The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland. Church of Scotland. General Assembly
18th. October 1690. Post Meridiem Sess. 4.
III. The Assemblies Answer to His Majesties Gracious Letter.
IV. Appointment of a Diet, to be kept by the Assembly for Prayer.
Edinburgh 25th. October 1690. Ante Meridiem. Sess. 9.
V. The proceedings of the Assembly, anent Mr. Thomas Lining and Others.
Act anent Mr. Thomas Lining and Others.
Edinburgh 28 of October 1690. Ante Meridiem, Sess. 11.
VI. Act anent Ministers that observe not the publick Orders of the Church.
Edinburgh 29 October 1690. Ante Meridiem, Sess. 12.
VII. Act approving several Overtures.
VIII. Act approving the Associations of Presbyteries.
Edinburgh 31 October 1690, Ante Meridiem Sess. 15.
IX. Act against Ministers Removing out of this Church.
X. Act anent the Administration of the Sacraments.
Edinburgh 11 November 1690. Post Meridiem Sess. 24.
XI. Act approving Overtures anent the Irish Bibles, &c.
At Edinburgh, November 12. 1690. Post Meridiem. Sess. 25.
XII. Act anent a Solemn National Fast and Humiliation, with the Causes thereof.
XIII. Act anent Sentences past against Ministers from the Year 1650. &c.
Edinburgh 13 of November 1690. Post Meridiem. Sess. 26.
XIV. The Assemblies Letter to His Majesty.
XV. Instructions to the Commissions for Visitations on the South and North sides of Tay.
XVI. Commission for Visitations on the South side of Tay.
XVII. Commission for Visitations on the North side of Tay.
XVIII. Commission for Mr. Gilbert Rule and Mr. David Blair, to wait upon His Majesty anent the Affairs of this Church.
INDEX of the Unprinted Acts, &c. Of the General Assembly, 1690.
An INDEX Of the Principal unprinted Acts of the Assembly at Glasgow, 1638.
Index of the Principal Acts of the Assembly at Edinburgh, 1639, not Printed.
Index of the Principal Acts of the Assembly at Aberdene, 1640, not Printed.
Index of the Principal Acts of the Assembly holden at St. Andrews, and Edinburgh 1641. not Printed.
Index of the Principal Acts of the Assembly holden at St. Andrews, 27. July, 1642. not Printed.
Index of the Acts of the Assembly holden at Edinburgh, 1643, not Printed.
Index of the Acts of the Assembly holden at Edinburgh, 1644, not Printed.
INDEX of the ACTS of this Assembly holden at Edinburgh 1645. not Printed.
Index of the Acts of the General Assembly not Printed 1646.
Index of the Acts of the General Assembly holden at Edinburgh, 1647, not printed.
INDEX of the Unprinted ACTS of the General Assembly held at Edinburgh. 1648.
INDEX of the Unprinted ACTS of the Assembly. 1649.
Footnotes
The General Assembly, At Glasgow.
Act Sess. 6. November 27. 1638.
The testimony of the Committy for tryall of the Registers, subscribed with their hands, being produced, with some reasons thereof in another paper, and publickly read; My Lord Commissioner professed that it had resolved him of sundry doubts, but desired a time to be more fully resolved.
The Moderatour desired that if any of the Assembly had any thing to say against the said testimonie for the books, that they would declare it, and finding none to oppon, yet be appointed the day following, to any to object any thing they could say; and if then none could object the Assembly would hold the Registers as sufficient approven.
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Act. Sess 7. November 28.
Act. approving the Registers.
Anent the report of the Assemblies judgement of the authority of the books of Assembly; The Moderatour having desired that if any of the Assembly had any thing to say, they would now declare it, otherwise they would hold all approved by the Assembly.
The Commissioner his Grace protested that the Assemblies approving these books, or any thing contained in them be no wayes prejudicial to his Majestie, nor to the Archbishops, and Bishops of this Kingdome, or any of their adherents; because he had some exceptions against these books. My Lord Rothes desired these exceptions to be condescended on, and they should be preferably cleared, and protested that these books should be claimed authentick and obligatorie hereafter.
The whole Assembly all in one voice approved these books, and ordained the same to make faith in judgement, and out with, in all time commitit, as the true and authentick Registers of the Kirk of Scotland, conform to the testimonie subscribed by the Committie, to be insert with the reasons thereof in the books of Assembly: Whereof the tenour followeth.
We under-subscribers, having power and commission from the generall Assembly now presently convened, and sitting at Glasgow, to peruse, examine and cognosce upon the validity, faith and strength of the books and registers of the Assembly under-written, to wit: A register beginning at the Assembly holden the twentie day of December 1566. and ending at the fourth session of the Assembly held in the 28 of December 1566.
Item another register beginning at the generall Assembly, holden the second day of June 1567. and ending at the fourth session of the Assembly holden at Perth the ninth day of August 1572, which register is imperfect, and mutilate in the end, and containeth are no leaf nor page after that page which containeth the said inscription of the said fourth session, which two registers bears to be subscribed by John Gray scribe.
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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,