Anent the letters receavit from my Lord Glencairne, daited att Glasgow the 21st of December instant, bearing in effect the great zeall his Lordship beares to the glory of God, to the maintaining of an commone cause and instant necessitie of the ministers of Christ’s Evangell, ffor support whereof his Lordship hes put the Kirk in possession of the thirds of the Bishopric of Glasgow, mair regairding the maintaining of the ministrie nor his Lordship’s own profite and commoditie; shawing his Lordship’s great desyre to have been at this present Assemblie if the urgent cause of the common weall now in hands, and als the distance of the place now impedit; promiseing whatsoever beis in this Assembly godlie concludit on, his Lordship will sett fordward the same to the uttermost of his power: Requesting also for the placeing of Mr John Porterfield, now banisched from Dumbartone; as in lyke manner for ane godly learned Inglishman, and for their reasonable stipends; off the quhilk his Lordship’s godlie zeal and benefit bestowit on the Kirk, as also the earnest carefullness for supporting the pastors of Chryst’s flocke, the haill brethren assemblit praisit God unfainedly, and thanks his Lordship maist heartilie, not doubting but the Spirite of the Lord Jesus Christ will strengthen his Lordship vnto the end. As to the two brethren requested for be his Lordship, the brethren assemblit hes gine commission to Mr Androw Hay to place and appoint them according to his conscience. Because of the rairness of this Assembly, the 25th day of Februar nixt was appointed to conveen on, and letters of advertisement was ordained to be send to every superintendant, whais tennor follows: