Thomas Mortoune, ffiar of Cambo, and Mr Thomas Ramsay, gave in ane bill of accusatione against Mr Thomas Kynneir, minister of Craill, contaynand sundrie heids of sclander against him, as, namely, suspicions of adulterie with Agnes Guidland, spouse to Sir John Barone, drunkenness, tulziesumness, selling of the sacraments. The said Mr Thomas being present, denyit the haill points thereof; and the said bill being referrit to the accusers’ probatione, for proveing thereof they produced David Fermor, David Monypennie, Mr James Hallyburtone, provest of Dundie, John Herries, and Mr Thomas Fermour, qwha being admittit, and nothing opponit against them, the said Mr Thomas was ordaynit to be examinat be William Chrystisone and John Durie, and their depositiones to be presentit againe to the Assembly, to be considerit what they import. Sessio 10. The depositiones of the witnesses examinat in the said cause being reportit at afternoone, the Assemblie continueit the pronouncing of the sentence in the matter till the morne, and warnit baith the pairties thereto. Mr Andrew Polwart was decerned to be frie and at libertie fra the kirk of Paslay, that he may serve uther where it pleased God to call him; because of the contempt of the discipline, their manifest vices, minacing and boasting of him in doeing his dewtie, his labours cannot be profitable to them, besydes some privat causes qwhilks were considerit be Mrs Alexander Hay, Alexander Arbuthnot, George Hay, and Andrew Melvill, and they reportit their judgement; qwhairupon decreit past. Sessio 11. Anent the grievous accusatione layd against Mr Thomas Kynneir be the Laird of Cambo, and Mr Thomas Ramsay, concernyng his sclanderous and ungodly life, the haill Assembly, after publick reiding of the witnesses and probatione deducit in the matter, and dew consideration thairof, and after taking aith of the accusers that they accusit naither of malice nor choler, but for conscience cause, knawand the accusatione qwherwith they accuse him to be trew, Decerns, all in ane voyce, the said Mr Thomas to be depryvit, lykeas they deprive him of the ministrie in all tyme cuming; debarring him also from the participatione of the holy supper of the Lord, ay and whill his repentance be testifyit to the Generall Assemblie be the visitor of the countrie where he remaynes, and humble supplicatione to be made be the said Mr Thomas to the haill Assemblie, to be admittit thereto, and their answer to that effect: That this sentence be intimat in the Kirk of Carraill in the pulpit thairof be the commissioner of the countrie. Sessio 13.