The haill Kirk present for the tyme, humblie requyred the nobilitie present to be humble suiters at her hienes for the execution of the Laws and Acts lately made against the violators of the Sabbath day, committers of adulterie and fornication, and desyred every Superintendent for to sute for commissions to judge within their jurisdictiones, givand power to them to execute punishment against the committers of sic crymes, according to the tenor of the saids Laws and Acts, &c. And in like manner to request her heines to cause thankful payment be made of the Ministers’ stipends throughout this realme, as also to complain to her Majestie that where of before the Kirk of Candwell in L. Carrok was assigned for payment of the Ministers’ stipends in Kyle and Carrick, is now given by her heines to the young Laird of Skeldrume, and in like manner the parochiners of Dalry shew that the lands of the Kirke was assigned to the minister of the parochine, and now was givan to the Laird Provane, and to understand her heines will thereanent. Ordains for ordering the articles to be sent to the Q. Majestie, John Erskine of Dunne, Superintendent of Angus and Mearns, John Willock, Superintendent of the West, Christopher Goodman, Minister of St Andrews, John Row, Minister of St Johnstone, to conveen after eleven houres, and set them furth and present them to the Assemblie this day afternoone; whilk ordinance the saids persones obeyed, and presented the Articles to the Assemblie. TENOR OF THE ARTICLES. _Imprimis_, That the Papisticall and blasphemous masse, with all Papistrie and idolatrie of Paip’s jurisdictione, be universallie suppressed and abolished throughout the haill realme, not only in the subjects, but also in the Q. Majestie’s awn persone, with punishment against all persones that shall be deprehended to transgresse and offend the same; and that the sincere word of God, and his true religion, now presently receaved, might be established, approven and ratified throughout the whole realme, alswell in the Queen’s Majestie’s owne persone as in the subjects, without any impediment, and that the people be astricted to resort upon the Sunday at least to the prayers and preaching of God’s word, like as they were astricted before to the idolatrous masse; and thir heads to be provided be act of Parliament, with consent of the Estates and ratification of the Queen’s Majestie.