they be tried according
to the tryal appointed for Expectants, at their entrie to the Ministerie
in the late Assembly at _Glasgow_, in the 24. Article of the Act of the
23. Session thereof: which tryall of the Assembly appoints to be taken of
every Expectant, before his admission to the publike exercise. And
suchlike ordaines, That the samine tryall shall be again taken immediatly
before their admission to the Ministerie, together with their triall
mentioned in the advice of some Brethren deputed for penning the
corruptions of the Ministery, approven in the said Act of the Generall
Assembly at _Glasgow_. And because that Kirks of the patronages foresaids,
will vaik before the Rolls and Lists be made up by the Presbyteries,
Synods, and General Assemblies, in manner foresaid: Therefore in the
_interim_ the Assembly ordains the Commissioners of every Presbyterie here
present, to give in a List of the ablest Expectants within their bounds,
the morn, to the Clerk of the Assembly, that the Assembly may out of these
Rolls, make a List to be sent to every Presbyterie: Out of which the
Presbyteries shall make a List of six persons, with consent foresaid, and
send the samine upon vacancie of any Church within their bounds, together
with a presentation to His Majestie, or any other patron, in manner
foresaid. And because the Procurator and Agent of the Kirk cannot get
sufficient information to the Lords of Exchequer anent the Right and
Interest of the Kirk, and Presbyteries in Kirks, whereof gifts of
patronages may be presented to the Exchequer: Therefore the Assembly
ordaines for their better information hereanent, that every Presbyterie,
with all diligence, use all meanes of exact tryall of the nature and
qualitie of all Kirks within their bounds, as what Kirks belong to the
Kings Majesties patronage, what to other Laick patronages, what Kirks of
old were planted by the Presbyteries, and what by Prelates, and Bishops,
before the Assembly at _Glasgow_ 1638. what hath been the way and time of
the change of the planting and providing of the Kirks, if any have been
changed or any other thing concerning the nature and qualitie of every
Kirk within their bounds, and to send the same to the Procurator of the
Kirk with all diligence.
_Act anent Lists for the Kirks in the High-lands._
The Assembly considering that in _Argyle_, and in other places of the
_Irish_ language, there will not be gotten six expectants able to speak
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