The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources
Mairover, ye shall lat the Assemblie understand, that in the
particular conferrence bygane, syndrie matters hes beine agriet
upon in generall termes as they were talkit and put in memorie, but
yet are not put in sic forme and termes as war meit to put them
in Articles in Parliament, to be past and approvit as particular
Lawis; and therefore let the Assemblie appoynt some of their number
to extend and put thir articles in sic forme and order as they wald
wische them to be past in Parliament, specially in thir heads,
viz. That the Assemblie will cause inquyre and cause informe us of
the speciall names of the persons culpable in the faults nottit in
their last Assemblie halden at Dundie, viz. That the Bischopes
and Commissioners may be admonisched to refuse Readers the titles
of benefices vaikand since the first day of November last bypast,
although presentatione have happinit or happine to be; that the
Assemblie declare how many sufficient and weill qualifiet ministers
there is presently in Scotland, and in what place they wische them
ratherest to serve.
And that they give their advyce how the remanent kirks, whereunto
ministers cannot be had presently, may be servit, qwhill mair
ministers may be had, and that the present auld possessors of the
benefices be departit this life.
That they give us thair opinione and advyce of that portione of the
rents pertayning to the kirks before the alteratione of Religion,
qwhilk they think shall fall to us in case all benefices were now
vaikand; and in the meine tyme qwhill they be, qwhat We shall have
yearlie for the supporte of our estate and publick affaires of our
realme.
That they consider the forme and proceeding, how the taxt for the
speciall meins pairt shall be payit in tyme cuming.
As also to make us some licklie and good overture for the personages
that shall occupy the place of the speciall estate in our Parliament
in tymes cuming, after the decease of the present possessors of the
place, in respect of the greit decay of the rents thereof.
That they send us their good advyce how ane forme of Judgement may be
established, qwhill a Parliament, for calling of persones provydit
to benefices sen our coronatione, to be depryvit therefrae upon the
clauses irritant conteinit in their provisiones, for not doing their
dewties in their vocationes, but leaving their charges and medleing
with their secular benefices.
That the Assemblie giue their advyce upon the forme of presentation
that We shall giue to these to be provydit to benefices, if this
order take effect; qwhom to our presentatione shall be direct; qwhat
shall be the forme and order of the tryall; and how shall the persone
presentit be tryit, and what forme of admissione or collatione?
For ane grund thir heads are to be considerit.
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