Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.Church of Scotland. General Assembly
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Records of the Kirk of Scotland: containing the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.
Church of Scotland. General Assembly
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25.—An Act for restoring the Presbyteries, Provinciall Synods, and
Generall Assemblies, to their Constitutions of Ministers and Elders,
and their Powers and Jurisdictions, according as they are contained in
the Booke of Policies.
26.—An Act for erecting a Presbyterie in Argyle.
27.—An Act concerning the Visitacon of Particular Churches, Schooles,
and Colledges.
28.—An Act against Non-Residencie.
29.—An Act concerning the planting of Schooles in every parish.
30.—An Act directing of Presbitery Ministers how to choose their
Moderators.
31.—An Act referring to the competencie of Presbiteries and Parishes.
32.—An Act concerning the Conservacon of Ministers, as in anno 1595.
33.—An Act for Presbiteries to defray the expenses of their
Commissioners.
34.—An Act referring to former Acts for repressing of Poperie and
Supersticon.
35.—An Act referring to Presbiteries the more frequent Celebracon of
the Lords Supper.
36.—An Act against the Prophanacon of the Sabbath, for want of
afternoones exercise.
37.—An Act against Salmon Fishing and Going of Milnes on the Sabbath
day.
38.—An Act against Salt Panns, and such like imployments, on the
Sabbath day.
39.—An Act against Markets on Mondayes and Saturdayes within Borroughs.
40.—An Act setting downe the Roll of Provinciall Assemblies.
41. An Act against those that speake or write agᵗ the lawfulnes of the
Naconal Covenant, or this Assembly and the Constitucons thereof.
42.—An Act concerning the receiving the repentnance, submission, and
admission into the Ministrie of any penetent prelate.
43.—An Act for excommunicating of such Ministers as disobey their
sentence.
44.—An Act against the frequenting with excommunicat persones.
45.—An Act condemning Chapters, Archdeacons, Preaching Deacons, and
such like Popish trash.
46.—An Act against obtruding of Pastors upon people.
47.—An Act against Marriage without Proclamacon of Bands.
48.—An Act against Funerall Services.
49.—An Act for admission of Mr Archbald Johnston to bee Advocate, and
Mr Roberte Dalglassie to be Agent for the Church.
50.—An Act for transporting of Mr Alexander Henderson from Leuchers to
be one of the principall Ministers of Edinburgh.
51.—An Act for transporting Mr Robert Blaire from Ayre to St Andrews.
52.—An Act transporting Mr Andrew Cant from Pitslegoe to Newbottle.
53.—An Act condemning all Civill Offices in the persons of Ministers of
the Gospell, as to bee Justice of Peace, sitt in Session or Councell,
or to vote or ride in Parliament.
54.—An Act for a Commission for examinacon of complaints, to sitt at
Edinburgh the 26 of December next.
55.—Another Commission to sitt at Edinburgh the 22 of January next.
56.—Another Commission to sitt at Irwing the 25 of Jann. next.
57.—Another Commission to sitt at the Chancerie the 29 of Feb. next.
58.—Another Commission to sitt at Kircowbright the 9ᵗʰ of March next.
59.—An Act for the Commission to visite the Colledges of Glasgow and
Aberdeen.
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