The Assemblie ordaynit Mrs Adam Johnstone and John Durie to pass to the King’s Majestie in name of the Assemblie, desyring his Heines to direct Commissioners from his Grace to see the proceedings of the Assemblie, and continew therein; quha returning, declareit that for sundrie affaires of Counsell he could direct nane qwhill Thursday, and that day his Grace sould send some instructed with his commissione. The haill Bishops being called, nane was present but Dunblane. Anent the constitution of Presbytries appoyntit in the last Assembly; The persones to whom the charge thereof was committit, being callit to giue ane account of their diligence herein: ffor Lowthiane they had not proceidit: anent Lynlithgow, be reason that thir diverse yeares bygane, no Exercise hes been there, besyde the inlaike of ane good moderatour, and therefore thocht it meitest that the Presbytrie sould have bein in Calder, where the Superintendent micht be had to be Moderator; allwayes referrs that to the brether. After voteing, the Kirk concludit that the Presbytrie be still in Linlithgow qwhill the next Assemblie, and no transporting nor change of the place of the Presbytrie, without the determinatione of the Generall Assemblie, as lykewayes of all uther Presbytries; admonisching also the towne of Lynlithgow be their Commissioner, that if good concurrance be not had be them therunto, that the Kirk wald transport the Presbytrie from them. The rest of the Presbytries referrit to farther deliberatione and diligence. Sessio 3. For eschewing of sic misorder as fell out in the persones of Alexander Mure, minister at Falkland, quha married persones divorced for adulterie, and Alexander Foster, minister at Tranent, who baptized ane bairne in ane priuate house, as lykewise ministratione of the Lord’s Supper and celebratione of marriage in priuate houses; It is concludit be common consent of the haill brethren, that in tymes comeing, no marriage be celebrate, nor sacraments ministrat in priuate houses, but solemnlie according to good order hitherto observit, under the paine of deposition of the persones that wses the said ministratione from their office and functione of the ministrie in tyme cuming. Sessio 4. The Assemblie of the Kirk gives full commissione to the Elderschip of Dundie to call the Maister of Gray before them, to give ane account of his professione, and to give confession of his fayth, and to proceed against him according to the acts of the Kirk, and that with all possible diligence. Sessio 5. His Majestie’s Commissioners inquyrit of the Commissioners of the Kirk, in caice the Kirk damned the office of Bischops, qwherunto alse is annexed ane temporall jurisdiction, wherin the Kirk is servit be voting in Parliament, assisting in his Hienes counsell, contribution in taxations and sicklyke,--qwhat overture they wald shew, qwhereby the King be not prejudged be the taking away of that estate?