upt Custome of Lykwakes hath fostered both Superstition
and Profanitie through the Land, This present Assembly Discharges the same
intime comming, And appoints Presbyteries To take speciall care for trying
and censuring the Transgressors of this Act within their several Bounds.

_Act recommending to Sessions To have the Printed Acts of Assemblie._

The General Assembly, considering how necessar it is, That every Session
in a Parish have the Acts of the Assembly for their use, Doth therefore
seriously recommend to every Parish and Session To buy the Printed Acts of
the Assembly; and Ordains Presbyteries To crave account hereof from every
Minister, before their going to Provinciall Assemblies: And likewise, That
every Provinciall Assembly, crave account from Presbyteries in their
trials, if every Session be so provided, and that they try the diligence,
of Presbyteries and Ministers used for that effect.

13. _Februar. 1645. Postmeridiem._ Sess. Ult.

_Act for censuring the Observers of Yule-day, and other superstitious
dayes, especially if they be Schollars._

The General Assembly taking to their consideration, The manifold Abuses,
Profanitie, and Superstitions, committed on Yule-day and some other
superstitions dayes following, Have unanimously concluded, and hereby
Ordains, That whatsoever Person or Persons hereafter shall be found guilty
in keeping of the foresaid superstitious dayes, shall be proceeded against
by Kirk Censures, and shall make their publick Repentance therefore in the
face of the Congregation where the offence is committed: And that
Presbyteries and Provinciall Synods Take particular notice how Ministers
try and censure Delinquents of this kinde, within the severall Parochines.
And because Schollars and Students give great scandal and offence in this,
That they (being found guilty) be severely disciplined and chastised
therefore by their Masters: And in case the Masters of Schools or
Colledges be accessorie to the said superstitious profanitie, by their
connivence, granting of liberty of Vacance to their Schollars at that
time, or any time thereafter, in compensation thereof, That the Masters be
summoned by the Ministers of the Place to compeir before the next ensuing
Generall Assembly, there to be censured according to their trespasse; And
if Schollars (being guilty) refuse to subject themselves to Correction, or
be Fugitives from Discipline, That they be not received in any other