The Kirk undirstandand that my Lord Regent’s Grace and Counsell was desyreous that Mr Robert Pont sould accept the place of ane of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice, quhilk he would on no wayes accept, without the advyse of the Kirk; Therefore the haill brethren assemblit, gives licence to the said Mr Robert, to accept and use the said place of a Senator of the said Colledge of Justice, what tyme he shall be required thereto: Providing alwayes, that he leave not the office of the ministrie, but that he exercise the same, as he sould be appoyntit be the Kirk; and this their licence to the said Mr Robert, to be no preparative to no uther minister to procure sic promotione, unless the Kirk’s advyce be had of before, and license obtained thereunto. [TWENTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assemblie, haldine and begun in St Androis, the saxt of March 1571(2): In the quhilk were present the Superintendants, Barrons, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Commissioners of Provinces, Townes, Kirks, Universities, Ministers, and Mr John Doglass, Archbishop of St Androis: Mr Robert Hamiltoune, Minister of St Androis, Moderator for this present Assemblie. Sessio. Anent the complaint gine in be Mr John Rutherfurd, Proveist of St Salvator’s Colledge, against Mr John Wynrahame, Superintendant of Fyfe, for the wrangous disponyng of the viccarage of their commone Kirk of Kilmeny, pertaining to the said Proveist, and his collegs, brether of the said colledge, as also for obtayning of the gift, and giving of ane altarage in the same colledge, situat at St John’s altar, the gift quhereof, the said Mr John, as proveist, alleadged to haue pertaynit to him, be vertew of foundatione of the same; as at length in the said complaynt was containit: requeistand the Kirk presently convenit to take sic order in the premisses, as godliness and equitie requireth in sic sorte, the Colledge and brethren forsaids be not put to expenses in seeking remedie before uther judges. The kirk haveing consideration of the said complaint, thocht meit to haue inspectione of their foundatione of the colledge, and what the same conteinit anent the presentation and collatione of the said viccarage of Kylmenie, and for that purpose gaue commissione to their brethren, Mr John Row, Gilbert Gardin, William Chrystisone, Andrew Hay, and David Lyndsay, to passe to St Salvator’s Colledge, consider and sie the foundatione thereof, and what they find touching the said viccarage of Kilmeny, and to whome the presentatione and collatione thereof pertaineth; and what they happen to finde, to report the same to the nixt Assemblie. The said brethren return and reportit what they had fund in the said foundation; the tenor whereof follows in thir words:--