r each Adulterer and
Adulteress according to express Acts of Parliament which is to be exacted
of these who may pay it, and the discretion of the Magistrate is to
modifie it according to the ability or inability of each Delinquent._

Domestick Remedies.

_1. Let care be taken of concionable receiving of Servants, that they have
testimonials of their honest behaviour: And let all such as give
testimonials take heed that these to whom they give them, be free of
scolding, swearing, lying and such like more common sins, as well as
fornication, adultery, drunkenesse, and other grosse and hainous evils;
Let the ordinary time of giving Testimonials be in face of Session: And if
an extraordinary exigent be: Let it be given by the Minister with __
consent of the elder of the bounds, wherein the person craving the
Testimonial hath resided; If they have fallen or relapsed in scandalous
sins, let their Testimonial bear both their fall and Repentance._

_2. Let care be had that the Worship of God be practised, and Discipline
exercised in Families, according to the Directory for Family Worship in
all things as was appointed in the General Assembly 1647. especially in
the Ministers constant Catechizing of the Family, and in the performance
of the Duties of the Sabbath by all the Members thereof._

_3. Let Persons to be married, and who have Children to be baptized, who
are very rude and ignorant, be stirred up and exhorted, as at all times,
so especially at that time, to attain some measure of Christian knowledge
in the grounds of Religion, that they may give to the Minister, before the
Elder of the Bounds wherein they live, some accompt of their knowledge
that so they may the better teach their family and train up their
Children._

_4. Let every Family that hath any in it than can read, have a Bible and a
Psalm-book, and make use of them; and where none can read, let them be
stirred up to traine up their children in reading, and use any other good
remedie the Minister and Session can fall on._

General Ecclesiastick Remedies.

_1. Let the Remedies which were given at Perth 1645. and are mentioned in
the General Assembly 1646. anent the Sins of Ministers be put in
execution._

_2. Let suspension from the Lords Sacrament be more carefully executed._

_3. Let Persons relapse in Adultery (or above) quadrilapse in fornication
(or above) or often guilty of other grosser scandals, be Excommunicat
somewhat more summarly nor in an o