The Bischope of Dunkeld compeirand in the Assembly, desyrit that he might have Mr John Grahame, advocat, to reason for him in the matter of dilapedatione; qwhilk beand thocht a new thing, and, by custome of the Assembly, was finally votit and concludit to be ane novatione, and to introduce some contradictione; and fand him not to be admittit nor no uthers who are not of the functione of the Kirk; and, therefore, ordaynes him to answere, in his awne persone, the 9th of this instant, or to chuse any of the brether of the functions of the Kirk to reasone for him. Because certaine of the Bischopes and Superintendants compearit not, the first day of this Assembly, it was thocht good to call them and thir absents to be notit. Complaint that nane of the Universitie of St Androis is present, nor nane to cum here. Sessio 3. The brethren appointit to give their judgement anent the habite of the ministers and their wyfes, presentit the same to the Assemblie, qwhilk was found good, and all the brethren serving the functione of the Kirk, ordaynes to conforme themselves and their wyfes thereto, and ordained effectuously to follow the same; qwhairof the tennor followes in thir words: Forsuameikle as ane comely and decent apparell is requisite in all, namely in the ministers, and sic as bearis function in the Kirk; First, we think all kinds of broidering unseemly, all bagaries of velvet on gowns, hoses, or coats, and all superfluous and vain cutting out, steiking with silks, all kinde of coastlie sewing on pasements, or sumptuous and large steiking with silks; all kinde of costly sewing or variant heuis in sarks, and kinde of licht and variant hewis in cloathing, as red, blew, ʒellow, and sicklyke, qwhilk declares the lightnesse of the mynde; all wearing of rings, bracelets, buttons of silver, gold, or other mettal; all kinde of superfluitie of cloath in making of hose; all useing of plaids in the kirk be readers or ministers, namely in tyme of their ministrie, and useing their office; all kinde of gowning, coating, doubletting, or breitches of velvet, satine, taffetie, or suchlyke; all costly guilting of whingers or knifes, and sicklyke; all silken hatts, and hatts of diverse and light colloures: But that their haill habite shall be of grave collour, as black, russet, sad gray, sad browne, or serges, wirsett, camlet, growgrame, lytes, worsett, or sicklyke; and to be short, that the good word of God be them and their immoderateness be not sclanderit; and their wifes to be subject to the same order.