Anent the CONFESSION OF FAITH lately set furth be the King’s Majestie’s proclamatione, and subscribed be his Heines, The Kirk, in ane voyce, acknowledges the said Confessione, to be ane trew and Christiane Confession to be agriet unto be such as trewly professe Christ and his trew religion, and the tenor thereof to be followit out as the samin is laid out in the said proclamatione. Ane method of Preaching to be printed and putt in Scotts be Mr Thomas Smeton. Forsuameikle as Abbots, Commendators, Priores, and Bischops, provydit of auld, under the name of Ecclesiasticall, bruiks the rents and revenews of the Kirks, without exercising any spirituall functione thereof, or recognoscing the true Kirk, devowring the patrimonie of them, and daily diminisching the rents of their benefices; The Kirk and Assembly present, hes determined and resolved, that all such persones before named, shall be cited before the Presbyteries, to compeir before the next Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, to submitt themselves thereto, as they will answer unto the Kirk. Anent Readers; Forsuameikle as in Assemblies preceiding, the office thereof was concludit to be no ordinar office in the Kirk of God, and the admissione of them suspendit to the present Assemblie: The Kirk, in ane voyce, hes votit and concludit farther, that in no tymes comeing any Reader be admittit to the office of Reader, be any haveing power within the Kirk. Ordaines the Commissioners of Countries to give in the names at afternoone with the persons they think meit, to the union and divisione of the Kirks. Certaine appoyntit to forme the Articles agreit on in conferrence. The advyse of the Kirk concerning the direction of Presentations, that they be directit to the Presbytries. To crave of his Grace for performance of the wark intendit, that prelats be dissolvit. Sessio 10. Anent the place of repentance to be appoyntit to Captaine Anstruther for his fearfull defectione from the trew religione in the parts of France; the haynousness and gravitie of his defectione being weill weyit and considerit, qwhilk requyrit solemne and notorious repentance,--The Kirk hes thocht meit, and be voteing concludit, that his repentance be made in the city of St Androis, after the forme of discipline sett out against the apostates. [FORTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assembly, conveint at Edinburgh, the 17th of October 1581, qwhair there was present the Commissioners. Sessio. Exhortatione made be Mr Robert Pont. Leitts, Mrs John Craig, Andrew Melvill, David Lyndsay, and John Duncansone; the said Mr John, be plurality of votis, was chosen Moderator _hac vice_, whose absence before noone, the said Mr Robert was ordaynit to supplie. Assessors, Mrs James Lawsone, Robert Pont, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melville, David Lyndsay, Thomas Smetowne, Alexander Arbuthnott, Andrew Polwart, and David Fergusone. Sessio 2.