for maintenance for Schoolmasters and Precenters._

The Generall Assembly do humbly Recommend to the Parliament or Committee
for plantation of Churches, that whatever either in Paroches of Burghs or
Landwart, was formerly given to the maintenance of these who were readers
precentors in Congregations, and teachers of Schooles before the
establishing of the Directory for publick Worship, may not be in whole or
in part alienat or taken away, but reserved for the maintenance of
sufficient schoolmasters and precentors who are to be approven by the
Presbyterie; And Presbyteries are hereby required to see that none of that
maintenance given to the foresaid uses or in use to be payed thereunto
before the establishing of the Directory of Worship, to be drawn away from
the Church.

_Acts concerning Persons to be admitted Bursars._

The Assembly doe hereby Ordaine That none be sent to Universities from
Presbyteries, nor be admitted as Bursers of divinitie, but pious youths,
and such as are known to be of Good expectation and approven abilities.

_Reference to the Commission for publick affaires for re-examining the
Paraphrase, of the Psalmes and the emitting the same for publicke use._

The General Assembly having taken some view of the new Paraphrase of the
Psalmes in meeter with the corrections and animadversions thereupon sent
from several Persons and Presbyteries, and finding that they cannot
overtake the review and examination of the whole in this Assembly;
Therefore now after so much time and so great paines about the correcting,
and examining thereof from time to time some yeares bygone, that the worke
may come now to some conclusion, They do ordain the Brethren appointed for
perusing the same during the meeting of this Assembly, _viz._ Masters
_James Hammilton, Iohn Smith, Hew Mackall, Robert Traill, George
Hutcheson_, and _Robert Lawrie_, after the dissolving of this Assembly to
goe on in that worke carefully, And to report their travels to the
Commission of the Generall Assembly for publick affaires at ther meeting
at _Edinburgh_ in _November_; And the said Commission after perusall and
re-examination thereof, is hereby authorised with full power to conclude
and establish the Paraphrase, and to publish and emit the same for publick
use.

Letter to the Kings Majestie.

_Most gracious Soveraigne,_

Wee your Majesties most humble and Loyall Subjects, the Commissioners from
all the Presbyteries i