1. As concernyng the King’s Majestie’s Articles: In the first two, let the judgement of the Kirk be followed and notified to his Majestie. As to the third, they shall travell by all good meanes possible to prease his Majestie in this matter, and bring it in oblivione; and failzieing thereof, in case they shall finde any good assured hope that the Kirk’s Articles shall be weill looked upone, and grantit to passe in Parliament, they shall prease to bring the matter in such ane mids as may best agrie with the honor of the ministrie, satisfying the offence of the godly and conscience of the brether themselues, against wham his Majestie hes taken offence, as may be that in speciall qwhilk his Hienes’ Commissioners send in wreit to ane of the saids brether, utherwayes, if they be urgit to the Articles as it stands, they shall leave the matter haill, and frie to be tryit be the Generall Assembly. As to the 4th, they shall dispence with Mr Robert Montgomerie in some ceremonies used in repentance, in case they find his Majestie willing to remitt somewhat of the rigour of His Majestie’s satisfactione cravit of the two brethren, be qwham he finds his Majestie offendit. As to the 5th, concernyng the Laird of Fyntrie, they shall schaw his Majestie that the Kirk hes appoyntit certaine of their brethren to sie qwhat effect the dealling of them that was appoyntit in the last Assemblie hes taken with him, and to travell farther be all good meanes with him to bring him to repentance to the bosome of the Kirk, qwhairby that sentence may be in very deed annullit: they shall admitt nothing hurtfull or prejudiciall to the discipline of the Kirk, as it is concludit according to the word of God in the Generall Assembly preceding the 84 year of God, but precisely seek the samen to be ratifyit and allowit, if possible may be; and finally, in all let God be feared, and a good conscience keepit, in procureing the weill of the Kirk, and taking away all impediments contrare thereto. The next Assembly at Edinburgh, the first Tuesday of July. [FIFTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] Att Edinburgh, in the New Kirk, the 6th of February 1587 (1588.) Exhortatione made be Mr Andrew Melvill. Leitts, Mrs Thomas Buchanane, Peter Blackburne, Patrick Galloway, Robert Bruce, and Nicoll Dalgleische: The said Mr Robert was chosen Moderator, _hac vice_. The haill Kirk hes desyrit the King’s Majestie’s Commissioners, the Mr of Lyndsay, my Lord Ochiltrie, the Laird of Lochlevine, and the Constable of Dundie, the Tutor of Pitcurre, the Lairds of Kylluchie, Capringtoune, Qwhyttinghame, Mr John Lyndsay, Senator of the Colledge of Justice, John Johnstoune, Commissioner of Edinburgh, Alexander Scrymgeour, Commissioner of Dundie, William Menzies, Robert Pont, David Lyndsay, Andrew Melvill, Thomas Buchanane, Peter Blackburne, and William Chrystisone, to concurr with the Moderator in advyseing of speciall matters to be concludit.