The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The haill labours of the brethren tane upon the matter and argument
of the policie beand haillelie read in publick audience of the Kirk,
It was thocht expedient that their haill travells and wark in this
matter, being now dispersit, sould be revysit and pervysit be some
brethren, digestit and disposit in convenient order, to be thereafter
presentit to the Assemblie; and for that effect, the Kirk appoynts
their brethren Mrs James Lawsone, Andrew Melvill, Johne Craig,
and George Hay, to convene together, appoint the houres and place
thereto, and to remaine thereat whill the matter be brought to an
end; and in the meane tyme, if it please any man to reasone with them
in the matter, to have access thereto.
Sessio 4.
Anent the accusation laid against Mr Patrick Adamsone, callit
Bischope of St Androis, that he had enterit in the said Bishoprick
againes the Acts of the Generall Assembly, and usurpit the office
of Visitatione within the bounds of Fyfe, unauthorised be the
Commissione, or power of the Kirk, and left his ordinar office of
ministrie, The Generall Kirk, in respect of his absence to answer
hereto, Gives their full power and Commissione to Mr Robert Pont,
James Lawsone, David Fargusone, and Superintendant of Lawthiane,
conjunctlie; and, in caise of the said Superintendant’s inabilitie,
to Mr David Lyndsay, or John Brand, to direct out summonds against
the said Mr Patrick, summonding him before them at sic day or dayes
as they shall thinke good, within the towne of Edinburgh, to try
and examine his entrie, and proceeding to the said Bishoprick,
usurpation of the said office of Visitation, and deserting his said
office of ministrie qwhilk he had of before; with power to them to
summond the Chaptor of St Androis, or so many of them as shall seem
to them expedient, if need require, and the ordinarers or inaugurers
of the said Mr Patrick, as they shall think good, for the better
tryall of the premisses: And what herein they finde be proces of
excommunication, to report againe to the next Generall Assembly;
and, in the mean tyme, in the name of the Kirk, to discharge him of
farther visitation of the saids bounds qwhill he be admittit be the
Kirk.
Sessio 5.
The Kirk fand, that James Blackwood, because he brookit twa
benefices, the personage of Sanquhair and viccarage of Saline, should
demitt the ane of the saids benefices.
Sessio 6.
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