Anent the order and injunctiones to be wsed against Gavin Grahame and his colleagues, alreadie excommunicat: The Assemblie present hes ordaynit, that they shall satisfy the injunctiones wsed against murtherers, incestious persones, before they be absolvit from the said sentence, the forme qwhairof is contained in ane act made in December 1565, Sess. 4; and the same being dewly satisfyit, and earnest repentence seen in them, ordaynes the said Presbytrie of Glasgow to absolve them from the said sentence. Sessio 7. Anent the heads proponit be the Provest of Dundie, and the Laird of Colluchie, his Majestie’s Commissioners: The Kirk, be the Moderator, gave answer, that for expeditione of the first head, the Assemblie sould appoynt their next conventione the sooner, that ane absolute answer may be gine thereto. Touching the second: they have found, by experience, that Commissione gine to brether, with power to conclude, have done great hurt to the Kirk. As to the novelties, they sould meddle with nane. Anent the lamentable supplicatione gine in be the Earle of Arrane, bearing, That qwhair, upon the diuerse supplicationes presentit to the Generall Assemblies at Dundie and Edinburgh, to have travillit with the King’s Majestie and Secret Counsell, for his deliverance from his lang captivitie, and restitutione to him of his heritage, maist wrangouslie withholden from him, be the wickit and fraudulent meanes of the present possessor thereof; Nottheless, that ungodlie man, abuseing the youth and favour of his Soveraigne, hes not suffered your suite to be heard, tryit, and allowit be his Majestie, as he is sure it will be qwhensoever his Grace shall be dewlie informit of his innocencie, and the miseries, grieves, and wrangs be him sustainit, in spirite, bodie, and warldlie good, be the crueltie of his enemies; beseiking the Assemblie, therefore, as the only meine in this warld, qwham unto he may haue esperance, to present his regraits and dolences to his Majestie, that they will yet continew their former sute in his favour, and pretermit to the present opportunitie of his Majestie’s good dispositione, not able to be abused be the craft and subtilitie of that his unjust enemie being presentlie removit from his Majestie’s presence; praying them also to labour that his body and living may be committit to the custodie of his very undoubtit friends, qwho will have unfeigned care for the preservatione of the ane and wther, according to conscience, equity, and righteous lawes of all civill countries;--Remembring presently that he is so destitute of all wther meines of intercessione, saving them only, through fear of his enemies crueltie, that among so many naturall friends of all degrees, he can hardly finde ane who will declare himself the presenter of this his supplicatione made to the said Assemblie: the qwhilk necessitie he doubts not their Wisdomes will worthilie supplie.