Sessio 12^a. Eodem die. Robert Dumbar his admissione to the ministrie without the advyce of the Presbytrie of Forres, was found null, and rescindit be the haill Assemblie. Anent the examinatione before the communion: It is thought meet for the commone profite of the whole people, that ane uniforme order be keepit in examinatione, and that ane schort forme of examinatione be sett downe by their breither, Mrs John Craige, Robert Pont, Thomas Buchanan, and Andrew Melvill, to be presentit to the nixt Assemblie. Sessio 13^a. Augusti 11. Forsuameikle as it beand the commone consent of the haill breither of the Assembly, resolvit, That qwhere the presbytries are weell and orderly constitute, the yearly electione and nominatione of Commissioners over countries hitherto customablie observit in the Assemblie is not necessare nor expedient, the samen presbytries having establischit in their awne selfes ane sufficient power of their awne number to send out instructit with their commissione _pro re nata_ to take order with such things as falls out in their bounds: Therefore it is thocht meit and universallie concludit, that the said yearly electione of Commissioners over countries qwhere presbytries are weell and sufficiently constitute, shall ceise in tyme coming, and qwhairof before, the said Commissioners bure the charge, to inroll the ministers and their stipends at the platt, receive presentationes, and give collatione thereupon, designe manses and gleibs; that the saids weill constitute presbytries, ilk ane of them, shall yearly, ay and qwhill the necessity thereof craves, elect and chuse out of their awne number, ane brother in name of the haill presbytrie, for inrolling and expeditione of their stipend at the platt; authorisit and instructit be them, with commissione subscryved be the Moderator and Clarks of the presbytrie to be schawne and producit to the modifier, and the samen Commissioners to designe manses and gleibs within the bounds of the said presbytrie, and in all things concernyng the executione of his commissione, to be comptable and subject to the censure of the judgement of the presbytrie, qwhom frae he receavit the same; and that all presentationes be direct in tymes comeing to the presbytries qwhere the benefice lyis; alwayes in admissione or deprivatione of Ministers in Buchane, Aberdeene, Garrioche, and Marre, that Aberdeen and Buchane proceed with mutuall advyce in admissione and deprivatione of ministers, and lykewayes Marr and Garrioche, with mutuall advyce of wthers; and in caice of variance the matter to be committit to the Assemblie.