ane elder receiue no accusatione, but under two or three witnesses; according to the qwhilk forme of proceeding, he craues in this matter here. Are ye, the Assemblie of the Kirk, as competent judges unto him? Here is he ready before your Wisdomes to answer to all accusationes that sall be layd against him, and underly your judgments therunto. Let any man, therefore, according to the canone of the Apostle, qwhilk on no wayes ye can break, stand up here before yow, and say he hes any thing to accuse the said Walter off, either in lyfe or doctrine, and hes two or thrie witnesses readie with him to prove his accusatione: then the said Walter shall answer him as effeirs; for seeing James Melville heard not his doctrine, and therefore will not take upon him to accuse the said Mr Walter, he will superseid farther answer, qwhill he sie his accuser qwhatsumever, to qwhom be the grace of God he sall be ready to answer as accords. The Assemblie ordayns Mrs Thomas Smetone and Dauid Fargysone to passe to the King’s Grace with this answer;--That seeing Mr Walter is ane brother in the ministrie, the canon of the Apostle must be keepit unto him; and therefore the accuser, with his two witnesses, ocht to be had. Farther, that in respect of the last calling of John Durie before the Privy Counsell, upon ane compt of certaine words alledgit spoken in his sermone, ordour was taken be certaine Commissioners of Counsell and brether of the Kirk, that in case such accusationes afterwards should fall out in the Kirk, sould haue the judgement thereof; and if the King’s Majestie please to send any Commissioners to be present at tryell, they sould see the proceedings of the Kirk; Therefore desyres his Majestie to send Commissioners to sie this matter tryed, seeing the Kirk is most willing to try the same. Sessio 9. Anent the establishing of Presbyteries, the Kirk assemblit hes nominat certaine brether to travell diligently in erection of Presbytries, as they shall be severallie devydit, betwixt and the next Assemblie; and ordayns their brother, Mr James Lawsone, to penne the forme in proceeding in erectione thereof, that the brether being informit of the order, may uniformlie proceed therein. For Falkland, Mrs Walter Balcanquall, Patrick Adamsone, my Lord Rothes, Balvaird and Creich. Sessio 10. Articles qwhairof Mr Robert Montgomrie, minister at Striveling, was openlie accusit in the Generall Assemblie, anent his doctrine. 1. That publicklie preaching in the kirk of Striveling, he proponit a questione touching the circumcisione of women, and in the end concludit, that they war circumcisit in the foreskin of their forehead. 2. In Glasgow, he openlie taught that the discipline of the Kirk is a thing indifferent, and may stand this way or that way. 3. He accused the ministers that they used fallacious arguments and captious, and that they were curious braines.