th certification of deposition, infamie, and
excommunication, specially for receiving of consecration to the office of
Episcopacie, condemned by the confession of Faith, and acts of this Kirk,
as having no warrand, nor foundament in the word of God, and by vertue of
this usurped power, and power of the high Commission, pressing the Kirk
with novations in the worship of God, and for sundrie other haynous
offences, and enormities, at length expressed, and clearly proven in their
processe, and for their refusal to underly the tryal of the reigning
slander of sundrie other grosse transgressions and crymes laid to their
charge: Therefore the Assembly moved with zeal to the glorie of God, and
purging of his Kirk, hath ordained the saids pretended Bishops to be
deposed, and by these presents doth depose them, not only of the office of
Commissionaire to vote in Parliament, Councel, or Convention in name of
the Kirk, but also of all functions whether of pretended Episcopal or
ministerial calling, declareth them infamous. And likewise ordaineth the
saids pretended Bishops to be excommunicate, and declared to be of these
whom Christ commandeth to be holden by all and every one of the faithful
as ethnicks, and publicanes; and the sentence of excommunication to be
pronounced by _Mr. Alexander Henderson_, Moderatour in face of the
Assembly in the high Kirk of _Glasgow_; and the execution of the sentence
to bee intimat in all the Kirks of _Scotland_ by the Pastours of every
particular congregation, as they will be answerable to their Presbyteries
and Synods, or the next general Assembly, in case of the negligence of
Presbyteries and Synods.

_Sentence of deposition and excommunication, against_ Mr. Adam Ballantyne,
_pretended Bishop of_ Aberdeen, _and Mr. James Wedderburn pretended Bishop
of_ Dumblane.

The generall Assembly, having heard the lybels and complaints given in
against the foresaids pretended Bishops, of _Aberdeen_ and _Dumblane_, to
the Presbytery of _Edinburgh_, and sundry Presbyteries within their
pretended Dioceses, and by the saids Presbyteries referred to this
Assembly to be tryed: The saids pretended Bishops being lawfully cited,
often-times called, and not compearing, proceeded to the cognition of the
complaints and lybels against them, and finding them guilte of the breach
of the cautions, agreed upon in the Assembly holden at _Montrose_, Anno
1600 for restricting the minister voter in Parliament, from encro