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.
Church of Scotland -- History -- Sources
Forsuameikle as this Assembly being extraordinary convenit for
the great dangers appearing to the Evangell within this countrie,
qwhilks, in a part, war declared be the Moderator: It was proponit
in deliberatione qwhat sould be the readdiest way to quensche the
present fyre of Papiscie kindlit throughout all the countrie; and
because the propositione was of great weight, the Assemblie requyrit
the Barrones and Gentlemen for their part, the Commissioners of
Burrows on the 2d part, and the Ministrie on the third part, to
conveene themselves apairt, advyse and propone their advyce to the
Moderator and his Assessors the morne, such mids as they find offerit
to them; and, for farderance thereof, ordayns Mrs Peter Blackburne
and Hew Fullertone to give informatione of the evidents thereof
in thair countries; injoyning farther to the haill breither and
Commissioners of the countries to give in their declarationes of
Papistrie and Jesuites in wreite the morne to the Assemblie.
Sessio 3.
The advyce of the Noblemen and Barrones was presentit to the
Assemblie, read, and be commone consent thought meit; allwayes
first, it seemed good that Archbald Earle of Angus, my Lords
Marschell, Marre, Ochiltrie, and Sinclare, the Lairds of
Coldounknows, Lochlevin, the Tutor of Pitcurrie, the Constable of
Dundie, Alexander Scrymgeour, John Adamsone, Mrs David Lyndsay,
Patrick Galloway, David Fargysone, Robert Pont, and Peter Blackburne,
to conferre with his Majestie upon the same head as they shall be
advertised from the Chancellour.
The AVYCE of the Noblemen, Barrones, and Gentlemen anent
the purging of the land of Idolatrie and sedicious intysers.
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