Forsuameikle as it hes pleasit the goodness of God to indew the King’s Majestie with zeal of his trew religione, it was thocht very meit that the Laird of Lundie, Mr John Craige, James Lawsone, Robert Pont, and John Row, should be direct to his Grace to crave that some be direct be his Grace to assist this Assemblie the morne, at aucht houres in the morning, and to report his hienes answer.
Anent the Act made in the last Assemblie concernyng the election of Bischops, suspendit whill this Assemblie, and the farder order resolvit thairinto, The Generall Assemblie, all in ane voyce, hes concludit that the said act sall be extendit for all tyme to come, ay and while the corruptione of the Estates of Bischopes be allutterlie taine away, and that all Bischopes alreadie electit, be requirit particularly to submit themselfis to the Generall Assembly concerning the reformatione of the corruptione of that estate of Bischopes in thair persones, qwhilk if they refuse, after admonitiones, excommunicatione to pass against them: qwhilk submission the Bischop of Dumblane willingly offerit to the Assemblie.
Anent ane act made in the last Assembly, the 28th of Aprile 1578, concernyng the collatione of benefices to uther persones nor the ministers of the kirk quhairof the benefices vaikes, and the farther order to be taine in this Assembly, the Kirk present hes farther concludit, that neither Bischops, visitors, nor uthers beiring commissione of the Kirk, give collation of benefices, by and against the tennor of the said act, Under the paines therein conteint, qwhill the nixt Generall Assembly of the Kirk, at quhilk tyme this matter shall be proponit againe, that farther order may be tane therein.
Anent the penaltie of bischopes, ministers, and uthers bearand functione in the ministrie, that setts fewes and tacks of their benefices and ecclesiasticall livings, or any pairt thereof, or ministers in chapters that gives their consents thereto, without the consent of the Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, against the tenor of the acts made in Assembly before, the Kirk and Assemblie present hes concludit that the saids persones quhilk shall happen to contraveene the said act, shall be depryvit from their offices and functione in tyme cuming.