_Eglintoun_, _Weemes_, _Cassils_: Lords _Gordoun_, _Maitland_, _Balcarras_, Sir _Patrick Hepburne_ of _Wauchtoun_, Sir _David Hum_ of _Wedderburne_, Sir _David Creightoun_ of _Lugtoun_, Sir _David Barclay_ of _Cullearnie_, _John Henderson_ of _Fordell_, _Mr. George Winrame_ of _Libertoun_, Sir _Robert Drummond_, Sir _William Carmichaell_, _John Binnie_, _Thomas Paterson_, _John Sempill_, _John Kennedy_ of _Air_, _John Leslie_ from _Aberdene_, _William Glendinning_ Provest of _Kirkubrigh_, _John Colzear_, Ruling Elders with the concurse of the Procurator of the Kirk: and grants to them full Power and Commission in this _interim_, betwixt and the next Assembly, for to meet and conveen at _Edinburgh_ upon the 17. day of this moneth of _August_, and upon any other day, or in any other place, as they shall think convenient: And being met and conveened, or any fifteen of them, there being alwayes twelve Ministers present: With full power for to consider and performe what they finde necessary for the Ministerie, by preaching, supplicating, prepairing of draughts of one Confession, one Cathechisme, one directory of publike Worship (which are alwayes to be revised by the next Generall Assembly) and by all other lawfull & Ecclesiastick wayes, for furtherance of this great Work in the Union of this Iland in Religion and Kirk-government, and for continuance of our own peace at home, and of the common peace betwixt the Nations, and keeping of good correspondence betwixt the Kirks of this Iland. Like as if it shall please God to blesse the prayers and endeavours of his Saints for this blessed Union, and that if either the Lords of Councell, or Commissioners for the Peace shall require their concurse at home or abroad, by sending Commissioners with theirs to His Majesty and Parliament for that effect, or that they themselves shall finde it necessary; The Assembly grants full power to them, not only to concurre by all lawfull and Ecclesiastick wayes, with the Councell and Conservators of the Peace at home, but also to send some to present and prosecute their desires and humble advice to His Majesty and the Parliament, and the Ministerie there, for the furthering and perfecting of so good and great a Worke. Like as, with power to them to promove their other desires, overtures and recommendations of this Assembly, to the Kings Majestie, Lords of Councell, Session, Exchequer, and Commissioners of Parliament, for plantation of Kirks, for common burdens, or conservation of the common peace, and to the Parliament of this Kingdom, in case it fall out _pro re nata_ before the next Assembly. And such like, with as full power to them to proceed, treat and determine in any other matters to be committed to them by this Assembly, as if the samine were herein particularly insert, and with as ample power to proceede in the matters particularly or generally above-mentioned, as any Commissioners of Generall Assemblies