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

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SYNOD OF ARGYLL
sume of Christian doctrine may be aggreed upon for the
good of the whole province.
The assembly, being informed of a superstitious custome
used by the paroachiners of Kilvorow in Craignais in goeing
sun-gates about the church before they go in to the kirk
for divyne service, does discharge the samen to be used
hereafter under the paine of censure, and recommends to
the presbyterie of Inneraray to take ordour with the
contraveeners, And in the mean tyme ordaines a lettir to
be writtin to the Captain of Craignais, as civil magistrat
and speciall man in that paroach, to use his best endeavours
for restraineing of that custome.
Considering that there are sundry parishes in the pro¬
vince who have not yet removed their buriales out of the
churches according to the act of the general assembly,
Therfore the assembly ordaines the severall presbyteries
within their own bounds to be carefull that the foirsaid
act of the generall assembly concerneing the removeall
of burial out of churches be put to due execution in all
poynts, and to report their diligence to the next provincial!.
The assembly being most confident with good reasons to
satisfie the general assembly or their visitors anent the
imployeing of a pairt of the voluntarie contribution for the
beginning of a fundation to some parochiall schooles, and
knoweing that any fault was fund be the generall assembly
thereanent at the sighting of the provincial! book in July
1649 was only for want of true information, Do therefore
for the increase of vertew and learneing in their bounds
appoynt the ministers and elders of the severall paroaches
where the said paroachiall schooles were to be erected to
use diligence for getting qualified schoolmasters who at
leest can learn bairnes to read and wryte English, and
thereafter begin them to the Latine and teach them the
rudiments, and for the use of the said schoolmasters to
uplift the rents of their severall proportions of the said
money, And ordaines the presbyteries of Dunoone, Inner¬
aray and Kilmore within the whilks the said schooles
were appoynted to be carefull to see the samen done
tymeousely.