Hamiltoun_ and Mr. _Hugh Nisbet_: The Petition of Mr. _Alexander Strang_,
anent his Clerks Fies. This Commission is also to Correspond with the
State, anent Fasts and Thanksgivings, and their Causes, if the Occasions
thereof fall out during the time of their sitting: Also to take the
Monitory paper to consideration, and see what use is to be made of it: To
consider what Acts of Assembly are fit to be Printed together, and order
the same. To consider the form of process, being first Revised by the Lord
_Aberuchil_ and the Lord _Halcraig_. And to apply to the Privy Council for
their Civil Sanction to the observation of the Fast. And this Commission
is to walk in all things, according to the particular Instructions given
unto them by this Assembly. And in all their Actings they shall be
countable to and Censurable by the next General Assembly. And this
Commission to Continue till the first of November next, or the diet, that
shall be appointed for the next General Assembly.

XVII. _Commission for Visitations on the North side of_ Tay.

The General Assembly taking to their Consideration the necessity of
Purging and Planting of the Churches on the North side of _Tay_, do by
their Ecclesiastical Authority, Nominat, Appoint and Authorize their
Reverend Brethren Mr. _Hugh Kennedy_, Mr. _John Law_, Mr. _William
Crichtoun_, Mr. _Edward Jamieson_, Mr. _Robert Rule_, Mr. _James Rymer_,
Mr. _James Frazer_, Mr. _Alexander Forbes_, Mr. _John Anderson_ at Perth,
Mr. _George Meldrum_ at _Kitwining_, Mr. _Thomas Ramsay_, Mr. _Andrew
Bowie_, Mr. _Robert Young_, Mr. _William Legat_, and Mr. _William Mackie_,
Ministers: And the Lord Viscount of _Arbuthnet_, the Laird of _Meggins_,
the Laird of _Naughtoun_, the Laird of _Leuquhat_, and the Laird of
_Greenknows_, Ruling Elders: To joyn with the Ministers and Elders in the
North after-mentioned; _Viz._ Mr. _John Stewart_, Mr. _James Urquhart_,
Mr. _Alexander Dumbar_, Mr. _Alexander Frazer_, Mr. _Thomas Hogg_, Mr.
_Hugh Henryson_, Mr. _William Mackay_, Mr. _Walter Dinnoon_, Mr. _George
Meldrum_ of _Glass_, Mr. _Arthur Mitchel_, Mr. _William Ramsay_, Mr.
_Francis Melvil_, and Mr. _John Mculloch_, Ministers: together With the
Earle of _Sutherland_, the Laird of _Brodie_, the Laird of _Grant_, the
Laird of _Grange Dumbar_, the Laird of _Eight_, the Laird of _Culloden_,
the Laird of _Darfolly_, the Laird of _Parkhay_, Sir _John Monro_, Sir.
_George Monro_, Sir _Robert Gordon_ of _Embo_, _Davi