The Kirk present willed Mrs Andrew Melville, Andrew Hay, John Craige, William Chrystisone, and the Laird of Dun, to convein in the place of the Assemblie, and to visit the answer gine in be Mr Patrick Adamsone; to remove the corruptions in the estate of Bischops, and to giue their judgement thereupon the morne.
The Assemblie weyand the apostasie of Mr Niniane Dyell, master of the Grammar School of Dumfries, deposed him _simpliciter_ from the functione of the ministrie in tyme cuming, and suspends him from teaching the schoole and youth, qwhill alse good experience be had of them of his lyfe as they have had of his defectione; and in the meanetyme ordayns ane of the Doctors of the school, if he be sound in religione, to teach the schoole of Dumfries dureing that tyme; and farder ordaynes him publickly, in face of the haill Assemblie, to confess his offence, and thereafter to pass to the towne of Dumfries, and uther pairts of the countrie where he hes abused the simple people, and likewise publicklie in presence of the commissioners confesse the same, revockand the saids errors and professand the contrarie, craving God and his Kirk pardon therefore; and that immediately after his and the commissioners’ hame passing, under the paine of excommunicatione.
Anent the Bischops or Commissioners of Countries that absents themselves from Generall Assemblies at the tyme appointit; The Kirk hes ordainit the act made the 12 of Aug. 1575 to be execute against them, and namely against St Androis, Morray, and Aberdeen, all absent; and the said act to be understand of Bischops haveand office appoyntit of Visitation appoyntit to them be the Kirk, but sic also as hes not the said office.[19]
Anent Jesuits repairing in this countrie; the Assemblie present hes votit and concludit, that the Commissioners of Provinces take tryall and diligently inquire if any sic persones resorte within the bounds of their office; and if any be found, to charge them straitlie to give confession of their faith, revock their errors, subscribe the articles of religione presently established be the mercie of God within this realme; and if they refuse, to proceed with the sentence of excommunication against them, beside the civill punischment to be askit of the King’s heines, and that this act be execute against Mr John Hay.
