Mr Patrick Adamsone, in my Lord Regent’s Grace name, exhibits in the Assembly ane Letter direct from the Queen Majestie of England to his Grace, making informatione of a certain Councill to have been halden at Magdeburgh for establishing of the Augustane Confession, with ane Letter written from the Cassumire to her Majestie of that same argument, desyrand the Assemblie to advyse if they thocht meit that any of the learned ministers of this natione sould repaire thither, and whom they will name and find good to this effect: To the qwhilk desyre the Kirk continuit to giue answer to the 28. day of this instant. Sessio 5. The Assembly present in ane mynde resolvit and adjudgit it to be very necessarie, that some of the Kirk sould be direct to the Councill to be halden at Magdeburgh, and hes nominat any twa of the brethren following that shall be thocht most meet be my Lord Regent’s Grace, viz. Mr Andrew Melvill, Patrick Adamsone, David Cuninghame, George Hay, David Lyndsay, William Chrystisone, Alexander Arbuthnott, and Robert Pont; qwhais names the Kirk ordaynes to be presentit to his Grace be Mr Craig, and to report his answer againe. Compeirit John Andersone in linnen cloathes, in presence of the haill Assemblie; and beand prostrate upon his knees, confessit he had offendit Mr Robert Boyde, minister, in drawing of his blood, whereof he repentit with his heart, and askit God and his Kirk forgiveness--promiseing, be the grace of God, not to fall in the lyke wickedness in tyme cuming. Sessio 6. This Session being hallilie imployit in reasoning the heids of the jurisdictione of the Kirk, the same argument was ordaynitt to be followit out the morne, so far as tyme may serve thereunto. Sessio 7. Concerning the number of the brethren gine in to his Grace, it lyked him well that the Kirk had gine him choise out of so reasonable ane number, and that, in his opinione, Mr Andrew Melvill, George Hay, and Alexander Arbuthnott, were meitest for the purpose; allwayes desyres the advyce and judgement of the Kirk heirto, that after, he may take resolutione with his Councill. The Kirk willed the said Mr Patrick Adamsone, with Mr Johne Craig and William Chrystisone, to travell with his Grace, to knaw further his Grace’s mynde in this behalfe, and sicklyke to desyre his Grace for to appoynt the modifiers to conveine to the ordering of the rolles of the ministers, and to report his Grace’s answer to the Assemblie. Sessio 8. The persones directit to his Grace reportit, that he lykit well Mr Androw Melvill and Mr George Hay to be direct to the said Councill, alwayes he wold knaw the advyse of the Councill therein, qwhairof he wold make them to be informed: And, concerning the rolls of ministers, had appoyntit the Abbot of Dumfermling, George Auchinleck, Mr Nicoll Elphingstoune, and Thomas Nicolsone, to take order therewith. Sessio 9.