capable of the Ministrie, when God grants them an ordinary and
lawful calling by admission from the Presbyterie, either in the Church
they served in before, or in any other Church.

Act Sess. 21. August 29. 1639.

_Act anent the keeping of the Lords Day._

_The General Assembly recommendeth to the several Presbyteries the
execution of the old acts of Assembly, against the breach of the
Sabbath Day, by going of Mylnes, Salt-Pannes, Salmond-fishing, or
any such like labour; and to this end revives and renues the act
of the Assembly holden at_ Haly-rude-house, 1602. _Sess. 5.
whereof the tenor follows._

The Assembly considering that the conventions of the People, specially on
the Sabbath Day are very rare in many places, by distraction of labour not
only in harvest and seed-time, but also every Sabbath, by fishing both of
the white fish, and Salmond-fishing, and in going of Mylnes. Therefore the
Assembly dischargeth and inhibiteth all such labour of fishing, as well
white fish and Salmond-fish, and going of Mylnes of all sorts upon the
Sabbath, under the pain of incurring the censures of the Kirk: And
ordaines the Commissioners of this Assembly, to mean the same to His
Majestie, and to desire that a pecunial paine may be injoyned upon the
contraveeners of this present Act.

Act Sess. 22. Aug. 29. 1639. _a Meridie._

_Articles and Overtures approved by the Assembly._

That some Commissioners be appointed to visit and peruse the whole Acts of
General Assemblies, and to marke such Acts as are for the use of the Kirk
in General, To extract the same out of the Registers, to the effect that
after they be tryed, they may be printed according to the old Acts of the
Assembly at _Edinburgh_, _March 7. 1574._ _Sess._ 9.

_The Assembly appoints the Presbyterie of_ Edinburgh, _to have a
care of this article, and to report their diligence to the next
Assembly._

That course may be taken for restraining of people from passing to
_England_ to marry, which is the occasion of great in conveniences.

_The Assembly alloweth this article, and recommends to the
Parliament, that they would appoint a pecuniall summe to be payed
by the contraveeners._

That the Acts for furnishing expences to Commissioners, sent by the
Presbyteries to the General Assembly, and sent in Commission by Generall
Assemblies, may be explained; And it be declared that all such