen vaiks, under the paines expressed in the said act; The Kirk ordaynis the said act to stand in full strenth, with this additione, That if any collatione or admissione beis gine be any Visitor againes the tenor thereof, shall be null and of nane availl; and sicklyke declares all collations and admissions that shall be gine heirafter be any pretending the style of bischops, shall be null in the selfe, in tyme cuming.
The Generall Assemblie of the Kirk gives full power and commissione to their honorable and welbelovit brethren, the Lairds of Lundie, Braid, Colluchie, Ryress, and Carltoune, Mrs James Lawsone, John Craige, John Duncansone, Thomas Smetoune, David Lyndsay, Robert Pont, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melvill, George Hay, Thomas Buchanan, John Brand, ministers of God’s word; John Johnstoune, Commissioner of Edinburgh, Richart Blyth, Commissioner of Dundie, George Elphinstoune, Commissioner of Glasgow, or any sax of them, to passe with all convenient diligence to the King’s Majestie and his noble Councill, and that with dew humilitie and reverence present to his Heines and Councill sic heids, articles, and supplicationes, as are conceivit in wreit, and delyverit unto them be the Kirk; most humbly supplicand and requyring his Majestie and Councill’s good answer thereto, and to travell effectuously and with earnest suite for granting of the same; as also, if need beis, to conferr and reasone upon every article and petitione proponit therein; and what here beis done, to report againe to the next Generall Assemblie.