iption of the said fourth
session, which two registers bears to be subscribed by _John Gray_ scribe.

Item a register of the Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_ the seventh day of
_August_ 1574, and ending with the twelfth session, being the last session
of the Assembly 1579.

Item another register beginning at the Assembly holden at _Edinburgh_ the
tenth of _May_ 1586. and ending in the seventeenth session of the Assembly
holden in _March_, 1589.

Item another register being the fifth book, and greatest volume, beginning
at the Assembly holden in _Anno_ 1560, and ending in the year 1590.

Having carefully viewed, perused and considered the first registers, and
every one of them, and being deeply and maturely advised, as in a matter
of greatest weight and consequence, do attest before God, and upon our
conscience declare to the world and this present Assembly, that the saids
foure registers above expressed, and every one of them, are famous,
authentick and good registers: which ought to be so reputed and have
publick faith in judgement and out with ad validem it the records in all
things, and that the said fifth & greatest book, beginning at the Assembly
1560. and ending 1590. being by the hand writs of the Clerk, cognosced,
and tryed, and agreeable to the other four registers, in what is extant in
them, ought be free of all prejudice and suspicion, and received with
them. And in testimonie of our solemne affirmation, we have made these
presents with our hands.

Subscribitur,
Master Andrew Ramsay.
Master John Adamson.
Master John Row.
Master Rohre Murray.
Master Alexander Gibson.
Master James Boner.
Master Alexander Peerson.
Master Alexander Wedderburn.

_Reasons prooving the five Books and Registers produced before the
Assembly to be authentick_.

The books now exhibited unto us underscribers, which we have revised and
perused by commission from the generall Assembly, are true registers of
the Kirk: to wit, Five Volumes, whereof the first two contain the acts of
the Assembly, from the year of God 1560. to the year 1572. all subscribed
by _John Gray_ Clerk. The third from the year of God 1574. to the year
1579. The fourth from the year of God 1586. to the year 1589. At which
time _Master James Richie_ was Clerk, who hath frequently written upon the
margine of the saids two last books, and subscribed the said margine with
his hand-writing. And the fifth book being the greatest Volume, containing
the acts of the g