Kirk-men be holden still as unlawfull in this Kirk: That the above named
pretended Assemblies, At _Linlithgow_ 1606. and 1608. At _Glasgow_ 1610.
At _Aberdene_ 1616. At S. _Andrews_ 1617. At _Perth_ 1618. be hereafter
accounted as null, and of none effect. And that for preservation of
Religion, and preventing all such evill in time-coming, Generall
Assemblies rightly constitute, as the proper and competent judge of all
matters Ecclesiasticall, heereafter be kept yearly and oftner, _pro re
nata_, as occasion and necessity shall require; The necessity of these
occasionall Assemblies being first remonstrate to His Majestie by humble
supplication: As also that Kirk Sessions, Presbyteries and Synodall
Assemblies, be constitute and observed, according to the order of this
Kirk.

_After the voycing of the Act (anent the causes of our by gone
evills) His Majesties Commissioner consented verbally to the said
Act, and promised to give into the Clerk in writ, the Declaration
of His consent, and that he should ratifie this Act in the ensuing
Parliament._

Sess. 18. Aug. 26. 1639.

_Act approving an old Register of the Generall Assembly._

_The whole Assembly (upon the report made to them anent the old
Register of the Assembly, gotten from Master_ John Rig) _all in
one voice approved the said Register, And ordained the same to
make faith in judgement, and outwith in all time coming: as a true
and authentick Register of the Kirk of_ Scotland, _conforme __ to
the testimonie subscribed by the Committee, to be insert in the
Books of Assembly: whereof the tenor followeth:_

We under subscribers, Forsameikle as the late Generall Assembly holden at
_Glasgow_, gave power and Commission to us, To peruse, examine, and
cognosce upon the validity, faith, and strength of the books and Registers
of the Assembly, particularly set down in the Commission given to us
thereanent: According whereunto we did carefully view, peruse, and
consider the saids Registers, and gave our testimony thereof under our
hands, of the validity and sufficience of the samine, to the said Generall
Assembly. And now having a new Commission given to us from the Generall
Assembly now presently conveened and sitting at _Edinburgh_. To peruse,
examine, and cognosce upon the validity, faith and strength of another
Register of the Assembly, which was not set down and recommended to us by
the said former Commis