that order may be taken with them, under such strait paines and acts as they can best devyse; as they will declare themselves zealous of God’s glory, and promoters of the word of his Sone Jesus Christ. Sessio 4. The Kirk ordayns the Elderschip of Dumfermling to call before them, Robert Aytowne of Inchbervy, to giue confessione of his faith; and if he refuises, to proceed against him conforme to the King’s proclamation and acts of the Kirk. Forsuameikle as the Kirk understands, that there is certaine papists in Camphier, that not only troubles the congregatione of the Scottishe natione, but also the Fleymingis, and will not submitt themselves to the censures of the Kirk, be reasone of their alleadged priviledges: heirfore the haill Kirk of Scotland, in ane voyce, gives their full power and commissione to the minister of Camphier, to proceid against them, as they ought to doe therein themselves; requestand also the Conservator to hold hand unto the Kirk, that order may be had against them. Sessio 5. Mr Mark Kar, my Lord of Requests, presentit ane letter to the Assemblie from His Majestie, the substance whairof is conteinit in the Articles after following. Articles from his Majestie. 1. Qwhither think ye that all benefices under Prelacies, newlie provydit since the King’s corronatione, sould pay any thrid, or no thrid? 2. If some sould pay thrids, and some nane, what shall be the difference? 3. Should not all benefices presentit to Ministers and Readers before the first day of November 1581, be allowit in their year’s stipends from the same day of the first day of November 1582; and if ye think that there shall be any difference be reasone of the annat or utherwayes, that ye declare it? 4. Should not all persones presentit and admittit to benefices in this tyme, be placed in the book of Modificatione, as Ministers or Readers, the kirks belangand to the same benefices? 5. Aucht such, being ministers, as hes sufficient ecclesiasticall livings of their awne, be reasone of benefices qwhairunto they are provydit for their lifetymes, take stipends to serve at uther kirks? 6. Think ye it not convenient, that the Reports answering to the King’s Majestie’s letter, send over all the realme this last summer, shall be sein and considerit at this tyme, for the better understanding of the estates of the kirks, and to see how many of the same reports are in your awne hands, for so many as the Clerk of Register hes shall be readie and patent? 7. That ye latt us wnderstand what ye haue thocht meit and concludit, anent the Readers in generall, and speciallie Readers that are presentit to viccarages for their lyfetymes? 8. Think ye it reasone, that any presentit to the title of a benefice, and serving as minister and reader at the only kirk belonging to the same benefice, shall haue any manner of allowance or stipend nor the rent of the selfe same benefice? 9. What think ye most readie and possible to sustaine the colledge kirks?