Chapter I: Front Matter

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RECORDS
OF
THE KIRK OF SCOTLAND,

CONTAINING THE

ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
=General Assemblies,=
FROM THE YEAR 1638 DOWNWARDS,
AS AUTHENTICATED BY THE CLERKS OF ASSEMBLY;

WITH
NOTES AND HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
BY
ALEXANDER PETERKIN,
EDITOR OF “THE COMPENDIUM OF CHURCH LAWS,” &c.

VOL. I.

EDINBURGH:
JOHN SUTHERLAND, 12, CALTON STREET.
MDCCCXXXVIII.

From the STEAM-PRESS of PETER BROWN, Printer, 19, St James’ Square.

CONTENTS

Introduction.

The National Covenant or, Confession of Faith of the Kirk of
Scotland.

The Principall Acts of the Solemne Generall Assembly of the Kirk of
Scotland.

A Breife Collection of the Passages of the Assembly Holden at
Glasgow in Scotland, November Last, 1638; With the Deposicon of
Divers B.p.p. Their Offences For Which They Were Sentenced; and an
Index of All the Acts Made at the Said Assembly.

An Index of all the Principall Acts of the Assembly holden at
Glasgow 1638.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland, 1633-1638.

Report of Proceedings of the General Assembly at Glasgow, 1638.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1639.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Holden at Edinburgh,
in the Year 1639.

Index of the Principall Acts Of the Assembly at Edinburgh, 1639.
Not Printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1639.

Report of the Proceedings Of the Late Generall Assembly, Indicted
by the Kings Majestie, and Holden at Edinburgh, the 12 of August,
1639.

The Proceedings of The Late Solemne Assembly, Holden at Edinburgh
12 of August 1639.

The General Assembly, at Aberdeen, 1640.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Conveened at Aberdene,
July 28, 1640.

Index of the Principall Acts of the Assembly at Aberdene, 1640. Not
printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents. Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1639-40.

The General Assembly, at St Andrews and Edinburgh, 1641.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Holden at St Andrews
and Edinburgh, 1641.

Index of the Principall Acts of the Assembly Holden at S. Andrews
and Edinburgh, 1641.not Printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1640-41.

The General Assembly, at St Andrew’s, 1642.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly, Conveened at St
Andrews, July 27, 1642.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1642.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1643.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly, Conveened at St
Andrews, July 27, 1642.

Index of the Acts of the Assembly holden at Edinburgh, 1643. Not
printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents. Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1643.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1644.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly, Conveened at
Edinburgh, May 29, 1644.

Index of the Acts of the Assembly holden at Edinburgh, 1644. Not
Printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1644.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1645.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly, Met Occasionally at
Edinburgh, January 22, 1645.

Index of the Acts of this Assembly. Not Printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1645.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1646.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly, Met at Edinburgh,
Junii 3, 1646

Index of the Acts of the Generall Assembly not Printed, 1646.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1646.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1647.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Met at Edinburgh,
August 4, 1647.

Index of the Acts of This Generall Assemblie Not Printed.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1647.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1648.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Conveened at
Edinburgh, July 12, 1648.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1648.

The General Assembly, at Edinburgh, 1649.

The Principall Acts of the Generall Assembly Holden at Edinburgh,
July 7, 1649.

Index of the Unprinted Acts of the Assembly, 1649.

Miscellaneous Historical Documents, Relative to the Ecclesiastical
and Political Events in Scotland—1649.

Appendix. State of the Presbyterian Kirk of Scotland From 1649 to
1654.

Footnotes:

Index to the Acts of the General Assembly. 1638-1649.

Index to Miscellaneous Documents. 1638-1654.