for to hald, all and whatsumever the saids brethren any aucht or sevine of them in the premises leads to be done. The Kirk presently assemblit, for certaine causes moving them, discharges all and sundrie assignationes and pensiones grantit be the Kirk dureing their will, to whatsumevir persone or persones before the date heirof, and ordaines the Collector of the Kirk to intromett therewith heirafter, and to put inhibitione to all them that heretofore hes had any sic assignationes or pensiones, except that whilk is assignit to the King’s Majestie’s hand allanerly. [TWENTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assembly, halden at Edinburgh the 5th of Marche 1570(71), In the qwilke war present the Barrons, Superintendants, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Commissioners of Provinces, Universities, Towns, Kirks, and Ministers, Mr George Hay was chosen Moderator be the suffragis, to make prayers in this Assembly and exhortation in the beginning of the nixt. Sess. 1^a. The Kirk assemblit ordains all superintendants and commissioners to plant kirks, to present hereafter, their books of their visitationes, every ane within their province respective, to every Assembly heirafter following, to be sichted and considerit be sic brethren as shall be appointit thereto, fra Assembly to Assembly, To the effect the Kirk may knaw their diligence in executing their offices within thair provinces. The Kirk finds fault that Mr John Rutherfurde, minister at Cultis, hes not done diligence in serving the said cure at leist certaine tymes in the year, admonisching him therefore to amend the said fault in tymes comeing, wtherwayes the Kirk will proceed against him as ane neglector of dewtie. Sessio 2^a. Articles pertayning to the Jurisdictione of the Kirk, to be proponit to the Regent’s Grace and Secret Councill, and socht to be appointit be them. 1. Ffirst, that the Kirk have the judgement of trew and false religion or doctrine, heresies or sicklyke, annexit to the preaching of the word, and ministratione of the sacraments. 2. Electione, examinatione and admissione of them that are admittit to the ministrie, or uther ffunctions in the Kirk, charge of sawls, and ecclesiasticall benefices, the suspensione and deprivation of them therfrae for lawfull causes. 3. All things concerning the discipline of the Kirk, whilk stands in correctione of manners, admonitiones, excommunicationes, and receaving to repentance. 4. The judgement of ecelesiasticall matters betwixt persones that are of the Kirk, and speciallie among them that are constitute in the ministrie, alseweell concerning beneficiall causes as uthers.