The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained. — John Shaqi
The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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Tuiching the act of Parliament anent the gleibs and manses, the haill
Assemblie requeist Mr James Macgill, Clerk Register, to extract the
samein and subscryve it, to the effect it may be produceit before the
Lords of the Secret Counsell the morne, or how soone guidlie he may
doe the samen, that ordour may be tane thereanent for the ludging of
the ministers.
Sess. Fifth, 30th Junii 1564.
Anent the causes of the whole kirk and jurisdiction thereof, the
Assemblie appointit thir persons under-written, to wit, the Laird
of Dun, Superintendent of Angus and Mernes, Mr Johne Wynrhame,
Superintendent of Fyfe, Mr Johne Spottiswood, Superintendent of
Lowthiane, and Mr Johne Willock, Superintendent of the West, with
the assistance of Mr John Row, George Hay, Robert Pont, Christopher
Gudman, Thomas Drummond, Johne Knox, John Craig, Johne Rutherford,
George Buchanan, Robert Hamiltoun, Clement Littil, the Lairds of
Lundie, Elphingstoun, Carnell, Kers, and Thomas Scott of Abbotishall,
and ordained thir foirnamed persones to convene the morne after
sermoun, and to reason and conferre anent the saids causis and
jurisdictioun pertaining to the Kirk, and to report their opinions
again the nixt convention.
Anent the questioun moved, whether a minister anes lawfullie placed
at a kirk, may leave his ministrie at the said kirk, and pass to
another at his awn pleasure. It was concludit be the haill Assemblie,
that he may na wayes leave the congregation, being anes placed,
without knowledge of the flocke, his Superintendent, or haill kirk,
and that the cause why he wold leave that kirk be considerit be the
Superintendent or haill kirk, whether it be lawfull or not.
The haill Assemblie in ane voyce chose James Makartney to be
solicitor for the Kirk.
Becaus Mr Alex. Jardin, minister of Inchture, Kilspindie, and Rait,
was in the last Assemblie suspendit from all function of office
within the kirk, for causes containit in the Second Session of the
last Assemblie to this conventioun, quher he sould receive answer,
whether he sould returne to his office or not; the haill Kirk, in
consideratioun of his marriage and publick satisfactioun of the Kirk
quher the offence was committit, ordainit to make humble requeist to
my Lord of Murray, to be content that the said Mr Alexander sould be
received againe to his ministrie in respect of the premisses; and
thereafter, that the Superintendent of Fyfe sould restore him againe
to his ministrie as of befor.
Anent the requeist of Mr Patrick Couston, minister of Syres,
desyreing the licence to pass to France and other countreyis, for
augmenting of his knowledge for a tyme; the haill Assemblie in ane
voyce dissentit therefra, and ordainit that he sould not passe out
of this countrey, nor yet leave his congregatioun quher he travels
without speciale licence of the haill Kirk, if they sall heirafter
think it expedient or necessarie.
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