3.

_Overtures anent Bills, References, and Appeales._

I. That all Bills whatsoever of particular concernments whereunto all
parties having interest are not cited, should be rejected.

II. That all Bills be first presented to the inferiour Judicatories of the
Kirk, who may competently consider of them, and from them be orderly and
_gradatim_ brought to the Assembly, according to the order prescribed for
Appellations in the Assembly of Edinburgh, 1639. in the 24. Sess. August
30.

III. That the said Act of Assembly 1639. anent Appelations, be also
extended to References.

IV. In Appellations and References of particular concernment, if all
parties having interest, have been present in the inferiour Judicatorie
when the Appeal and Reference was made, then there is no necessitie of
citation. But in case of their absence, citation of parties is so
necessar, that if it be wanting, Appellations and References should not be
received.

V. That conform to former Acts of Assemblies; Appellations _post
sententiam_ be made within ten dayes after the sentence, and otherwise not
to be respected.

_The Assembly ordaines their Overtures to be given to the severall
Committees for their direction._

Sess. 3. August 4. 1643.

_Act for election of Professours to be Commissioners to Assemblies by
Presbyteries._

The Assembly thinks, if Professours of Divinitie in Universities be
Ministers, that they may be chosen Commissioners to the Generall Assembly,
either by the Presbyterie as Ministers or by the Universitie as
Professours of Divinitie.

Sess. 4. Aug. 5. 1643.

The Petition of the distressed Professours in Ireland for Ministers.

_To the reverend and honourable Moderatour and remanent Members of the
General Assembly of Scotland, conveened at Edinburgh, Aug._ 1643.

The humble Petition of the distressed Christians in the North of Ireland.

_Humbly sheweth,_

That whereas you were pleased the last Year to take notice of our
Petition, and conceived so favourable an act in our behalf, from our
hearts we blesse the Lord God of our Fathers, who put such a thing as this
in your heart to begin in any sort to beautifie the House of the Lord
amongst us: Doubtlesse you have brought upon your selves the blessing of
them who consider the poor; the Lord will certainly deliver you in the
time of trouble. We trust no distance of place, no length of time, no
pressure of affiction, yea, nor smiling of p