Johne Erskin of Dvn, ...
Williame Lislie of ...
Symone Prestoun of ...
Williame Dowglass ...
Ministeris--Maist ...
Johne ...
It is thocht expedient be this present assemble that thair be
adjoinit vnto them, in treating of the thingis concernning the
kirkis, thir personis vnderwrittin, to wit, Maister Johne Spottiswod,
Maister Johne Craig, Johne Knox, Maister Johne Row, and Maister
Dauid Lindesay, or any thre or fowre of thame. And als the Baronis
present, thinkis thame owir small ane nowmer to gif judgement in
this actioun, and thairfoir desyris to be adioynit to the ... sick
as my Lord Regent and Lordis of Secreit Counsale sall think neidf
... And alsua for keping of ane certane ordoure in performing of the
... actioun, it is thocht gude be the Baronis and Commissionaris
presentlie convenit ... thai convenit in the Provestis lugeing of
Edinburgh, at xj houris befoir none, and to remane thar quhill foure
houris efter none, and this ... done ilk day quhill the performyng
thairof, and gif it sall happen ... thame to failze herein, he sall
be put in the mendis of vs. to be distribu- {blank space}
... pure at the sight of the remanent. And this to be
... Prestoun of that Ilk to my Lord Regent and Secret
... be him thairof, the ...
... secundo Decembris 1567.
... erunt.
... ... lquhane
... that ilk
... of Quhittinghame
Provest of Aberdeene
Maister Johne Preston, }
Ja. Barron, } for Ed^r.
Patrick Murray for Perth.
Richard Blyth for Dundee.
Maister Johne Spottiswod.
Johne Knox.
Maister David Lindesay--Juratus, &c.
... hay, Clerk of the Secreit Counsale, and reportit ans^r in
... v^m to the provist of edinbur^t ʒisterday tueching the
... ble of certane ma baronis, with certane ministeris,
... as suld happin to be proponit, &c. with commissioun,
and ... and commissioners already convenit to begin and proceed
and c ... lowis: Apud edinbur^t secundo die mensis decembris ...
fforsamekle as my Lord Regent, with avyss ... Counsale, wrait to
certane baronis and Commiss^{rs} ... in edinbur^t the xxij
day of Nouember lastbipast past ... the materis to be concludit in
the parliament approacheand proacheand ... the quhilk commiss^{rs}
and baronis divers ar ʒet absent, Quhairthrow large tyme is spent
and nothing as ʒit done: Thairfoir, my Lord regent, with avyss of
the lords of secreit Counsale, ordanis samony of the baronis and
commissaris as ar already convenit to begin and proceed in the
materis proponit before thame, Or to be Inwentit and fund out be
thame selffis. And that in the place of Walter Lundy of that Ilk thai
resaue and admitt amanges thame, Maister Williame Lundy his sone
and appearand air, likewyise thomas Scott of abbottishall, And that
they elect and nominat twa or thre ma quhilkis are present in this
toun maist godlie and of gretaist experience in politique effares
quhilkis sal be commandit to adioyne with thame and assist thame.
And that Maister Johne Spottiswod, Johne Knox, Maister Johne Craig,
Maister Johne Row, and Maister David Lindesay, ministeris, or any
foure or thre of thame, be alsua present, and adioynit to the saids
Baronis and Commissioners of burrowes in debatting, and treating,
and ressoning of the materis to be proponit concerning the estat of
the Kirk. Sic subscribitur de mandato domini Regentis et dominorum
Secreti Concilii, &c., Alexander Hay.
FOLLOWIS certane articlis proponit [be the saidis
ministers[14]] concerning the effares of the Kirk, with the
said Assemblie’s declarationis thairupon.
First, That the parliament haldin ... [declarit] be act of this
present parliament ... parliament, and that all thingis thairin
concludit co- ... may be of new ratifiit and confirmit, Alsweil, the
Confessio- ... fayth then red reasonit, and be publict voit of that
parliament ... As the act pronouncit agains the vsurpit Jurisdictioun
of the Paip- ... the Mess, and the abolischement of the former wickit
actis; The tennor quhair of followes:--