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d Frazer_ of _Maine_, Mr. _John Campbel_ of _Moy_, _Hector Monro_ of _Drummond_, _Alexander Duff_, and _Robert Martyne_ of _Burnbrae_, Ruling Elders: To be a Commission for Visiting the whole Presbyteries on the North-side of the Water of _Tay_, In Planting Vacant Churches Constituting Elderships in Congregations, Trying & Purging out of Insufficient, Negligent, Scandalous and Erroneous Ministers, by due course of Ecclesiastical Process and Censures, according to the Particular Instructions, given them thereanent, and for that effect, to have their first Dyet of meeting, at _Aberdeen_, the Second _Wednesday_ of _March_ next, and thereafter to appoint the own Dyets and Places of meeting, as they see Expedient, with full Power to them, or their _Quorum_ being seven Ministers and three Ruling Elders, to Issue out Warrants for Citing of Parties upon fifteen Free dayes, to Cognosce, Determine and finally decide, in planting of Vacant Churches, Constituting Elderships, and Trying and Purging out, all Insufficient, Negligent, Scandalous and Erroneous Ministers, conforme to the particular Instructions given them thereanent. They being alwayes Countable to, and Censurable by the next General Assembly of this Church: And this Commission to continue till the first of _November_ next, or the Dyet that shall be appointed for the next General Assembly. XVIII. _Commission for_ Mr. Gilbert Rule _and_ Mr. David Blair, _to wait upon His Majesty anent the Affairs of this Church._ The General Assembly judging it Expedient, to send two of their Number to _London_, to attend his Majesty, anent the Affairs of this Church; Does therefore Nominate and Appoint their Reverend Brethren, _Mr. Gilbert Rule_, one of the Ministers of the City of _Edinburgh_, and Principal of the Colledge thereof, and Mr. _David Blair_ another of the Ministers of the said City; with all convenient speed to Repair to _London_, to attend His Majesty for the end foresaid: And Refers the Instructions to be given them, and what other things Concern their Journey, to the Commission for Visitations on the South side of _Tay_ appointed by this Assembly. This Assembly being Dissolved, and the next General Assemly appointed to be held at _Edinburgh_ the first day of _November_ next to come; the Members were dismissed with Prayer, Singing of the 133 Psalm, and pronouncing of the Blessing. _Collected, Visied and Extracted, from the Records of the said Assembly by
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