Ordaynes the particular Elderschips to haue ane copie of the Articles sent be the King’s Majestie, that they may be better resolvit to giue advise by their answer thereto at the next Assembly.
Anent the corruptione of burialls in the citie of St Androis; the Kirk ordayns Mr Patrick Adamsone to put the commissioune gine to him in the last Assemblie thereanent, to dew executione in all poynts, after the tenor thereof, under the paine of disobedience.
Ordaynes Mr Craig to lay an order for collecting the Acts of the Kirk, betwixt and the next Assemblie.
The Assemblie nominats brethren in all pairts of the countrie for erecting of the Presbytries where the same as yet are not erectit.
Articles to certaine doubts proponit concerning the Presbytries.
1. That the Moderator may continow from the Assemblie Synodall to the next Synodall: his electione to be, be the particular Presbytrie.
2. That the number of such as are associat to the Elderschip for discipline and correctione of manners, that are not Pastors nor Doctors, who travelleth not in the word, be not in equall number with wthers, but fewer; the proportione as the necessitie of the Elderschip craves.
3. Concernyng such Elders as verses not in the word, thair resort to the Presbytrie shall be no farther straitit, but as the weightiness and occasione, upon intimatione and advertisement made be the Pastors and Doctors, shall requyre; at qwhilk tyme they shall giue their godly concurrence--exhorting them alwayes that may commodiously resort, to be present at all tymes.
4. Such of the ministrie as does not resort to the exercise and presbytry shall be subject to the penaltie arbitrall to be appoyntit at the discretioune of every particular presbyterie, the samen to be agriet upon be the subscriptioune of every minister thereof; and if any be found to disagrie thereto, to be complaint upon to the Generall Assemblie next to come, and the order qwhilk every presbytrie takes, to be sichtit, and thereof, a good order to be established for the haill.
5. It is thocht meit that the same day qwhilk is the day of the exercise, be in lyke manner the day of ecclesiasticall processes; and if the brether thinks necessare for the haisty expeditione of the processes, that they may appoynt dayes, tymes, and places therefore, by the day of the exercise.