The Generall Assemblie gives full power and commission to their lovit brethren John Erskine of Dun, John Duncansone, Andrew Hay, John Craige, Thomas Smetone, ministers, and Andrew Melville, principall of the Colledge of Glasgow, to passe to the King’s Majestie and Councill to Striviling with convenient expeditione, and to present unto his heines and Councill sic heids, articles, and complaints as are gine and already delyvirit to them be the Kirk, with humble instance and reverence to crave and receave answer thereof, and therein to travell effectuouslie and with diligence, and namely to make sute for the reformation of the Universitie of St Androis, and that tymes may be appoyntit thereto: qwhairof the said Assembly willed their breither to make dew advertisement to sic as the said Assembly hes namit for their part, and what beis done to report againe to the next Assembly, firme and stable haldand and for to hald, whatsumever their said brether in the premisses righteouslie leids to be done.
Articles presentit to the King’s Majestie be the saids Commissioners.
1. The Kirk craves of the King’s Majestie wald make generall prohibitione that nane of the inhabitants of this realme send their children to Paris or any uther universitie or toune, professing papistrie, under sic paynes as his heines and his councill think expedient.
2. That his heines wald cause and compell the Provest and Masters of the Colledges of the Universitie of St Androis to produce and exhibite the erection and foundationes of the colledges within the said Universitie, to be considerit be his heines, and sic as his Grace shall appoynt; also that the saids foundatione may be sichtit, and reformation made thereanent as effeirs.
3. Because some Jesuites are presently within this countrie, that order may be taken with them as effeirs.
4. Because ane minister is not sufficient at all tymes to await upon his Grace and his heines’s house, to preache, exhort, admonische, and preserve discipline within the same; Therefore the Kirk craues that his heines will be content to name ane uther minister within this realme, of best qualities, to be joynit with John Duncansone, that they may both be mutuall, await upon his Grace and the haill ministrie of his house.