allegationis being hard and understand to the saidis Lordis and thai ryplie avysit thairwith the Lordis of Secreit Counsale Decernis and Ordanis the provest and baillies of the said Citie To content and pay to thair minister resident within the samyn the soume of four scoir pundis money of this realme of thair awin propir gudis yeirlie in tyme tocum At twa termis in the yeir Witsonday and Martimes in winter be equall portions Begynnand the first termis payment at the feist of Witsonday nixttocum in this instant yeir of God l^m v^c thre scoir sevin yeris Or at the farthest within xx dayis efter ilk terme under the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to the horne And gif thai failzie thairin to put thame to the horne Or to poind and distrenze thair reddiest gudis and geir thairfore And for relief of the saidis provest and baillies That thai imput ane taxatioun indifferentlie upoun al the inhabitantis of the said citie eftir thair habilitie And poind and appryise thair reddiest gudis and gear in caise of non payment And that letteris be direct hereupoun gif neid be in forme as efferis And that the rest of the said ministeris stipend redaris and utheris effairis of the kirk be payit of the reddiest of the annuellis of the said burgh disponit be hir Majestie to that use. [SIXTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] The Generall Assembly of the Kirk convenit in Edinburgh, in the Nether Tolbuith thereof, the first day of July 1568: In the whilk was present the Nobilitie, Superintendants, Ministers, and Commissioners of Towns and Kirks. Thanks was gine to God, and supplicatioune maid for his assistance of his Haly Spirit be Mr John Willock, &c. The same day for eschewing of confusione in reasoning, and that every brother speak moderately in his owne rowme, and that with reverence and licence, the haill brethren assembleit choose Mr John Willock, Superintendant of the West, to be Moderator for this present Assemblie, who, being chosen, acceptit the office under protestatione that obedience be gine. Sess. 2^a. Julij 6, 1568. Anent the ordour hereafter to be usit in Generall Assemblies, to the desyre of ane letter presentit be ane brother, for receaveing of the ordour heirtofoir, they all votted and concluded as follows, viz. That giue the ordour already receavit pleases not, men be reason of pluralitie of voytes. It was thought meit to reforme in this manner: First, That nane have place to voite except Superintendants, Commissioners appointit for visiting of kirks, Ministers brocht with them, presentit as persons able to reasone, and having knowledge to judge with the foirnamit, salbe joynt Commissioners of burghs and shyres, together with Commissioners of Universities.