hing upon your part, but that which God hath
bound you unto, even that you be faithfull in the charge committed unto
you, and care for the soules of the people: That you study Peace and Unity
amongst your selves, and amongst the people, against all Schisme and
Faction; and that you not only pray for Us, but that you teach the People,
which We trust are not unwilling to pay that honour and obedience which
they owe unto Us, as his Vicegerent set over them, for their good; wherein
We expect you will by your good example goe before them. Which hoping you
will doe, We bid you farewell. _From Our Court at_ Whitehall, _the 10. day
of July 1641._

Sess. 3. July 28. 1641.

_Act approving the Overtures of the Assembly at_ Aberdene, _for ordering
the Assembly-House_.

The Overtures for ordering the Assembly-House, given in to, and approved
by the Assembly of _Aberdene_ the _29. July 1640._ Act Sess. 2 were openly
read, and again approved by this Assembly, and ordained to be kept the
whole time thereof.

Sess. 5. July 30. 1641.

_Act anent old Ministers bruiking their Benefices._

The Assembly having considered the Supplication given in by Doctor _Robert
Howie_, Provest of the new Colledge of S. _Andrews_, whereby he craved,
that (notwithstanding of his admission of his charge) he should not be
prejudged of his full provision and maintenance during his life time: The
Assembly thinks it fit and necessary, that his provision and maintenance
should not be diminished, but that he should injoy the same fully, as
before during all the dayes of his life time, and craveth his dismission
to be only but a cessation from his charge, because of his age and
inability: And declares, that old Ministers and professors of Divinitie,
shall not by their cessation from their charge, through age and
inabilitie, be put from injoing their old maintenance & dignity. And
recommends this and others the like things, concerning the estate of that
Universitie of S. _Andrews_, to the Parliament, and the Visitation to be
appointed from the Assembly & Parliament. And likewise the Assembly being
informed, that the said Doctor _Howie_ hath been very painfull in his
charge, and that he hath divers papers which would be very profitable for
the Kirk: Therefore they think fit, that the said doctor _Howie_ be
desired to collect these papers, which doeth concerne, & may be profitable
for the use of the Kirk, that the samine may be showne to the