5. That all benefices having charge of saulis given be the Quene or ony vtheris, sen the foirsaid Parliament, otherwyiss then be the ordoure of the Buke of Discipline is appointit, may be decernit to vaik. And that the patronis may haue priuilege to present _de novo_, personis qualifiit and hable, sua that the Kirk may be deliuerit frome vnproffitable pastors. Apprevit. APUD Edinbur^t, tertio Decembris 1567. Sederunt. Barones. Johne Erskine of Dvn. Williame Lesslie of Balquhane. Craigmyllar. Quhittinghame, { Abbotishall, { George Stratoun of Lawrestoun. Jurati{ Robert Fairlie of Braid. { Robert Campbell of Kingʒeaclewch. Provist of Aberdene. Patrick Murray, for Perth. Mr Johne Prestoun, } for Ed^r. James Barroun, } Richard Blyth, for Dunde. Thomas Monypenny, for Perth. Dauid Mar, for Aberdene. Maister Johne Spottiswod. Johne Knox. Ministers--Maister Johne Craig. Maister Dauid Lindsay. FOLLOWIS vther Articlis concerning the Kirk. 6. That ordoure may be takin for all abbacyis, alsweill for the present as for tymes to cum, As als for benefices and kirkis annexat, and dissolutioun to be maid thairof, and ane act to be maid thereupon. Findis, Separatioun to be maid To witt the teinds to pertene to the Kirk, and the temporale landis to be disponit be avyiss of the thre estaitis in Parliament. 7. That ordoure may be takin for sik as profess ... and haif the patrimony of the Kirk in thair hands, and ... thair dewtie to thair flok. It is thocht expedient that sick as ar fund qualifiet be the jugement of the Kirk, sall exerce their avne office in thair awin kirk, and vtheris not qualifiit, sall pay the third of thair benefice for sustentatioun of the ministrie during thair tymes. 8. That ordoure may be takin w^t sick as haif pluralitie of benefices. Ane persone beneficit, being qualifiit, shall preche him self at ane of his kirks, and sall sustene the ministeris of the remanent, at the sy^t of the generale kirk, And the unqualifiit, to pay his third of the hale, Admittand na pluralitie in tyme cuming. 9. That prouisioun may be maid for instructioun of the zouth, for sustentatioun of the pure, and for sum releif to the lauboraris of the ground, especiallie for the relief in leiding of thair teinds. Answer to the first part of this article, That the lands of prebendaris of college kirkis in landwart be erectit for sustentatioun of bursaris, And referris the vther tua heids to the estaitis in Parliament. 10. That [ordoure may be takin that] nane enter in the functioun of ministrie, nether be retenit within the samyn, bot sik as salbe fund qualifiit, and of honest conversatioun. Leif this. Referris this to the Generale Assemble of the Kirk.