Many uther things there be that crave present reformatione, quherewith, notwithstanding, we think not expedient to trouble your Majestie untill we see quhat order be taken with thir grievous complaints; beseikand your Majestie most humblie, for the lufe of God, quho hes placit your Majestie in this Royall Throne, and hitherto wonderfullie defendit and mentainit your authoritie, cairfullie to look upon thir matters as becomes the Leevtenant of God, and ane Christiane King; and with advyce of them that feir God and tender your Grace’s estate and quyetness of this commonweill so to redress the premisses, that first, Christ above all be acknowledged, his Ministers, without feare or stope, sufferit to execute their office,--the course of the Gospel advancit,--and be the example of the worthie, punischment of them quho so licensiouslie have wrongit and injurit ministers and professors of God’s word, that wthers heirafter be affrayit to interprize the lyke. The next Assembly was appoyntit to be at Edinburgh the 24th of October nixt to come, except that necessare and weightie causes interveine, be advertisement of the Elderschip of Edinburgh and Ministers of his Majestie’s house. [FORTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assemblie, conveint att Edinburghe, in the New Kirk thereof, the 9 of October 1582, qwhair there was conveint--Commissioners for the King, Mr John Hallyburtowne, and Collonell Stewart, and Commissioners of Earles Bothwell, &c., Barrones in great number, and Ministers. Sessio. Exhortation made be Mr Andrew Melville: Leitts, Mrs David Lyndsay, Thomas Smetoune, and David Fargysone. The said Mr David Lyndsay, be pluralitie of vottis, was nominat Moderator _hac vice_. Mrs Robert Pont, James Lawsone, Andrew Hay, Andrew Melvill, Thomas Smetone, David Fargysone, George Hay, John Duncansone, William Chrystesone, the Lairds of Lundie, Qwhittinghame, and Braid, at the desyre of the Moderator, were nominat Assessors. Sessio 2. The Kirk ordaynit the ministers of Edinburghe, in name of the haill Kirk, to desyre the King’s Grace to send downe Commissioners, authorised with his Heines commissione, to see the proceeding thair, and vote in his name; qwho returnit answer that they should be satisfied the morne. Anent the commissioune to certaine brether to present to the King’s Majestie and Counsell at Perth, the Grieves and Complaints of the haill Kirk, the executione qwhereof being requyrit, and the saids Grieves, with the answers thereto, being read and considered; with commone advyce, it was thocht the saids Answers, not directly meeting the Articles, and therefore the samen, so far as is not satisfied, to be yet insistit in, and to be gine in, with such other articles as are meit yet to be craveit; the reforming qwhairof the brethren committit to Mrs Robert Pont, Thomas Smetoune, Andrew Pollwart, and Andrew Melvill. Sessio 3.