have no constant residence in any one Presbyterie; Or
if Presbyteries be negligent or overawed, in these cases, The Assemblie
gives to the Persons before named, full power of censuring Complyers and
Persons disaffected to the Covenant according to the Acts of Assemblie;
Declaring always and Providing, that Ministers shall not bee deposed but
in one of the Quarterly meetings of this Commission; With full power to
them to treat and determine in the matters aforesaid, and in all other
matters referred unto them by this Assemblie, as fully and freely as if
the same were here particularly expressed, and with as ample power as any
Commission of any former Generall Assemblies hath had, or been in use of
before; They being alwayes for their whole proceedings countable to, and
censurable by the next Generall Assembly.

_Desires and Overtures from the Commissioners of Universities, and the
Assemblies answer thereto._

1. The Commissioners of Universities represents to the Assembly: First,
That the Overtures of the Assembly 1643. for the visitation of Schools and
advancement of Learning are very much neglected.

_The Assembly recommends to Synodes to take account of the observation of
these Overtures._

2. That it were good to exhort all the Universities, to be careful to take
account of all their Schollers on the Sabbathday of the Sermons, and of
their lessons or the Catechisme.

_The Assembly approves this Overture, and recommends accordingly._

3. That all the Universities bee exhorted to send their commissioners
instructed with answers to the Overtures agreed upon by the Commissioners
of Universities, and which from this meeting or their Commissioners shall
bee communicate to them, and this to bee when their Commissioners come in
Februar or March to the Commission of the Kirk.

_The Assemblie reccommends to Universities to bee carefull hereof._

4. That the Overtures concerning the providing of Bursars for Divinity be
recommended to Presbyteries and Synodes, and that they report their
diligence to the next Assembly.

_The Assembly allowes this Article, and recommends accordingly._

_Edinburgh 1. September 1647._ Sess. Ult.

_The Assemblies Letter to their Countreymen in_ Poleland, Swedland,
Denmarke, _and_ Hungarie.

_Unto the Scots Merchants and others our Countrey People scattered in_
Poleland, Swedland, Denmark, _and_ Hungary; _The General Assembly of the
Kirk of_ Scotland _wisheth Grace Mercy