Anent the provisione of the Kirk and St Androis of ane pastor, the Kirke hes thought it meit that the pryor and towne of St Androis nominat such ane of the brethren whom they have best lyking of, to serve the cure, and to propone him unto the ministers of the King’s house, the ministers of Edinburgh, Mrs David Lindsay, John Braid, Mr Adam Johnstone, David Fargysone, Mr Andrew Melvill, William Chrystesone, the Lairds of Braid, Pilrige, Collwchie, and Lundie, to whom, or any aucht of them, the Kirk gives commissione to give assent in their name thereto, and to place him there, provyding they find no lawfull impediment that may stay their placing there, or that they be not ane of the colledges qwhome the Kirk exeims, for considerationes, therefrom: And sicklyke, that with their advyce, the minister presentit may be sufficiently provydit, as also his kirk qwhairfrom he is taken be also staikit. Sessio 22. Ordaynes ane supplication to be made to the King’s Majestie and Lords of the Articles, that no acts be past in Parliament repugnant to the trew word of God, and namely concerning bischops, with scharp admonitiones therein, to be pennit be Mrs Thomas Smetowne and Andrew Melvill, and the samen to be presentit with the articles the morne, at aucht houres, be Mrs James Lawsone, David Lyndsay, Andrew Melvill, Andrew Hay, Thomas Smetowne, and Johne Braid. Sessio 23. The Assemblie giues full power and commissione to the presbytrie of Striviling to summond Mr Robert Montgomrie, minister there, before them, and to try and examine his lyfe and conversatione; and accusatione, to be gine in thereanent, with all possible diligence; and what they find therein, to report to the next Synodall Assemblie of Lawthiane, to qwhom the Assemblie gives power to proceed against him, according to the tryall of process deducit before the said presbyterie, under the pain of disobedience: Sicklyke, charges the said Mr Robert to continew in the ministrie of the kirk of Striveling, and not to medle with any uther office or functione in the Kirk, namely, in aspireing to the bischoprick of Glasgow, against the word of God and acts of the Kirk, or to vex any of his brether with his admissione thereto, under the paine of excommunicatione to be led against him: whereunto if he disobey, as after tryall taken of his disobedience be the said Presbytrie, the sentence of excommunicatione to be execute be them, with advyce and concurrence of John Durie, David Fargysone, John Duncansone, and John Dykis, and this charge to be intimat be the Moderator of the Assemblie to the said Mr Robert, that he pretend no ignorance thereof. The Articles and Supplicatione to be presentit to the King’s Majestie and Lords of Articles, were read and allowit; the tenor whereof is not sett downe in the originall. [FORTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]