Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS 1581-1587 295
ordanis him to be summond litteratorie to compeir befoir the
brethrein of the saidis presbyteriis to gif ane confessione of his
fayth and religione and to subscryve the confessione of fayth
subscryvit be the kingis majestic and his houshald and the rest of
the faithfull within this realme, undir the paine of excommuni-
catione, with certificatione and he compeir nocht or compeir and
refuse to profes and subscryve the said confessione of fayth, as said
is, thay will proceid with the censur of excommunicatione againis
him for his contemp and disobedience to the voice of the kirk and
continuance in that corruptit religione of papistrie repugnant to the
Word of God.
Upone the xxj day of November, 1587 beand ane or dinar day
of exerceis, thair was na prophecie of the Wo[r]d, berassone the
maist part of the brethrein of this presbytery was in Edinburgh the
said day all waittein on the lordis modefearis of ministeris stependis
this yeir.
At Sterling the xxviij day of November, 1587
Presentes: James Andirsone, Mr Andro Yung, Mr Henrie
Levingstone, Mr Alexander Wallace, Robert Mentayth, Mr
William Cwpper, Mr Andro Murdo, Mr Henrie Layng,
ministeris; Mr Alexander lull and Mr Richard Wrycht, brethir of
exerceis.
The quhilk day Mr Andro Murdo propheceithe in plaice of
Alexander Fargy, quha was seik for the present, and Mr William
Cwpper addithe in the secund plaice, as he was ordeinit.
Ane publict fast appointit: The quhilk day the brethrein thinkis
gude and hes ordeinit for avoidein executione of the plaigis of God,
hingand above our heddis for sin, that thair be ane publict humili-
atione and fast with ane exerceis of teichein the Word conjonit
thairwith, according to the ordur observit and keipit in all the
parrochinnis within the boundis of this presbytery on thir twa nixt
Sondayis and the oulk betuix for the causis follwein in speciall:
1. for the plaig off pest begun alreddie in Edinburgh and Leyth;
secundlie for persecution of the kirk of God in France and uthir
parttis be the ennemeis thairof publictlie and privallie in all parttis;