The testimony of the Committy for tryall of the Registers, subscribed with their hands, being produced, with some reasons thereof in another paper, and publickly read; _My Lord Commissioner_ professed that it had resolved him of sundry doubts, but desired a time to be more fully resolved. The Moderatour desired that if any of the Assembly had any thing to say against the said testimonie for the books, that they would declare it, and finding none to oppon, yet be appointed the day following, to any to object any thing they could say; and if then none could object the Assembly would hold the Registers as sufficient approven. Act. Sess 7. November 28. _Act. approving the Registers._ Anent the report of the Assemblies judgement of the authority of the books of Assembly; The Moderatour having desired that if any of the Assembly had any thing to say, they would now declare it, otherwise they would hold all approved by the Assembly. The Commissioner his Grace protested that the Assemblies _approving these books, or any thing contained in them_ be no wayes prejudicial to his Majestie, nor to the Archbishops, and Bishops of this Kingdome, or any of their adherents; because he had some exceptions against these books. My Lord _Rothes_ desired these exceptions to be condescended on, and they should be preferably cleared, and protested that these books should be claimed authentick and obligatorie hereafter. The whole Assembly all in one voice approved these books, and ordained the same to make faith in judgement, and out with, in all time commitit, as the true and authentick Registers of the Kirk of Scotland, conform to the testimonie subscribed by the Committie, to be insert with the reasons thereof in the books of Assembly: Whereof the tenour followeth. We under-subscribers, having power and commission from the generall Assembly now presently convened, and sitting at _Glasgow_, to peruse, examine and cognosce upon the validity, faith and strength of the books and registers of the Assembly under-written, to wit: A register beginning at the Assembly holden the twentie day of _December_ 1566. and ending at the fourth session of the Assembly held in the 28 of _December_ 1566. Item another register beginning at the generall Assembly, holden the second day of June 1567. and ending at the fourth session of the Assembly holden at _Perth_ the ninth day of _August_ 1572, which register is imperfect, and mutilate in the end, and containeth are no leaf nor page after that page which containeth the said inscription of the said fourth session, which two registers bears to be subscribed by _John Gray_ scribe. Item a register of the Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_ the seventh day of _August_ 1574, and ending with the twelfth session, being the last session of the Assembly 1579. Item another register beginning at the Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_ the tenth of _May_ 1586. and ending in the seventeenth session of the Assembly holden in _March_, 1589.