It is not, I think, unknowen unto yow, how it hes pleisit God of his goodness to call me be his grace to the knawledge of my salvatione sen my coming in this land, qwhairfore I rander maist earnestly humble thanks unto his divine Majestie; finding my voyage towards thir pairts maist happilie bestowit in this respect: And, although I have made open declaration of this my calling, first by my owne mouth in the kirk of Edinburgh, and secondly by my hand wreit in the King’s kirk at Striviling, qwhair I subscribed the confessione of my faith, yet I fand it was my dutie, ye being generally convenit, to send this gentleman, my cousine and friend, accompanyed with my Letter towards yow, to make yow, in my name, ane frie and humble offer of dew obedience, to receive your will in anything it shall please yow, I did farther anent the accomplishing of my said confessione; assureing yow that I shall be ready to performe the same with all humilitie, as also to procure and advance all wther things that may farder the glory of God and increase of his Kirke, the commonwealth of the countrie, and of the King’s Majestie’s service at my utter possibilitie: And so houping to be participant in all tymes coming of your godlie prayers and favour, I salute yow maist lovingly in Jesus Christ our Saviour. From St Androis, the 14th of July. _Sic subscribitur_, Your humble and obedient at all power, LENNOX. The Generall Assembly hes concludit that all Readers within this realme shall be tryed and examined _de novo_ be the Commissioners of the countries, with the advyce of their assessors, so far as possiblie they may, betwixt and the nixt Generall Assemblie; and so many as beis sound and travellit in reading be the space of twa yeares, and hes not profited that they are able to be pastores and to preache the word of God, shall be deposit from the reading be the saids Commissioners, with assistance of their saids assessors, and the diligence to be done herein to be reportit again to the nixt Generall conventione of the brether. Sicklyke because Readers hes no ordinarie office within the Kirk of God, The Generall Assemblie declares that no simple Reader sall be capable of any benefice, or bruik or possesse the same in tyme cuming, nor yet bruik or joy the manss or gleib, where there is any minister actuallie serving. The Assembly hes recommendit the executione of the King’s proclamatione concernyng papists, unto the haill Commissioners, as they will answer unto his heines and unto the Kirk.