the cautions
agreed upon in the Assembly at _Montrose_, _Anno_ 1600. for restricting of
the minister, voter in Parliament, from incroaching upon the liberties and
Jurisdictions of this Kirk, which was set down with certification of
deposition, infamie and excommunication; and especially for receiving
consecration to the office or Episcopacie condemned by the confession of
Faith, and acts of this Kirk, as having no warrand nor foundament in the
word of God, and by vertue of this usurped power, and power of the high
commission, pressing the Kirk with novations in the worship of God; and
for their refusall to underly the tryall of the reigning slander of
sundrie other grosse transgressions and offences, laid to their charge:
Therefore the Assembly, moved with zeal to the glorie of God, and purging
of this Kirk, ordaines the saids pretended Bishops, to bee deposed, and by
these presents doth depose them, not only of the office of commissionarie,
to vote in Parliament, Councel, or convention in name of the Kirk: but
also of all functions, whether of pretended Episcopall, or ministeriall
calling: And likewise in case they acknowledge not this Assembly,
reverence not the constitutions thereof, and obey not the sentence, and
make not their repentance, conforme to the order prescribed by this
Assembly, ordaines them to be excommunicated, and declared to bee of these
whom Christ commandeth to be holden by all and every one of the faithfull
as Ethnicks and Publicanes: and the sentence of excommunication to be
pronounced upon their refusall, in the Kirks appointed, by any of those
who are particularly named, to have the charge of trying their repentance
or impenitencie, and that the execution of this sentence bee intimate in
all the Kirks within this Realme by the Pastours of every particular
Congregation, as they will be answerable to their Presbyteries and Synods,
or the next generall Assembly, in case of negligence of the Presbyteries
and Synods.

_Sentence of deposition against Maister_ Alexander Lindsay _pretended
Bishop of_ Dunkell.

The generall Assembly having heard the complaint and lybel given in
against Mr. _Alexander Lindesay_ pretended Bishop of _Dunkell_, to the
Presbytery of _Edinburgh_, and sundry Presbyteries of his pretended
Dyocie, and by the Presbyteries referred to this Assembly to be tryed: The
said pretended Bishop being lawfully cited, often-times called, & not
compearing, but by a letter of excuse su