Anent the informatione made to the Assemblie by my Lord Paislay, in name of the noblemen interprysers of the lait actioune, giveing the Kirk to understand that the grunds moving them to that actione, simplie were, the danger they perceivit the Kirk of Scotland and religion into--the evident perrill of the King’s Majestie and his estate, and the confusione and misorder of the Commonweall; whereof, as they doubt not to feell good testimonie in their awne conscience, so wald they that the Assemblie sould schaw their good lyking of the same, and give ordinance to ilk minister, at his kirk, to lay out their good grund and actione to their flocks; exhorting all noblemen and uthers qwhatsumever, faithfullie to concurre with them in the said good cause, to the full prosecutione thereof: Qwhilk informatione being weill considerit be the Assemblie, it was thocht very meit and expedient, in particular, to inquire and voit of the saids perrills; and every ane of them was seene and perceivit to haue been to the haill brether, qwhairof the information is made, and be full consent and vote of the haill Assemblie, declaratione was made, that the haill brethren understand the concurrance of all the saids dangers:--And to the effect the King’s Majestie’s mynde also may be gatherit, touching the same, directione was gine to Mrs James Lawsone, David Lyndsay, with the King’s ministers, to passe to his Heines the morne afternoone, to reasone and conferr anent the saids dangers, and to open up the samen at lenth to his Majesty, and to report his answer thereanent. Sessio 8. Anent the conferrence of the brethren direct to the King’s Majestie: Report was made be them unto the said Kirk, That his Heines had confest that there was ane perrell to the Religion within this realme, and indirect courses runn to the hurt thereof, qwhairunto his awne perrell was joynit; for he esteimit his standing to be joynit with the standing of religione: As also he acknowledgit syndrie abuses in the Commoneweall before the late interpryze of the Nobilitie, and that all good men shall concurr of dewtie to take away the danger from off the Kirk, his persone and estate, and to the reformatione of the Commonweall. Anent the twa last heads left unresolvit be the Noblemen undertakand the late reformatione; The haill Kirk, in ane voyce, agreit therwith, and ordained ane speciall act to be concurred therupon, and to be put in forme be the clerk, Mrs Robert Pont and Thomas Smetoune, to be presentit againe to the Assemblie at afternoone, that they may understand and judge thereof if the samen agries with the meaning of the brethrene. Sessio 9.