nesse, and continue constant and instant in prayer.

And because Charming is a sort and degree of Witch-craft, and too ordinary
in the Land; It would be injoyned to all Ministers to take particular
notice of them, to search them out, and such as consult with them, and
that the Elders carefully concurre in such search; And this Assembly would
think on an uniforme way of censuring these Charmers, and such as employ
them, or consult with them, _primo quoque tempore_.

_The Assembly approves the articles and Overtures aforesaid, And ordaines
every Presbyterie to take to their further consideration by what other
wayes or means, the sins aforesaid of Witch craft, Charming, and
consulting with Witches, or Charmers, & such like wickednes, may be tried,
restrained, and condignely censured and punished ecclesiastically and
civilly: And to report their judgementt herein to the next Assembly._

_Commission for Ministers to go to_ Ireland.

The General Assembly having received a Petition subscribed by a very great
number in the North of Ireland, intimating their deplorable condition
through want of the Ministery of the Gospel, occasioned by the tyrannie of
the Prelats, and the sword of the Rebels, and desiring some Ministers,
especially such as had been chased from them by the persecution of the
Prelats, and some others to be added, either to be sent presently over to
reside among them, or declared transportable, that upon invitation from
them, they might go and settle there: Together with a Letter from the
Vicount of Airds to that same effect. All which the Assembly hath taken to
their serious consideration, being most heartily willing to sympathize
with every Member of Christ his body, although never so remote, much more
with that plantation there, which for the most part was a branch of the
Lord his vine, planted in this Land. In which solicitude, as they would be
loath to usurpe without their own bounds, or stretch themselves beyond
their own measure, so they dare not be wanting to the inlargement of
Christs Kingdome, where so loud a cry of so extreme necessity, could not
but stir up the bowels of Christian compassion. And although they
conceive, that the present unsettled condition both of Church and State in
that Land, will not suffer them (as yet) to loose any, to make any
constant abode there; yet they have resolved to send over some for the
present exigent, till the next general Assembly, by courses, to stay three
m