trustly and welbeloved, We greet you well. Having lately written to
Our Houses of Parliament at _Westminster_, and the Commissioners from Our
Kingdom of _Scotland_ at _London_, and likewise to the Committees of
Estates of that our Kingdom; Shewing Our great sense and grief for the sad
effects have flowed from the unhappy differences betwixt Us and Our
Subjects; with Our reall resolutions to comply with the desires of Our
Parliaments of both Kingdoms, and those entrusted by them for settling of
Trueth and Peace in all Our Dominions: And now being informed of your
meeting, We have thought fit hereby (since We could not conveniently send
a Commissioner) to give you the same assurances; And withall, that it
shall be Our constant endeavour to maintain Religion there, as it is
established, in Doctrine, Worship, and Church-government, and leave no
good means unassayed for setling an universall Peace in that our native
and ancient Kingdom, with the Reformation and Religion, and settling Peace
in _England_ and _Ireland_: And after the return of an answer to Our late
Message to Our Houses of Parliament heer, We shall more particularly
acquaint you, or your Commissioners, with Our further resolutions. In the
mean time, We seriously recommend Our selves and distracted condition of
Our Kingdoms, to your most earnest Prayers to God in our behalf, expecting
from you faithfulnesse in your severall Charges and Callings, with that
Loyaltie and obedience which becometh the Ministers of the Gospel. We bid
you very heartily farewell, from _New-castle_, the 28, of May 1646,

DIRECT.

For Our right trustie and welbeloved, The Moderatour and other Members of
the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Our Kingdom of _Scotland_.

_6. Junii 1646. Antemeridiem._ Sess. 4.

_Act concerning the Registers and Acts of Provinciall Assemblies._

The Assembly recommends to Provinciall Assemblies, that hereafter they
cause read all their Acts, before the dissolving of every Assembly; And
that their Registers be written formally, and in a good hand writing, with
the severall Leafes or Pages thereof marked by ciphers according to their
number.

11. _Junii 1646. Antemeridiem_ Sess. 7.

_Act concerning the publike satisfaction of Married persons, for
Fornication committed before Marriage._

The Generall Assembly understanding that in many places the publike
scandals of Fornication committed before Marriage, are not taken notice of
and