Anent the propositione of the King’s Majestie’s Commissioners, made to the haill Assemblie, to resolve, be good and commone deliberatione, if they will accept the Bischops sett downe in the conferrence had betwixt certaine of his Majestie’s Councill and certaine of the brethren of the ministrie, or if they will refuse? The Kirk continowit their answer qwhill the morne, after the reading publickly of the haill conferrence. Albeit, the articles agreit in the conferrence halden at Halyrudehouse, betwixt certaine appoyntit be the King’s Majestie of his Counsell, and certaine of the ministrie callit be his Grace to that effect; the particulars being openly read, The brethrene agreit to the first article, it being conceivit in thir termes:-- It is condescendit that the name of a Bischop hes a speciall charge and functione annexit to it be the word of God, the same that the ordinarie pastor hes. Compeirit the Earle of Mortoune. Lord Maxwell being accusit for the heiring of Mass, and the Act of the King’s Majestie’s Privie Counsell being read for the satisfactione of the Kirk thereanent; he answerit, that he had satisfyed the King’s law, and desyrit the conferrence of learnit men concernyng the Religione and participatione of the Lord’s table. Sessio 9. Anent the remanent Articles of the said conferrence: It was thocht good, first, to lay some grounds to reasone on: And, first, after reasonyng, it was concludit, that it is lawfull to the Generall Assemblie, to admitt a pastor or minister having a benefice presentit be the King’s Majestie unto the same: Sicklyke that visitatione is in the persone of pastors: _Item_, The Generall Assembly may send a man, accompanyed with such as the Presbytrie shall adjoyne to him in visitatione. Sessio 10. In answering to the heads of the conferrence had betwixt certaine of his Majestie’s Councill, and certaine of the brether at his command, the haill Assemblie declairs, that [by] the name of a Bischope, they only meine of such a Bischope as is descryvit be Paull; and swa understanding, they agree with the 3d Article of the said conferrence. Concernyng the 4th Article, it is agreed, that the Bischop may be appoyntit be the Generall Assemblie to visite certaine bounds to be limitat to him; and, in visitatione thereof, he shall proceed be the advyce of the Synodall Assembly, and such as they shall adjoyne to him. In receaving of presentationes and collationes, giving of benefices, he shall proceed be the advyce and vote of the Presbytrie qwhere the benefice lyis, and of certaine Assessors to be joynit to him, at the leist of the maist pairt of the Presbytrie and Assessors, unto the tyme the Presbytrie be better constitute, and the Generall Kirk take farther order. The same Assessors, at the first time, shall be nominat be the Generall Assembly. Sessio 11.