Ane persone beneficit, being qualifiit, shall preche him
self at ane of his kirks, and sall sustene the ministeris
of the remanent, at the sy^t of the generale kirk, And the
unqualifiit, to pay his third of the hale, Admittand na
pluralitie in tyme cuming.
9. That prouisioun may be maid for instructioun of the zouth, for
sustentatioun of the pure, and for sum releif to the lauboraris of
the ground, especiallie for the relief in leiding of thair teinds.
Answer to the first part of this article, That the lands of
prebendaris of college kirkis in landwart be erectit for
sustentatioun of bursaris, And referris the vther tua heids to
the estaitis in Parliament.
10. That [ordoure may be takin that] nane enter in the functioun of
ministrie, nether be retenit within the samyn, bot sik as salbe fund
qualifiit, and of honest conversatioun.
Leif this. Referris this to the Generale Assemble of the Kirk.
11. That Superintendentis be appointit quhair need requiris, and that
ordoure be prouidit how thai salbe obeyit in thair office, and how
thai salbe hable to serue in the same.
Referris the nowmer of the Superintendentis to the roll
maid thairupoun, And the office and jurisdictioun of the
Superintendent to be authorizat be the estatis in parliament.
12. That ordoure may be takin, how that the pure ministeris, quha
lang hes bene defraudit of thair just stipendis, may not onlie be
prouidit heirefter for a sufficient leving, Bot also that thai may
vnderstand how thai may lift vp the same be ourdour of law, and quhat
redres thai sall haif for the bipast, and how thai salbe prouidit in
the present. And, becaus all thir heids require deliberatioun, we
offer owre selfis to communicat w^t. your L. as God sall communicat
w^t. ws.
It is thocht neidfull that, quhill the Kirk be put in full
possessioun of the hale patrimony, the hale thriddis be
assignit to the ministrie, and thai to vptak the samyn be thame
selfis and thair collectors, and all v ... to be dischargeit
thairfra ... and Counsale ... find sum meane ... dettis ellis.
13. That the act of Parliament concerning the mansses and gleibis
may be maid so sensible, that the iniust possessouris find na
cauilatiounis to defraude the pure ministeris of thair ry^t. and of
the peaceable possessioun of that quhilk justlie appertainis thairto.
It is fund that the best manss sall pertene to the minister
with the hale gleib, Providing the said gleib exceed not vj
aikiris of land; And, gif the samyn be mair, the minister sall
be content onlie with vi aikiris thairof nixt adiacent to
the manss; And, gif the samyn be within vi aikiris, he sall
lykewise content him thairwith.
14. That the act for pvnishment of adulterie may be maid sa cleir,
that the offendaris delude not the law be the ambiguitie thairof.
Desyris this act to be clerit be the thre Estaits in Parliament.
14. That na man beir publict office of jugement within this realme
bot sik as professis the puritie of religioun with ws; that nane be
permittit to procure to be admittit in notar, or creat in member of
court, without he likewyis profes the Evangell w^t. ws.
Aggreit w^t.
15. It is thocht gude ffor stancheing of cumer and trouble within
burrowis in tyme cumin, that nane of the inhabitantis thairof
frathyne furth, mak convocatioun within the samyn, or put thameselfis
in armes, without express command ayther of the autoritie, provest or
baillies thairof, under sik panis as the thre Estaits in Parliament
sall think gude.
Apprevit. And referris the pane to be modifiit be the Estaits in
Parliament.
16. _Item_, That all scoles, alsweill to bur^t. as land, and colleges
be reformit, and that nane be permittit nor admittit to haue charge
thairof, or to instruct the ʒouth priualie or publicklie, bot sic as
ar, or salbe tryit be the Superintendint and visitators of the Kirk,
and admittit be thame to thair charges.
Apprevit.
17. _Item_, That the ordinances maid for keping of the Saboth day,
the pvnishment of fornicatioun, adulterie, incest, swering and
banyng, be ratifiit in this present parliament, and jugis appointit
for executioun thairof, quhair nane is.
Apprevit.
18. _Item_, That the act of parliament, maid in King James the ...
tyme, towart the ordouring of the pure within thair avne parochin
be _de novo_ ratifiit, and thaireeftir be decernit to be put in
executioun.
Apprevit.
19. _Item_, It is fund expedient that the act maid, tueching
the reparatioun of kirkis be ratifiit and ordainit to be put to
executioun ... is.