Anent the continwance of the Commissione gine to Commissioners appoyntit be the Generall Assemblie: It is resolvit, that the saids Commissioners shall continow in that charge for ane year nixt to come, and from thence furth, according as the said Assemblie shall think expedient. Sessio 13. Concerning the appellatione interponit be the Bischop of St Androis from the proces of the sentence of excommunicatione led and pronuncit against him be the Synodall Assemblie of Fyfe: It was thocht meit that Mrs Patrick Galloway and John Duncansone pass downe to the King’s Majestie, to desyre, if his Grace think good, that certaine of his Counsell be appoyntit, with certaine of the brethrene to be nominat be the Assemblie, to sicht the said proces and appellatione, before the same be brought in publick judgement and sight of the Assemblie? His Majestie’s answer being returnit, that he agries unto the said desyre. Anent Commissione of Visitatione, aither the Bischop or uther: The Assemblie declaires, that all the saids Commissiones shall cease and take no effect in tyme comeing, without new Commissione from the Generall Assembly to them to that effect. Sessio 15. Ordaynes two or three of every countrie to resort to my Lord Clerk Register, to visit the platt of ministers’ steipends, and sicklyke of the Presbytries, and order thereof, qwhere they may giue their advyce and be best satisfiet. Qwhere the King’s Majestie and his houss makes residence, it is found meit that they, with his Grace’s ministers, be of that Presbytrie qwhere they make their residence; and the samen to be understand of the Nobilitie, their housses and ministrie. The Letter ordaynit to be direct to the French Ministers being read, was thocht meit to be written over and delyverit to Monsieur Muline, under the subscriptione of the Moderator and Clark. Sessio 16. Forsuameikle as, in the Conferrence, some things were thocht meit to be proponed to the Assemblie, concernyng the matter of the appellatione of the Synodall Assemblie of Fyfe, interponit be the Bischop of St Androis; The Breither of the said Synodall, so many as were present, being desyrit to remove, protestit concernyng that actione, that the Assemblie sould proceed in forme, and take in the appellatione with the proces, heir the alleadgeances of the appellant and their answers, offering them readie instantly to offer; and so accordingly to proceed and judge, utherwayes howsoever they judgit, proceeded or sentenced in that matter, that it should be no prejudice to their proces and sentence, nor to them, nor to the whole Kirk of Scotland. The breither, for the maist pairt, voited not to enter in the rigorous discussing of the appellatione and proces forsaid, but to be a midds therein, such as was proponit in wreit, and read be the Moderator openlie unto them, qwhereof the tenor follows:--