Series 3 > Minutes of the Synod of Argyll, 1639-1651 (1652-1661) > 1639-1651

SYNOD OF ARGYLL
book which shall be yearly presented before the presbetry, and
that the last presbetry day immediately proceeding the said
provinciall assembly, And the presbetrys shall give their
allowance or improbation as shall be thought fitt and expedient.
And the presbetries themselves shall present their presbyterial
books before the provinciall assembly.
Because the Act giving power to presbetries anent the tryall,
deposition and admission of ministers, both in the Acts of
General Assemblies and books of discipline, contains a speciall
clause that the presbetry having such power shall be well consti¬
tute and consist of a just number. And that there are several
kirks of our presbetries which are not yet planted, And that
our presbetries as yet consist but of a few number of ministers.
Therefore and for sundry other respects that power foresaid is
thought fitt to be restricted to the provinciall only till furder
advice and our presbetries, being well constitute, think meet
to rescind the same, But this always not to be prejudiciall to
the liberty of our presbetries when with common consent the
province recalls it.
It is ordained that ilk minister within the province be
ready and prepared to preach at ilk provinciall assembly.
Sess. 4.
It is ordained that ilk minister within the province pay out
of the kirk penalties the sum of ten marks money yearly at
Martinmas for sustaining of young students, beginning at
Martinmas next, which they shall pay to the moderator of
every presbetry.
It is provided that the payment of school fies of Kilmichael
in Glassery this year shall not be prejudiciall to any founda¬
tion of schools that bees erected at Inverary in time coming.
In case that an army be directed to the Borders it is voted
that Mr Dougald Campbell shall go as minister to the company.
4. Mr James Campbell is appointed to go to Kintyre and
to remain and preach to Auchinbreck's Company there for
the space of three weeks beginning the ninteenth day of May
next, and Mr Archibald Me Callum is appointed to succeed
him, and Mr Neill Cameron to succeed Mr Archd, and Mr