Mr David Russell being inquyrit if he had the principall wryting alleadged, read upon the 17 day of Marche, denyit the same, and exhibite ane double thereof, as he termit it, receavit be him, as he alleadgit, from ane servant of the Earle of Marche’s, nothing different from the originall, qwhilk he pennit, and was read in the said kirk, as he himselfe testified. As to the appellatione interponit be him, from the said Presbytrie, the haill Assemblie votit uniformlie, that he had weill appeallit; with whose sentence the said Mr David said he stood content. As to the sentence to be pronounced in the said matter, as also against William Leirmonth, ane uther of the saids Baillies, the Kirk continewit the same to the morne, warnyng them both presently thereto. Sessio 5. Mr David Russell submittit himself absolutlie to the judgement of the Assembly, concerning the process laid against him. Ordayned Mrs Alexander Arbuthnott, David Fargysone, and John Durie, with the King’s Ministers, to pass to his Grace and Counsell, and in name of the Kirk crave earnestly, that the French ambassador whaise trauells hire are suspect to tend both against religione and common weall, may be dispatchit; That Mr Hault, the Jesuit, may be accusit and tryit, and according to his offence, if he be guiltie, to be punisched: Sicklyke my Lord Settone’s sone may be send for, and accusit of the wrytings sent to the Jesuites, and order put to him therefore. Attoure that ane brother of Cambowe’s, refuseing to abyde the judgement of the Kirk, and allowes the breaking of the King’s lawes concerning his religione, may be summoned to ane particular dyett, to underly the law. _Item_, To remember his Grace anent the Abbot of Halywood, that no licence be gine to him to depart out of the countrie; and suchlyke to remember concernyng Mr David Chalmer.