Anent the crymes of incest and adulterie, and punishment to be taken thereanent in the nixt Generall Assembly, the brethren presently conveinit thinks it necessar that every minister, with the elders and deacons, shall search out within their bounds, at their sessions, the forsaids crymes if they be notore, thereafter to signifie the samen to the Superintendant of the diocie at his Synodall Conventione, and he thereafter to notifie the same to the supreame magistrate, requiring to ministere justice and punishe sic hainous offences according to the law of God, as he will answer to the Supreame Judge at the day when no respect of persons shall be had; and where no Superintendants are yet placed, that the ministers, elders, and deacons, declare the saids crymes to the Generall Assembly, to the effect forsaid. [FIFTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assembly of the Kirk, conveened in Edinburgh, in the Nether Tobooth thereof, the 25th of December 1567: In the whilk were present Earles, Lords, Barrones, Superintendants, Ministers, and Commissioners of Townes and Kirks. The invocatione of God’s name was made be Mr John Craige, ane of the ministers of Edinburgh. For eschewing of confusione in reasoning in this present Assemblie, was chosen Mr John Row, minister of St Johnstone, to be moderator. Sess. 2^a. December 26, 1567. The haill Kirk assembled thought it meet that certain brethren be appointed to concurr at all tymes with six persones of Parliament, or Secret Councill, as my Lord Regent’s Grace hes nominat for sic affaires as pertaines to the Kirk and jurisdiction thereof, and also to discusse of questiones that may occurr in the meanetyme, whais names followes:--Mrs John Knox, John Craige, ministers of Edinburgh; the Superintendants of Angus and Louthiane, David Borthwick, Thomas M‘Calzeane, Mr David Lindesay, minister of Leith, George Hay of Ruthven, and John Row. Sess. 3^a. December 28, 1567. Ordaines that Superintendants and Commissioners appointed shall plant ministers vaikand in sic rowmes where the parishioners will gladly sustaine them on their owne expenses, whill other order be had; and that they remove nane out of their rowme, being found qualified, without the advyce and consent both of the ministrie, and kirk-worthie of the place. Sess. 4^a. December 30, 1567.