Schoole or Colledge within the Kingdom.

_Act for encouragement of Schollars to Professions in Schooles._

In respect of the paucitie of men, fit and willing to professe Divinitie
in the Schooles, by reason that few frame their studies that way, The
Generall Assembly thinks it fit, That the Provincials diligently consider
and try who within their Bounds most probably may bee for a Profession in
the Schooles, And report their names to the following Generall Assembly,
that such may be stirred up and encouraged by the General Assembly, to
compose and frame their studies, that they may be fit for such places.

_Act for restraining Abuses at Pennie Brydals._

The Generall Assembly, considering the great profanitie and severall
Abuses which usually fal forth at Pennie-Brydals proving fruitful
Seminaries of all lasciviousnesse and debausherie, as well by the
excessive number of people conveened thereto, as by the extortion of them
therein, and licentiousnesse thereat, To the great dishonour of God, the
scandall of our Christian Profession, and prejudice of the Countreys
welfare; Therefore they Ordain every Presbyterie in this Kingdome, To take
such special care for restraining these Abuses flowing from the causes
foresaid, as they shall think fit in their severall bounds _respective_:
And to take a strict accompt of every Minister and Session of their
obedience to the Ordinance of the Presbyteria theyeanent, at the
Visitation of every Parish Kirk in their Bounds.

_Act Discharging deposed Ministers to be reponed to their former Places._

The Generall Assembly, considering the manifold prejudices redounding to
the Kirk in Generall, and private Congregations in particnlar; through the
restoring of Ministers once deposed to the same places wherein formerly
they served: As also, how derogatorie it would prove to the weight of that
sentence of Deposition; Do therefore ordain, that no Minister deposed,
shall be restored again into that place where formerly he served.

_Renovation of the Commission for the publick Affairs of the Kirk._

The General Assembly taking to their consideration, That in respect the
great Work of Uniformitie in Religion in all his Majesties dominions, is
not yet perfected, (though by the Lords blessing there is a good progresse
made in the same) there is a necessity of renewing the Commissions granted
formerly for prosecuting and perfecting that great Work; Doe therefore
Renew t