5. That every Kirk have the awne severall pastor, to be sustainit upon the teynds of the parochine qwhair he serves, and to that end that the manses or kirks annexit to great benefices or prelacies be dissolvit, pensiones gine out of the thrids and tacks sett of the same, be the collectors or possessors having the thrids in their awne hands, be revockit. 6. That of the temporall lands of every Abbacie, Priorie, Bischoprick, Minstrie, &c. so meikle be applyit to the schools as may sufficientlie maintaine ane sufficient number of Masters and Bursars, according as the liveing may bear, in place of Channons, Monks, Nuns, and uthers idle-bellies; the ane to teache and the uther to passe their course alseweill in Philosophie in all Universities as in Theologie, according to the act of Parliament made in the fundatione of the New Colledge of St Androis, that the kirks may be ance plantit with sufficient learnit men. 7. That provisioune may be, how commone affaires of every Presbytrie may be borne, such as visitators, commissioners direct be them for sundrie occasiounes, scribes’ executione of their summonds, decreits, &c. Quhilk to our judgement sould be sustained be the Bischops rents. 8. That the Kirk be restorit to the thrids, according to the act of Parliament and contract made be the Earle of Mortoune; because we have found ourselves grievously hurt be the giving them out of our owne hands. 9. That the presentation of benefices be direct to Presbytries where the benefices lyis, that be them, after dew tryall, the qualified persons may be admittit. 10. That no presentatione be gine to any man with ane blank therewith for their filthie gried to gang through the countrie making schamfull merchandice, and sicking who will offer maist, or receive least: But that such chiefly be regardit as be the Presbytries or Universities shall be recommendit to the King’s Majestie or Laick Patrone. 11. That it be inactit that Ministers who, through age or sickness, or uther accident, become unable to execute their office, may bruick their livings dureing their lyfis, and provisione made how the kirk in the meantyme will be served. 12. That such Ministers who are deposed or excommunicat in any time, their benefices, stipends, or ecclesiasticall livings quhatsomever to vaike, and uther qualified men provydit thereto. 13. That such as are knawne to be Papists, and notwithstanding their aiths, handwreits, and outward obedience, are tryit to have returnit to their vomit and made apostasie, wayting still the tyme and occasione to cut the throats of the godly, may be punischit as traytors to God and our Soveraigne, be banischment or utherwayes. 14. That no service, freandschip, or league be made with Papists in France, Italie, nor Spaine, or uther countries, be commone or particular consent.