If any aucht or may be sufferit to read within the Kirk in tyme of necessitie, without admissioune, althoch they be elders or deacons. Resp.: Negatur simpliciter.
If all kirks have not the same equall power to marrie on an owkday by the Sabbath, havand ane sufficient number, and joyning preaching thereto, as certaine particular kirks alreadie practises the same.
Responsio: It is agreit that they may marrie on feriall dayes.
What order shall be put to them that bides from the communione, alleadging invy that they beare towards their neighbour:--the cause thereof and uthers that neither will speak, salute, nor bear familiar company with their neighbours, beand requyrit be the ministrie, will not obey--oucht they to be admittit?
Responsio: Ordaynes the persones lyand under invy to be admonischit, and the uthers not to be sufferit without reconciliatione and testificatione of brotherly love.
What ought to be done to sic persones that after admonitione will pass to May playes, and speciallie elders and deacones and uthers wha beirs office in the Kirk?
Responsio: They aucht not to be admittit to the sacrament, and specially elders and deacons.
May marriage be solemnizat any day in the weik?
Responsio: Bands being three severall Sondays lawfullie proclaimit, the marriage may be any day of the weik solemnizat, sua that ane sufficient number and witnesses be present.
What order shall be taken with those persones that passes to ane popish priest to be married, their bands not beand proclaimed: shall they be esteimit as married; and if not, what discipline shall be usit against them?
Answer: The conjunctione is no marriage, and therefore ordayns the persones before their particular Assemblies to be callit to satisfie as fornicators; and upon new proclamation to be married according to the order of the reformed Kirk, and the papist priest to be punischit.
Ordaynes the commissioners of countries and their assessors to try within their bounds, sic of the ministrie as hes pluralitie of benefices and offices, and to inquyre the reasons thereof, to be reportit be them to the nixt Generall Assemblie, with their names that bruikes the saids benefices and offices, that the Kirk may take order for removeing thereof.