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268 REGISTER OF THE 1561.
hes gewyn to tham his fatherlie grace to ressawe pervse and approwe ye
buk of reformacione otfred vnto yar Honowris be ye ministeris and com-
missionaris of kyrkis efter ye approbacion quharof ye Lordis of Secreit
Consail hawe directed thar cherges and commandment to ye ministeris
eldaris and deaconis of Lothyane Fyff Mernis Glasgow Argyill and of
partis adjacent Requiring tham and ewery diocye for ye self to propone
be publict edict certan men in ye said charge specifyed to wyt to ye diocy
of Edinburgh M r Jhone Spottiswod to ye diocy of Sanctandrois M r Jhon
Wynram to ye diocy of Brechyn Jhone Erskyn of Dwn to ye diocy
of Glasgow Jhon Wyllok to ye diocy of Argyll M r Jhon Carswall to
be elected and appoynted superintendentis and owirsearis ewiry man
to ye diocy assigned to his charge We therfor the ministeris eldaris
and diaconis within ye diocy of Sanctandrois to wyt of ye citie of
Sanctandrois and of ye burrowis of Perth Cowpar Craill Anstrother
Kyrkaldy Dumfermling &c sa mony of ws as convenientlie mycht be
essembled fyrst hawyng respect to ye gloir of our God and to ye pre-
paracion of Cristis kyngdome within yis realme and nixt to our detful
obedience to ye superiour poweris hawe assigned Sunday the xiii of Aprill
nixt to cum to the election of ye said Johne Wynram to his foirsaid office
and charge And therfor We most humilie requir and in ye name of ye
eternall God and of his sone Crist Jesus (quhois onlie gloir in yis
action we seik) We charge erlis lordis barronis burgessis ministeris eldaris
of Kyrkis and all otheris to quhom vot appertenis in election of sic chief
Ministeris that thei be present within ye paroche Kyrk of ye citie of
Sanctandrois ye daye foirsaid immedietlie eftir nyne houris befoir nwyn
to assist the said election and be ther votis to consent to ye same or ellis
to oppone aganis ye lyff and doctrin of ye person nominated And lyikwyis
We requir & charge the said Jhon Wynram to be personalie present ye
same daye in tym and place abowe expressed to accept the charge
quharwith the Kyrk sail bwrdyn hym Wyth certification to all and syn-
dry that seing without ye cajr of Superintendentis neyther can ye Kyrk