Anent the lament made be the brethrene of the manifold kynds of violatione and profanatione of the Lord’s day, be ganging of milnes, saltpannes, schearing and leading of cornes, carying of victuall to and from burrowstounes; The Assemblie, as of before, declares the same to be unlawfull, against the law of God and acts of Parliament, and ordaynes the violators thereof to be punisched conforme to the ordinance made of before--discharging the burrowstownes from the receaving of loads and carriages brought to them on the Sabbath day. Ordaynes the presbytries to travell with the gentlemen within their bounds, to grant some week day unto their tenants to that effect. And farder, for better observatione of the Sabbath, ordaynes the haill pastores here present to give in a Roll of the names of the persons quhilks may best stopp the mercats within their bounds; to the effect his Majestie may be requestit to interpone his authority, to command the samen to them, or utherwayes to call them in caise of refuisall. Mr Thomas Dowglass was accusit for marriage of my Lord Errole and his spouse without his owne paroche, being ane of his parochiners. Sir James Williamsone, James Logane, sometyme monk of New Abbay, excommunicat for profaining of the sacraments. ---- Symsone transportit from Cramond to Strivilling. Sessio 8^a. 7 Augusti. Ane supplicatione was presentit be the parochiners of Endercharitie, cravand ane Pastor, qwho will not in their prejudice, transact with the patrone of their kirk my Lord Crawfurd, and sell their teinds over their heads, and that no persone be admittit to the said benefice bot such as shall interdyte himself either to the provinciall Assemblie of Angus and Meirnes, or then to the Presbytrie, qwhilk shall happen to try him: And they desyre ane commission to be given to the Presbytrie of Dundie to that effect, in respect _non patet tutis accessus_ to the Presbytrie of Brechine, and the paroche is neirer to Dundie. The Assemblie, after advysement heirof, ordaynes the brethren of the Presbytry of Brechine, or such as they shall direct of their number instructit with their commissione, together with the Presbytrie of Dundie, to concurr together with the Towne of Dundie to the tryall of the persone qwhilk shall happen to be presentit be the said Lord, and before they give him any admissione, that he be sworne and interdytit that he shall on no wayes sett tacks or make light of the saids complainers’ teynds to no manner of persone, without the speciall consent of the Generall Assembly had thereto, according to the acts of the same, and lykewise give his speciall consent that the said interdictione shall be published, utherwayes not to admitt him in any wayes.