The Assemblie giues full pouer and commissione to the Laird of Lundie, Bredhaltoune, Andrew Kar of Fawdonsyde, Mrs John Craig, John Duncansone, ministers of the King’s house, Robert Pont, James Lawsone, David Lyndsay, John Craige, Patrick Adamsone, James Boyde, Thomas Smetoune, George Hay, Andrew Hay, Adam Johnstoune, David Fargysone, David M‘Gill, John Prestoune, elder, Commissioner of Edinburgh, or any sax of them, to compeir before the King’s Majestie and Counsell, the 15th of November next to come, and with all reverence crave answer to the articles gine in sen the last Generall Assembly unto his Hienes and honorable Councill, and to reasone and conferr thereupon; with power to thir haill nominat in this commissione, or the maist part of them, to resolve, decerne, and finallie conclude, in name and behalfe of the haill Kirk, with the King’s heines and Councill thereupon, as shall be maist necessar and expedient for the advancement of the glory of God, intertainment of the Evangell of Jesus Christ; sicklyke and alse freely as if they were personallie present, ffirme and stable haldand and for to hald, whatsomever their said breither or the maist part of them in the premisses leids to be done. The Generall Assemblie ordaynes their breither the Lairds of Lundie, Seagie, Colluthie, and Mrs Robert Pont, James Lawsone, and Williame Christisone, to passe with Mr Andrew Melvill to the New Colledge and sie him plantit there, conforme to the directione and decreit of the Kirk; and sicklyke to call the papists that are within the universitie before them, and put order unto them, according to the acts of the Kirk. Forswameikle as the Generall Assemblie, according to the King’s Majestie’s wreiting, and for the weill and universall profite of the Kirk of God within this realme, hes thocht meet and expedient and alse concludit and ordaynit, that Mr Andrew Melvill be transportit from the Universitie of Glasgow to the new Colledge of St Androis for erectione and planting thereof: Nottheless that the good beginning and labours taine be the said Mr Andrew be not frustrate, The haill Kirk hes found good, necessare and expedient that the said Thomas Smetowne occupy the said Mr Andrew his place and office in the said Universitie of Glasgow, and ordaynes him to accept the charge thereof upon him: and ane writting to be direct in name of the haill Kirk to the Rector and Principall of the Universitie, requesting them to receive him in the said Mr Andrew his place, for the weill and comfort of their Universitie: Mr Andrew Hay, as Rector of the said Universitie, in name thereof, dissenting from the removall of Mr Andrew, many wayes made protestation as of before.