o all may be in readinesse and the full account
made at the next General Assembly.

_Act for censuring absents from the Generall Assembly._

The Generall Assembly considering the absence of many Commissioners in
this and other preceeding Assemblies, and that many of those present have
gone from the Assembly before the dissolving thereof: Therefore, for
remedie hereof in time coming Doth Ordaine, that hereafter Every
Commissioner from Presbyteries and Universities who shall be absent from
the Assembly without a reasonable excuse notified to the Assembly, Or who
being present shall goe from the Assembly before the dissolving thereof
without a licence, shall be suspended by the Assembly untill the
Provinciall Synode next thereafter following.

_Renovation of former Acts of Assembly for Triall and Admission of
Expectants to the Ministrie._

The Generall Assembly, doth hereby renew and confirme all former Acts and
Ordinances for triall and admission of Expectants to the Ministery;
Especially the Articles thereanentt allowed by the Generall Assembly 1596,
and approven in the Assemblie at _Glasgow_ 1638. The thirteenth Article
concerning the age of intrants to the Ministery and the twentie fourth
Article concerning the triall of Expectants, Of an Act of the said
Assembly at _Glasgow_, Sess. 23 And the Act of the Assembly at St
_Andrews_ 1642. Sess. 7, concerning Lists for presentations from the King,
and the trial of Expectants, &c. Ordaining Presbyteries to observe the
same carefully in all time coming.

_Eodem die_, Sess. 28. _Postmeridiem._

_Renovation of the Commission for prosecuting the Treaty for Uniformity
in_ England.

The Generall Assembly, Taking to their consideration that the Treaty of
Uniformity in Religion in all his Majesties Dominions is not yet
perfected; Therefore, Renews the Power and Commission granted by
preceeding Assemblies for prosecuting that Treaty, unto the Persons
afternamed, _viz._ Master _Robert Douglas_ Master _Samuel Rutherford_,
Master _Robert Baillie_, Master _George Gillespie_, Ministers: And _John_
Earle of Lauderdaill, _John_ Lord Balmerino, and Sir _Archibald Johnstoun_
of Waristoun Elders; Authorizing them with full Power to prosecute the
said Treaty of Uniformity with the Honourable Houses of the Parliament of
_England_, and the Reverend Assembly of Divines there, or any Committees
appointed by them: And to doe all and every thing which may advance,
perf