That besyde the Diocie of Argyll and the Isles, of qwhilks boundes never rentalls war yet gine up, there is in Scotland about nyne hundred and twenty-four kirks, countand fyve score to the hundreth. Of thir, syndrie are pendicles and small parochines, and many kirks demolischit. Some parochines also are of greater bounds nor the parochiners may conveniently conveine to their paroche kirks. It lies bein thocht meit, therefore, to reduce thir nyne hundreth and twenty-four kirks to vj^c. and at every kirk to have ane minister, their stipend and living to be in four degrees. Ane hundreth at 500 merks the piece. Ane hundreth at 300 merks the piece. Ane hundreth at 100 punds the piece. Ane hundreth at 100 merks the piece. Or somewhat mair or less, as it may be neir thir soumes, beneath or above; all stipends and livings to be modified according to the possibilitie of the rent in that place. Thir considerationes are to be taken in, although all the benefices were presently vaikand. Qwhair the parsonage and viccarage pension at any kirk are now severall benefices, to be all unitit and annexit in ane, for the better sustaining of the minister there. Thir six hundred kirks to be devydit in fyftie Presbytries, twenty to every presbytrie, or thereabout. Thrie of thir Presbytries, or moe or fewer, as the countrie lyes, to make ane diocie, according to ane forme after following, to be considerit of. Of thir number, certaine of the Presbytries shall be the Synodall Assemblie, and ilk Synodall Assemblie shall appoynt the place within that province for thair nixt Synodall. Of persones direct from the Synodall Assemblies, shall the Generall Assemblie consist. Kirks devydit in quarters shall be provydit to ane man:--And if these quarters be annexit to any uther benefices, the quarters to be disseverit out of the provisiones of the persones to be provydit to these benefices when they vaike. The Kirks devydit unto Prebendaries, to be gine to the ministers as they vaik. All benefices provydit to ministers, to be devydit the yeir of their deceis, equallie betwixt their wyfes, children, or executors, and the intrant minister. Young men new come from schooles, shall only be promotit to the benefices and stipends in the low degree; and the eldest, of the greatest learning and judgement, to be promotit to the highest rank; and so to ascend _gradatim_, as they shall be judgit and tryed worthiest, from three year to three year, for the better eschewing of ambition and avarice; and that the chairges of the greater congregationes shall not be committit to young ministers at the first, nor shall they be preferrit to the eldest, of greater gravitie and judgement, at the first.