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Kirk-men be holden still as unlawfull in this Kirk: That the above named pretended Assemblies, At _Linlithgow_ 1606. and 1608. At _Glasgow_ 1610. At _Aberdene_ 1616. At S. _Andrews_ 1617. At _Perth_ 1618. be hereafter accounted as null, and of none effect. And that for preservation of Religion, and preventing all such evill in time-coming, Generall Assemblies rightly constitute, as the proper and competent judge of all matters Ecclesiasticall, heereafter be kept yearly and oftner, _pro re nata_, as occasion and necessity shall require; The necessity of these occasionall Assemblies being first remonstrate to His Majestie by humble supplication: As also that Kirk Sessions, Presbyteries and Synodall Assemblies, be constitute and observed, according to the order of this Kirk. _After the voycing of the Act (anent the causes of our by gone evills) His Majesties Commissioner consented verbally to the said Act, and promised to give into the Clerk in writ, the Declaration of His consent, and that he should ratifie this Act in the ensuing Parliament._ Sess. 18. Aug. 26. 1639. _Act approving an old Register of the Generall Assembly._ _The whole Assembly (upon the report made to them anent the old Register of the Assembly, gotten from Master_ John Rig) _all in one voice approved the said Register, And ordained the same to make faith in judgement, and outwith in all time coming: as a true and authentick Register of the Kirk of_ Scotland, _conforme __ to the testimonie subscribed by the Committee, to be insert in the Books of Assembly: whereof the tenor followeth:_ We under subscribers, Forsameikle as the late Generall Assembly holden at _Glasgow_, gave power and Commission to us, To peruse, examine, and cognosce upon the validity, faith, and strength of the books and Registers of the Assembly, particularly set down in the Commission given to us thereanent: According whereunto we did carefully view, peruse, and consider the saids Registers, and gave our testimony thereof under our hands, of the validity and sufficience of the samine, to the said Generall Assembly. And now having a new Commission given to us from the Generall Assembly now presently conveened and sitting at _Edinburgh_. To peruse, examine, and cognosce upon the validity, faith and strength of another Register of the Assembly, which was not set down and recommended to us by the said former Commis
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