Whereas it was provided in the third caution, that he should content himselfe with that portion of the Benefice which should be assigned to him from his Majestie for his livelihood, not hurting or prejudging the rest of the Ministers, or any Minister whatsoever, planted or to bee planted within his Benefice, and that this clause was to be inserted in his provision: Besides, when Bishops were charged in the Assembly holden in Octob. Ann. 1578. to quit the corruptions of that State, there was numbered amongst the corruptions, That they received for the maintaining of their ambition and riot, the emoluments of the Church, which might sustaine many Pastors, the Schooles, and the Poor; but the said Master David Lyndsey with his Colleagues respective, have tooke provision for their Benefices, and the foresaid clause was not inserted, and he and they have prejudged Ministers, Schooles, and the Poor, by taking and enjoying plurality of Benefices. Whereas it was provided in the fourth caution that hee should not dilapidate nor make a disposition of his Benefice without the consent of his Majestie and the generall Assembly: and for the greater warrant of this, That he should interdict himselfe to the generall Assembly not to dilapidate, nor to give consent to the dilapidation of his Benefice made by others, and that hee should be contented that an Inhibition should be raised upon him to that purpose; but the said Master David Lyndsey, with his Colleagues respective, have set, and take setled patronages. Whereas in the fifth caution it is provided that hee should be bound to attend his particular Congregation faithfully in all the points of a Pastour, and that he shall be subject to the triall and censure of his own Presbyterie and Provinciall Assemblie, as another Minister that bears no Commission: In like manner by divers Acts and Constitutions of the generall Assemblies and Presbyteries, non-residents are punishable by deprivation; Yet the said Master David Lindsey with his foresaid Colleagues respective, have been non-resident from his and their charges for many yeares; nor have they performed the duties of Pastours by preaching, administration of the Sacraments, visiting the sick, &c. but they have deserted their charges by the space now of many years; neither have they in this subjected themselves to the triall of the Presbyteries and Provinciall Assemblies.