The fourth head being very generall, his Majestie thinks the Assemblie will not think it pertinent for them to haue vote in the chusing of his Majestie’s servants, or to be over curious of the occasione of the placeing or removeing of them, neither yet of the intelligence betwixt his Heines and any forraigne countries, for enterteyning of civill peace and amitie, ffrom the quhilk na princes nor commonwealthes in the world abstaines, although being diverse in religione. The fifth head concernyng the generall complaynt upon some speciall matters appeirandly expressit in the matters following:--His Majestie wishes the Assembly, as they wald be speciallie and directly answerit, so to forme their petitions, fforbearing any particular examples, to ground generall propositions, and to remember that his Majestie took the Government in his awne persone, there is no good and profitable lawes made for the advancement of the Kirk, and trew religione, nor of before, the default of the executione thereof, and performance of promise notwithstanding in his Heines’ default. The sixth, meining especiallie of the Tack sett to the Laird of Seagy of certaine victualls furth of the superplus of the thrids, qwhilk he had of before in pensione,--that was nae new forme, nor any wayes prohibite. He could alseweill content him with the pensione, as he had it of before, frie of all payment of dewtie. The necessar considerationes that movit the granting thereof, are weill enough knawne to many. He is imployit in publick service, wanting the living qwhairunto he is provydit in title, dureing his father’s lyfetyme, and his service is, and may be, necessar both for his Heines and the Kirk. For any thing that may be thocht omittit toward provisione of ministers, serving at the kirks annexit to abbeyes in the late dispositiones of them, that is well supplied be act of Parliament, the executione qwhairof hes rather stayed thir twa yeares past in their awne default, or wtherwayes, they craving to haue their assignationes continewit, as in the years preceiding, and as yet not haveing directlie answerit to his Majestie’s message, sent with his Maister of Requests, to the Assembly halden at St Andrews, &c. Alwayes his Majestie made choice of certaine barrones, and uthers of good appearance, knawne zealous to the furtherance of that good wark, lipning to haue had the assignationes formed before the Assemblie: But being uncertaine of the tyme appoyntit, therefore, this year, is doubtful if they cum in Edinburgh, qwhere, if they be, his Heines shall send directione to them to proceid, or in caise of their absence, shall appoynt wthers, so as the assignationes may proceid, and so wther things as are most needfull resolvit, without any farther delay.