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day_n and_o that_o they_o admit_v none_o to_o their_o communion_n belong_v to_o other_o paroch_n without_o restificats_n from_o the_o minister_n thereof_o 3._o that_o they_o preach_v only_o in_o these_o kirk_n and_o not_o in_o the_o churchyard_n nor_o in_o any_o place_n else_o under_o the_o pain_n to_o be_v repute_n and_o punish_v as_o keeper_n of_o conventicle_n 4._o that_o they_o remain_v within_o and_o depart_v not_o forth_o of_o the_o paroch_n to_o which_o they_o be_v confine_v without_o licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n only_o 5._o that_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n all_o such_o case_n as_o be_v former_o referable_a to_o presbytery_n continue_v still_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o presbyterial_a meeting_n that_o these_o case_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o presbytery_n of_o the_o next_o bound_n 6._o that_o the_o ordinary_a due_n payable_a to_o burser_n clerk_n of_o presbytery_n and_o synod_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o said_n minister_n as_o former_o and_o that_o the_o say_n minister_n may_v have_v competent_a time_n for_o transport_v of_o their_o family_n and_o dispose_v upon_o their_o good_n the_o said_n lord_n suspend_v their_o confinement_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o month_n to_o the_o effect_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o may_v go_v about_o their_o affair_n provide_v that_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a suspension_n they_o do_v keep_v and_o observe_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o order_n and_o instruction_n foresaid_n and_o other_o act_n make_v anent_o outted_a minister_n there_o be_v another_o act_n of_o council_n make_v this_o same_o day_n concern_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o outted_a minister_n nor_o as_o yet_o by_o name_n indulge_v and_o license_v and_o concern_v some_o new_o ordain_v as_o follow_v halyroodhouse_n septemb_n 3._o 1672._o the_o lord_n commissioner_n grace_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o maj._n privy_a council_n consider_v that_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o date_n of_o 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the_o respective_a jurisdiction_n or_o bound_n or_o who_o shall_v in_o any_o time_n thereafter_o reside_v therein_o to_o require_v they_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v and_o communicate_v in_o the_o kirk_n of_o those_o paroch_n where_o they_o dwell_v or_o repair_v to_o or_o dwell_v in_o some_o other_o paroch_n where_o they_o will_v be_v ordinary_a hearer_n and_o communicate_v and_o to_o declare_v their_o resolution_n herein_o and_o condescend_v upon_o the_o paroch_n where_o they_o intend_v to_o have_v their_o residence_n and_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o communicate_v with_o power_n to_o the_o say_a sheriff_n and_o other_o magistrate_n foresaid_n to_o seize_v upon_o and_o imprison_v their_o person_n within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n after_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o require_v and_o in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o say_a minister_n shall_v reside_v in_o the_o paroch_n where_o there_o be_v minister_n indulge_v by_o the_o council_n they_o be_v hereby_o warrant_v and_o allow_v to_o 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mr_n georg_n hutcheson_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n and_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o said_n mr_n john_n bairdy_n mr_n john_n crawford_n and_o mr_n william_n fullertoun_n compear_v and_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o said_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n acknowledge_v that_o they_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o 29_o of_o may_n 1673._o the_o council_n do_v find_v they_o to_o have_v contraveen_v the_o 12._o act_n of_o the_o three_o session_n of_o his_o majest_n second_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o fine_v ilk_fw-mi one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o half_a of_o their_o respective_a proportion_n of_o the_o stipend_n allow_v to_o they_o by_o the_o act_n of_o indulgence_n and_o that_o for_o the_o crope_n and_o year_n of_o god_n 1673._o and_o in_o regard_n the_o said_n mr_n john_n spade_v mr_n john_n wallace_n and_o mr_n william_n maitland_n do_v observe_v the_o 29._o of_o may_n the_o lord_n of_o 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