Marriage
to the party with whom they have committed Fornication; And thereupon
intends to get the benefite of Marriage with the said young men, not onely
without the consent of their Parents, but to their great grief, and to the
great appearance of the ruine and overthrow of their estate: Which may be
the case of Noblemen and Gentlemens children, as welas of these of other
estates and degrees within the Kingdom. Wherefore if the Assembly think it
expedient, it would be declared that all such promises be made null and of
none effect, especially where the maker of the promise is Minor, and not
willing to observe the samine; because his Parents will not consent, but
oppose and contradict, threatning to make him lose not onely his favour
but both blessing and birth-right. This Ordinance shal not onely be very
expedient for many good civill causes, but is very consonant and agreeable
to the Word of God, and will be very comfortable to many Godly Parents,
who otherwise may be disappointed of their pious intentions, and have the
comfort they expected, turned to an heavy and grievous crosse.

_The Generall Assembly thinks it convenient at this time to delay any
determination in the matter above-written untill the next assembly, That
in the meane time every Presbterie may take the same to their serious
consideration, and report their judgements to the Assembly._

_Act concerning dissenting voices in Presbyteries and Synods._

The Assembly thinks it necessar, if any Member of Presbyteries or Synods
shall finde in matters depending before them, that the Moderator shall
refuse to put any thing of importance to voices; Or if they finde any
thing carried by plurality of voices to any determination which they
conceive to be contrary to the Word of God, the Acts of Assembly, or to
the received order of this Kirk, That in either of these cases they urge
their dissent to be marked in the Register; And if that be refused, that
they protest as they would desire to be free of common censure with the
rest: And the Assembly declares the dissenters to be censurable, if their
dissent shall be found otherwise nor they conceived.

_Act concerning the Election of a Moderator in Provinciall Assemblies._

The General Assembly understanding that some Provincial Assemblies in
choosing their Moderator, tye themselves to these Persons who have been
before named and designed in particular Presbyteries, which is against the
libertie of the