The Lordis of Secreit Counsale hes sene and considderit the Quenis Majesties writting within writtin And findis the samyn ressonabill and convenient And thairfoir according to our Soveranis will and mynd within declarit Ordanis and requiris the Comptrollar and Clerk of Register To deliver the attentik copyis and extract of the assignationis within specifiit to the Ministeris And sicklike Ordanis and requiris the Lordis of Counsale and Sessioun to grant letteris in the four formes with inhibitioun as is within desyrit And the Comptrollar present and tocum to consent thairto upoun the saidis assignationis in generall or particular as salbe desyrit in dew forme as efferis. XIII. ACT in favour of the Ministerie of Glasgw. Apud Edinburgh vij Maij Anno Domini 1m. vc. lxvij. SEDERUNT. Georgius Comes de Huntlie Adam episcopus Orchadensis Alexander episcopus Candidecase Clericus Justiciarie Clericus Registri. Anent our Soverane Ladiis lettris rasit at the instance of the superintendentis ministeris eldaris and deaconis of the kirk of God with in this realme makand mentioun That quhair oure Soverane Ladie being zealous to have the ministerie sustenit alsweill within burrowis as to landwart throw hir haill realme hes assignit be the self and separat a certane partis of the thridis of benefices to that effect And als for the relief of the taxatioun and contributioun to be gadderit and upliftit within everie burgh hes grantit and disponit to the same effect and purpois all annuellis rentis of alteragis chapellaneriis obittis and sic utheris within burrowis As ane act maid be hir Majestie with avyise of hir secreit counsale thairupoun at mair lenth beris Quhairby it is ordanit that the Provest baillies and counsale of ilk burgh sall compeir befoir certane Lordis of hir hienes secreit counsale To heir and se ane taxatioun and contributioun modifiit set and imput be thame Or ony sex or fyve nominat thairin after the quantitie of the burgh for sustentatioun of the ministerie within the samyn And anent the charge given to the provist baillies and counsale of the citie of Glasgow To compeir be thameselffis or twa of thair nowmer auctorizat with thair commissioun befoir the Lordis nominat in the said act or ony fyve or sex of thame At Edinburgh or quhair it salhappen thame to be for the tyme upoun the sext day nixt efter the charge To heir and se ane taxatioun or contributioun modifiit appointed and set to be yearlie payit for sustentatioun of the ministerie within the said burgh Efter the forme and tennour of the said act With certificatioun to thame and thai failzeit the saidis Lordis wald proceid to the making modificatioune and imputting of the said taxt and contributioun upoun the said burgh efter the quantitie thairof As at mair lenth is contenit in the saidis letteris executioun and indorsatioun thairof The saidis Provest baillies and counsale of the citie of Glasgow foirsaid Comperand be James Flemyng and James Boyd quhais ressonis and