In presence of the haill Assemblie, compeirit Mr James Hallyburtoune and Colonell William Stewart, and presentit the King’s Majestie’s Commissioune in write; the tennor qwhairof followis:-- We, be the tennor heirof, with advyce of the Lords of our Secret Counsell, gives and grants authoritie, full power and commissioune, to our richt trustie and weill beloved Mr James Hallyburtone, Proveist of Dundie, and Colonell William Stewart, conjunctlie and severallie, for ws and in our name, to pass to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of our realme, and thair to hear and consider the matters proponed, tending to the advancement of God’s glory and his trew religione, the correctione of manners and reteyning of ecclesiasticall matters in decent and civill ordour, as the word of God requyres and allows, and to report the matters proponit and intreatit to us for our allowance and ratificatione of the samen, as appertaynes; and generally all and syndrie uthers things to do that to the forderance of all godlie and good matters is necessarily requyrit, firme and stable: Subscryvit with our hand, at Halyrudehouse, the 10th of October 1582, and of our reigne the 16th year. Sessio 4. The places where the Synodall Assemblies shall conveene shall be changeable from tyme to tyme, as the brether thereof shall finde meetest, that no ambitioune may grow be continowing the same in ane place. Sessio 5. Anent Bischops: Seeing the great sclander and offence arysing to the Kirk be their impunitie and oversicht, being altogether out of rules, the Kirk hes thocht it expedient that the King’s Majestie’s Commissioners, my Lord Boyde and the Laird of Capringtoune, with the Assessors of the Moderator, conveene in Mr James Lawson’s galrie, and advyse solidlie upon some substantious ordour. Sessio 6. The Assemblie ordayns James Montgumrie to make publick satisfactione and repentance in the paroche kirk of Glasgow, for speaking with Mr Robert Montgomrie, after his excommunication dewlie intimat, in respect of his confessione, and to acknawledge his offence thair, promising in tyme cuming to abstaine from the lyke, under the paine of the censures of the Kirk; and the same order to be keepit with all uther persones falling in the same offence. Sessio 7.