8. That the Book of Policie may be establisched be ane act of Privie Councill, qwhill ane parliament may be had, at qwhilk tyme it may be confirmed.
9. Because there is great necessitie of a printer within the countrie, and there is ane stranger banisched for religione, called Vantrolier, who offers to employ his labours in the said vocatione, for the weill of the countrie, It will plese your Grace and Councill to take order herein, as your Grace thinks meit, and to give licence and priviledge to him to that effect, if it shall be thocht expedient be your Grace and Councill.
The Generall Assembly, conveint in the Over Tolbooth of Edinburghe, and begune the 20th of October 1580; Qwhaire there war present the Commissioners.
Exhortation made be Mr James Lawsone. Leitts, Mrs Robert Pont, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melvill: the said Mr Andrew Hay, be plurality of votes, was chosen Moderator _hac vice_.
Assessors Mrs Robert Pont, James Lawsone, Andrew Melville, Thomas Smetowne, David Fargysone, George Hay, Thomas Buchannan, Wm. Rynd, and the Commissioners of Edinburgh, all desyrit and nominat be the Moderator.
The Bischops of St Androis, of Glasgow, of Aberdeine, and Morray, beand callit, nane compeirit.
Anent the report of the King’s Grace and his Council’s answer to the petitions proponit be word be the brethren of the kirk yesterday; the brethren returnit answer to the articles. His Heines and Councill promittit to giue resolute answer to the same the 15th day of the next moneth, and to stay the place whill then.
In name of my Lord Lennox compeirit Mr Henry Keir, and saluted in his name the whole Kirk, declairing that his Lordship was maist willing to have ane minister in his awne house, for exercise of the trew religion; and albeit he had promised at the subscryving of the articles of religion to send for ane minister that had knawledge of the French tongue, yet be reasone Mr Bower had promised that he should cause him be provydit of ane qualified minister, according to his desyre, qwhilk took no effect, and wtherwayes also, because his desyre was that rather the Kirk should chuse him ane sufficient pastor, the matter hes sensyne lyen over; willing hartilie that the Kirk should write to some pastor of the French Kirk of London, for whais provisione and good entertainment he should be carefull: promising also in his name, that in the effaires of the Kirk, either in generall or particular, he should imploy his good affectione and labour as he sould be chargit; desyring that no uther opinione sould be conceived of him nor of any man that meines trewly towards God. The Kirk present hes willit their brother Mr James Lawsone to pen ane wryting in their names, to the minister of the French church of London, to the effect foresaid.