For advysing of this head, qwhilk the Assemblie thocht very weighty and of great consequence, they have nominat Andrew Ker of Fawdonsyde, the Lairds of Coldenknowes, Keir, Cardoune, Segey, the Proveists of Edinburgh and Striveling, the Commissioners of Edinburgh, Striveling, Leith, Perth, Montrois, Mrs Andrew Hay, Andrew Polwart, John Porterfield, William Rynde, David Fargysone, John Rutherford, David Lyndsay, William Edmestowne, with the sax brethrene on the conferrence. Forsuameikle as the King’s Majestie, with advyce of his counsell, hes sett out and proclaimit ane godly Confessione of Fayth, to be imbraceit be all his trew subjects, and be the same expressly giving commandment to the ministrie to proceid against whatsumever persones that will not acknowledge and subscryve the same, qwherein great negligence hes been seen, far by the dewtie and office of trew pastors: Theirfore the Kirk and Assemblie present, hes enjoynit and concludit, that all ministers and pastores within their bounds, with all expedient and possible diligence, execute the tenor of his Majestie’s proclamatione betwixt and the next Synodall Assemblies of every Province, and present before the Synodall Assemblies to the Moderator thereof, the dewtiefull diligence in this behalfe, to be reportit to the next Generall Assemblie of the Kirk, under the paine of deprivatione of the saids ministers from the functione of the ministrie, that beis negligent herein. Sessio 6. The brethren appoyntit to conferre upon the overture to be made to the King’s Majestie’s Commissioners concernyng Bischops, Reportit, That after lang reasonyng, they had agreit in this far, that twiching voting in Parliament, assisting in Counsell, Commissioners from the Generall Kirk sould supply the place of bishops: And as to the exercising of the ciuill or criminall jurisdictione anent the office of bischops, the Heritable Bailies sould use the same;--referring to the judgement of the haill Kirk to consider of their answer, if they thocht the same meit to be communicat be the said brother to the King’s Commissioners: qwhilk the Kirk altogether thocht meit, and allowit the judgement of their brether. Sessio 7. Compeirit James Melvill, Gentleman of the King’s Chalmer, and presentit unto the Kirk, his Majesties writting concerning tryall to be taken of certaine words alleadged spoken be Mr Walter Balcanquell in his late sermone against his Heines cousine, Duke of Lennox, with credit to the bearer, who schew that in this far he had credit to speak, that because at the last calling of John Durie and the said Mr Robert before the Privie Counsell, upon accompt of their sermones, offence was taken in the Kirk, therefore his Grace laments the matter to the Assemblie, willing them to try the matter and to putt order therein.