t language, And therfore the Assembly is hopefull, that in these
singular cases, His Majestie will be pleased for Kirks vacand in the
_Highlands_, to accept of a List of so many expectants as can be had, able
to speak the _Irish_ language. And the Commissioners Grace promiseth to
recommend it to His Majestie.

_Overtures against Papists, non-Communicants, and profaners of the
Sabbath._

The Assembly would draw up a Supplication to be presented by the
Commissioners of the Presbyterie of _Edinburgh_ to the Councell at their
first meeting, for the due execution of the Acts of Parliament and
Councell against Papists, wherein it will be specially craved, that the
Exchequer should be the Intromettors with the Rents of these who are
excommunicate, and that from the Exchequer the Presbyterie may receive
that portion of the confiscate goods, which the Law appoints to be
imployed _ad pios usus_.

II. Every Presbyterie would conveen at their first meeting, all known
Papists in their bounds, and require them to put out of their company, all
friends and servants who are Popish within one moneth: Also within that
same space, to give their children, sons and daughters, who are above
seven yeers old, to be educate at their charges, by such of their
Protestant friends, as the Presbyterie shall approve, and finde sufficient
caution for bringing home within three moneths such of their children who
are without the Kingdom, to be educate in Schooles and Colledges at the
Presbyteries sight; to finde caution likewise of their abstinence from
Masse, and the company of all Jesuits and Priests.

III. That all, of whatsoever rank or degree, who refuse to give
satisfaction in every one of the foresaid Articles, shall be processed
without any delay; but those who give satisfaction shall be dealt with in
all meeknesse, after this manner: The Presbyteries shall appoint such of
their number as they shall find fittest to confer with them so frequently
as the Brethren are able to attend, until the midst of _October_ next,
against which time, if they be not willing to go to Church, they shall
give assurance to go and dwell in the next adjacent University Town,
whether _Edinburgh_, _Glasgow_, _St. Andrews_, or _Aberdene_, from
_November 1._ to the last of _March_, where they shall attend all the
diets of conference which the Professor and Ministers of the bounds shall
appoint to them: By which, if they be not converted, their obstinacy shall
be