reeable with a good conscience His Grace urged, that it should be
recorded, at least that he made such a Declaration, whatsoever was the
Assemblies Judgement in the contrair: And so it is to be understood to be
insert here onely _recitative_.

_Act ordaining the subscription of the Confession of Faith and Covenant,
with the Assemblies Declaration._

The Generall Assembly considering the great happiness which may flow from
a full and perfect Union of this Kirk and Kingdome, by joyning of all in
one and the same Covenant with God, with the Kings Majestie, and amongst
our selves, having by our great Oath declared the uprightnesse and
loyaltie of our intentions in all our proceedings, and having withall
supplicated His Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of His
Majesties honorable Privie Councell, to injoyn by Act of Councell, all the
Lieges in time coming to subscribe the Confession of faith and Covenant,
which as a testimony of our fidelity to God and loyaltie to our King we
have subscribed; And seeing His Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords
of His Majesties honorable Privie Councell, have granted the desire of our
Supplication, ordaining by Civill authority, all His Majesties Lieges in
time comming, to subscribe the foresaid Covenant, that our Union may be
the more full and perfect, We by our Act and Constitution Ecclesiasticall,
do approove the foresaid Covenant, in all the Heads and Clauses thereof
and ordains of new, under all Ecclesiasticall censure, that all the
Masters of Universities, Colledges, and Schooles, all Schollers at the
passing of their degrees, all persons suspect of Papistry, or any other
errour; and finally all the members of this Kirk & Kingdome, subscribe the
same with these words prefixed to their subscription: _The Article of this
Covenant, which was at the first subscription referred to the
determination of the General Assembly, being determined. And thereby the
five Articles of_ Perth, _the government of the Kirk by Bishops, the
civill places and power of Kirkmen, upon the reasons and grounds contained
in the Acts of the Generall Assembly declared to be unlawfull within this
Kirk: we subscribe according to the determination foresaid._ And ordains
the Covenant, with this Declaration, to be insert in the Registers of the
Assemblies of this Kirk, Generall, Provinciall, and Presbyteriall, _ad
perpetuam rei memoriam_; and in all humility supplicates His Majesties
high Commissioner