The Generall Assembly, conveint at St Androis, in the New Colledge Schools, the 24 of Apryle 1582, where there was present the Commissioners. Sessio. Exhortatione made be Mr John Craige. Leitts, Mr Andrew Melvill, David Lyndsay, and David Fargysone: The said Mr Andrew, be plurality of votis, was chosen Moderator _hac vice_; at qwhais desyre Mrs John Craige, James Lawsone, Andrew Hay, David Lyndsay, Robert Pont, Thomas Smetowne, Andrew Polwart, Thomas Buchanane, Patrick Adamsone, my Lord Rector, the Lairds of Lundie, Merchinstoune, Braid, Pilrige, Elphinstoune, Patrick Kynnynthmond, and John Johnstoune, Commissioners of Edinburgh, were nominat Assessors. Sessio 2. Anent Falkland Presbytrie being at thrie ministers, qwhairof ane was fund sclanderous; it was answerit, that the brethren could establish no Elderschip there, bot they thocht meitest, qwhill God increased the number of preachers there, that their resort sould be to St Androis, if the Assembly thought it expedient. The Assembly ordaynes these of Falkland, be-east Levine, to resort to St Androis; and these be-west to Dumfermling, unto the tyme it please God to giue commoditie of ministers and elders, that they may have their awne Elderschip. It was reportit to the Assemblie, that ane Elderschip is begune already in St Androis, of pastors and teachers, but not of these that hes the cure of teaching. Sessio 3. Forsuameikle as, notwithstanding of many diverse godly acts and proclamations sett out be the King’s Majestie, as acts and constitutiones made be the Kirk against Papists resorting within this countrie from beyond sea; yet, from tyme to tyme, there arryvis syndrie professing plain papistrie, be moyen of the maisters and owners of schips receiving them in their vessels, and transporting them in thir pairts, unknawne either to magistrate or Kirk; wherthrough no just tryall could be had of them: For remeid thereof the haill Kirk hes votit and thocht meit, that in tyme cuming, all masters and awners of schips arryving within whatsumever port of this realme, strangers and passengers shall, immediately after their arryvall, present their names to the Magistrate and Sessione of the Kirk of the townes and ports where they arryve, to the effect that the knawledge may be had if they haue inbrocht any papists, under the paine of excommunicatione and censures of the Kirk to be execute against them; and this Act to be publickly intimat to the ministers of the saids townes and ports,--to the effect that no ignorance be pretendit heirof; and suchlyke, supplicatione to be made to the magistrates of the saids townes and ports, that they will giue charge and commandment to all masters and owners of schips within their bounds, to receiue no papists within their schips, to transport to this countre: and in caice any be receivit, to present their names immediatly after their arryvall unto the said Magistrates and Kirk,