Anent the matter depending againes the King’s Majestie’s Advocat: His Lordship being present, advysit the Assemblie to consider wyslie if they allowit the forme of proceedings against him, being an officer to his master the King’s Majestie, callit his awne, upon the alleadgit forming of ane proclamatione gine out in the King’s name, under the title of a Declaration, and concludit be authoritie of his Councill--And as they shall finde be their wisdome, he wald not contemptuouslie refuse to answer to every point to lay to his charge: With the qwhilk desyre the breither being advysit, ffand, that in respect of the sclander castine be his persone, he may and sould be callit simplie to giue his declaratione for removing thereof; qwhairwith he being content, plainly and openly taking the name of God to be his witness, declareit, he neither inventit, pennit, nor formyt the said proclamatione, but at the desyre of the Duke’s Grace, translatit the last pairt thereof in Scotts concerning his declaration, qwhilk was in French; and farther, did nothing in the haill proclamatione. As to the remanent heids, they were answerit summarly, and the brethren appearandly satisfyit. Sessio 19. The brethren appoyntit to present the Articles to the Convention of Estates and Parliament, reportit, That the Lords cravit the advyce of the Kirk, quho sould sit in their names and vote in Councill or Parliament--seeing they are upon the order taking of a Counsell, consisting of three estates: ffor the better resolutione heirof, it was thoucht meit herin to understand the plaine meining of this propositione at Lords’ selves, and therefore the breither to be convenit there at afternoon, &c. Sessio 20. Anent the propositione made before noone concerning such as sould vote in Parliament or Counsell in name of the Kirk: The matter being opponit be the Lords, their propositione was, qwhither, if the Kirk will agree that some of the Bischops be upon the Councill for the Kirk? Therefore the Assembly conveining themselues together, resolvit that they could not agrie that any sould vote in name of the Kirk, but they that beares office in the Kirk, and are authorized with commission of the Kirk, to vote and sit there; and ordaynit their answer to be returnit to the Lords be Mrs George Gray and Thomas Buchanane immediately. The nixt Generall Assembly to be halden at Edinburgh the 24th of Apryle nixt to come, except some necessar occasione of sooner meiting fall out be advertisement of the Presbytrie of Edinburgh. [FORTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assemblie, conveint at Edinburgh, in the New Kirk, the 24 of Apryl 1583, qwhair there were present the Commissioners, &c. Sessio.