Exhortation made be Mr Thomas Smetone, minister of Pasley: Leitts, Mrs Robert Pont, James Lawsone, Andrew Hay, John Duncansone. The said Mr Thomas, be pluralitie of votes, was chosen Moderator, who desyrit certaine brether to be appoyntit wham he would nominat to conferr with him: Upon whais desyre, because that certaine brether were offendit with the order of Assessors as though some tyrrannie or usurpatione might creep in thereby, or liberty taken from the brether, Questione was movit to the haill Assemblie if the said order was worthie to be continued as it hes been before, or to be rejectit as prejudiciale to the libertie of the brether; and to the effect that all occasione of murmure may be taine away, all that wald reasone in this questione being requyrit publickly, in fine, the haill Assemblie concludit the said order to be good and necessar, and to be keepit as it was before, without any hurt or prejudice to the libertie of the brether. The Assessors, Mrs Robert Pont, Thomas Smetone, Andrew Melvill, George Hay, William Chrystisone, David Fargysone, John Young, Patrick Auchinleck, Thomas Buchannan, the Laird of Braid, and John Johnstoune. Sessio 3. Mr John Craig, ane of the ministers of the King’s houss, presentit his heines wryting, which was opinly read in the face of the haill breither, with all humilitie, and praised God in his heines good zeal. The tenor:-- Trustie and well beloved Friends, We greet you weill. We haue direct toward yow our traist friend, the Prior of Pittenweyme, and the Laird of Lundie, instructed with our power to that effect, for assisting yow with their presence and councill, in all things that they may, tending to the glory of God, and preservatione of us and our estate; desyrand yow heartilie accept them and our good will committit to them for the present, in good part: So, we commend yow to God’s protectione. From our Palace of Falkland, July 12, 1580. _Sic subscribitur_, JAMES REX. Sessio 4.