Your brother in Christ Jesus, JOHNE KNOX.
The haill Assembly concludit that certaine brethren, Commissioners shall passe to my Lord Regent’s Grace, Councill, and Parliament, to reasone and conclude upon the heids, articles, and desynes, presentit in his Grace’s name to this Assemblie, to propone, humblie requeist and desyre, in the Kirk’s name, the granting of sic heids, articles, and redress of complaints, as shall be given to them be the Kirk;--the ane and the uther to be concludit alwayes on, conforme to the instructions to be delyverit to them. Commissioners, John Erskine of Dunne, Knight, Superintendant of Angus and Mernes; Mr John Spottiswood, Superintendant of Lawthiane; John Wynrahame, Superintendant of Fyffe; John Row, Commissioner of Nythsdale and Gallaway; Andrew Hay, Commissioner of Ranfrew and Lennox; George Hay, Commissioner of Aberdeene and Banmff; David Lindsay, Commissioner of Kyle, Carrick, and Cunninghame; David Fargysone of Dumferling, John Dunkesone of the King’s Majestie’s house, ministers: John Ogilbie, Ennerquharetie, Knight; Mr William Lundie of that Ilk; James Johnstoun of Elphinstoune; William Cunningham of Cunninghamheid; Hew Wallace of Carnvaill; Thomas Kennedie of Bardgavie; John Schaw of Grinock; Alexander Forrester of Carden, or any elevine of them, to compeir in Striviling, the 22d of this instant, at nine howres before noone, to counsell and reasone in the commissione given in the last Assemblie.
The Conventione of the Kirk, halden in the Kirk of Leith, 12th Januar 1571(2): In the quhilk war present the Superintendants, Barrones, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Commissioners of Provinces, Towns, Kirks, and Ministers. Mr Gilbert Gardin, continued Moderator.
The brethren presently convenit, all in ane voice concludit that this present conventione shall have the strenth, force, and effect, of ane Generall Assembly, and that all things be treatit and endit herein, that may guidlie be done, and usit to be concludit in ane Generall Assemblie, nottheless that all sic brethren as may gudlie travell, conveine to the Generall Assembly, to begin in St Androis the saxt day of March nixt to come, and the Moderator to continow to that tyme, and make exhortation according to the rule.