that the samine Presbyterie be in all time hereafter
within the Jurisdiction of the said Provincial Assembly, without any
further question to be made thereanent.

Sess. 8. August 3. post Meridiem.

The Supplication of this Assembly to the KINGS MAJESTIE.

_To the Kings most Excellent Maj. the hearty Thanksgiving, and humble
Petition of the General Assembly of the Kirk of_ Scotland, _met at_ St.
Andrews, _July 27. 1642._

Our hearts were filled with great joy and gladnesse at the hearing of Your
Majesties Letter, which was read once and again in face of the Assembly,
every line thereof almost either expressing such affection to the Reformed
Religion, and such Royal care of us, as we could require from a Christian
Prince; or requiring such necessary duties from us, as we are bound to
performe as Ministers of the Gospel, and Christian Subjects: For which, as
solemne thanks were given by the Moderator of the Assembly, so do we all
with one voice in all humility, present unto Your Majestie the
thankfulnesse of our hearts, with our earnest prayers to God for your
Majesties prosperity, and the peace of Your Kingdoms, that Your Majestie
may be indeed a nursing Father to all the Kirks of Christ in Your Maj.
Dominions; & especially to the Kirk of _Scotland_ honoured with Your Birth
and Baptisme: Promising our most serious indeavours by doctrine and life,
to advance the Gospel of Christ, & and to keep the people in our charge in
Unity and Peace, and in all loyalty and obedience to Your Majestie and
Your Laws. Your Majesties commands to Your Commissioner, the Earle of
_Dumfermling_, to receive from us our just and reasonable desires for what
may further serve for the good of Religion here, the favours which we have
received already, and Your Maj. desires and delight to do good, expressed
in Your Letter, are as many encouragements to us, to take the boldnesse in
all humility to present unto Your Majestie (beside the particulars
recommended to Your Majesties Commissioner) one thing, which for the
present is the chiefest of all Our desires, as serving most for the glory
of Christ, for Your Majesties Honour and Comfort; and not onely for the
good of Religion here, but for the true happinesse and peace of all Your
Majesties Dominions; which is no new motion, but the prosecution of that
same by the Commissioners of this Your Majesties Kingdom in the late
Treatie, and which Your Majestie, with advice of both houses of
Parli