insend the Spirit into a higher degree of desire, and expede the hand to
speedier action for vindicating our own name, and _that Name which is
above all names_ from the daily _reproach of the foolish_.

May it therefore please your Honours, in the zeal of the Lord, To proceed
with some speedy course of Justice against such persons as are known to
have joyned themselves, either actually in Arms, or by their counsell,
supplies, encouragements, have strenghtened the hands of the bloody
Enemies, whereby a cause of the Controversie shall be removed, the Land
cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, the cruell and crooked
generation disheartned, the fainting hearts of the Godly refreshed, and
their feeble knees strengthened; And cheerfully and unanimously to resolve
upon, and put in execution all lawfull and possible wayes of speedy and
active pursuing and extirpating these barbarous and unnaturall Enemies
within the Kingdom: Whereby your thankfulnesse to GOD for promoving his
owne Work, and your endeavours of uniformity, shall be testified; your
sense of the dishonour of this Nation, and of the danger of delay
expressed; and your conscience of the Oath of God upon you manifested. Wee
are confident of your Honours conscience, and care, onely we exhort you in
the Lord, to unite your Spirits and accelerate your counsels and
endeavours: And pray the Lord of Hosts to prosper your enterprises,
according to the engagement of his Name, interest of his Work, and
necessity of his People, to his own glory, the establishment of the Kings
Throne in righteousnesse, the comfort of his Saints, and the conversion or
confusion of Enemies. _Be of good courage, and behave your selves
valiantly, for our people, and for the cities of our God. Arise, and the
Lord be with you._

_Overtures propounded by the Committee, appointed by this venerable
Assembly, for ordering of the Bursars of Theologie, and maintaining of
them at Schools of Divinitie._

I. That every Bursar have yearly payed him for his maintenance 100. l. at
the least.

II. That the said maintenance be taken forth of the Kirk penalties,
according to the intention of the first Act for maintaining of Bursars.

III. That every Presbyterie consisting of twelve Kirks in number, maintain
a Bursar yearly at the University.

IV. And where the Presbyteries are fewer in number, that they joyne with
other Presbyteries to make up their number: And the superplus of the
number to be or