Hereafter ane plaine and lange discourse was made openly, of the haill diligence of the brether to qwhom Commissione was gine in the last Assemblie, concernyng the said Mr Robert, and the copies of the charges given to them at his instance, producit, declareing and bearing effectuouslie, witnessing of his knowledge of the said suspensioune, albeit he plainly protestit before God, he never knew of the raising of any of the said charges or executiones thereof; with the qwhilk discourse and confessione of the said Mr Robert, that he had preachit and administrat the sacraments sen the said decreit of suspensione; The Kirk being advysit, in ane voyce, after voting, ffand the said decreit and sentence violat be him, and superceidit to decerne upon the paine of the said contraventione, qwhill the morne that the brether first conveining. The said Mr Robert demandit the answer of the haill Kirk, if they wald accuse him of any thing concerning the Bischoprick or any thing resulting thereupone: 2dly, That he might have the copy of the large discourse made verballie be the brethren, to the effect he might answer simply to every poynt thereof. Being removit out of the Assembly, within a little space thereafter compeirit John Burne, messenger, and be vertew of our Soveraigne Lord’s Letters, delyvrit be the Lords of Secreit Councill, inhibit and dischargit the brethren of the Generall Assembly, the Moderator and his Assessors, from directing any citations against Mr Robert Montgomrie, as is therein contenit, wsing of excommunication, innovatione, sclandering or troubling of him in his ministrie, for aspyring to the Bischoprick of Glasgow, or calling or persewing of his breither for the same, or for any promise made be them thereanent, or any uther thing dependand thereupon, in tyme bygane, under the paine of rebellion, and putting of them to the horne; certifyand them and they failzie, he wald denunce them our Soveraigne Lord’s rebells, and put them to his heines horne: of the qwhilk charge he delyverit instantly ane copie qwhilk he subscrived with his awne hand. The said Mr Robert being callit again, and being absent, the brether ordaynit Mr Thomas M‘Kgill to warne him the morne. Anent the age of persones that shall hereafter enter in the ministrie of the word: seeing that sundry hes been intrusit upon the Kirk, and presentit to benefices having cure, that be reasone of their young yeares and laick of experience and judgement, that cannot be able to discharge that high and sacred vocatione, qwherunto they are callit; The Kirk of ane mynd hes votit and concludit, that in tyme cuming, naine be admittit to the functione of the ministrie, nor collationat, nor admittit to any benefice of cure, without they be of the age of twenty-fyve yeares, except such that for singular and rare qualities into them, shall be judgit be the Generall Assembly meit and worthie thereof. Sessio 8.