_Item_, To advyse with my Lord Regent’s Grace and Councill, that in the rowmes and countreyes where no superintendants are, they may be placed.
_Item_, To understand what may augment or appoynt ministers’ stipends.
ANSWERS to the foresaids Articles be my Lord Regent’s Grace.
Att Edinburgh, the 8th day of July 1568, being on the Secret Councill my Lord Regent’s Grace, my Lord Simple, my Lord Glames, Secretar, Lord Ochiltrie, and my Lord Balmirrynoche.
Anent the complaint maid be the Kirk for default of payment of the thirds of benefices to the sustentation of the ministrie:
The persones addebtit for payment of the same, being at the horne, and no farther diligence to be usit for obtaining of payment, my Lord Regent’s Grace, with advyce of the Lords of Secret Councill, ordayne the thesaurer to receive all letters of horning to be presentit be whatsumever collectors, either of the 1556 yeares crope, or of the 1557, or in tyme comeing; and upon the saids letters of horning, to direct letters of horning to officers of armes, or to the shreffs of the shyres, or uthers ordinare judges, to uptake the escheits of the persones denunced and put to the horne, and of the first and readiest escheats to pay to the collectors the soumes auchtand, for the quhilks the saids persons was put to the horne; friely taking up the remanent to our soveraigne Lord’s use: At the leist takeing so meikle above the valour of the debt auchtand as will make the expenses upon the executione of the letters in uptaking the escheit; So that no expenses in execution of the saids letters be made utherwayes but of the escheit of the persone denuncit.
All commone kirks shall be gine to qualified persons, ministers and els within any prebendaries founded upon the fruits of the teinds of Kirks, as Dumberney, and Ormistoune in Lowthian, as the prebendarie vaiks, to be uptaken be the collectors.
Ordaines ane Commissione to be maid for the reformation of the Colledge of Aberdein, and for placeing of godlie persones masters thairin.
The row of the committers of vices to be presentit to my Lord Regent’s Grace, wha shall cause the Justice-Clerk to proceed in forme of justice againes them.
_Item_, The Lord Regent’s Grace shall giue warning to the persones nameit in the end of the parliament, to conveine the 8th day of August.