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The protestation against the election of the laird of Strahendrie for the shire of Fyfe and grounds thereof being considered, his election was found null as being made without the previous intimation at the head burgh of the shire required by law, and accordingly his name was ordained to be left out of the roll, and a warrand granted to the freeholders of that shire to meet for a new election on Tuesday the twenty fifth of this moneth in manner following:
Her majesties' high commissioner and the estates of parliament, considering that the commission formerly granted by the barons and freeholders of the shire of Fyfe to Robert Douglass of Strahendrie for representing them in this parliament is now, by the parliament, declared null, have therefore granted and do hereby grant warrand and order to the sheriff principal of the said shire and his deputes to call and conveen the barons and freeholders of the said shire together, at the usual place of their meeting, on the twenty fifth day of May instant, to the effect they may of new make choise of one to represent them with their other three commissioners in this present parliament, to which they are hereby impowered, and ordains intimation in the usual manner to be made hereof.
The competeing commissioners from the burghs of Haddingtoun, Kirkcaldie, Aberbrothock and Dornock, ordained to inform anent their several cases and to produce their respective instructions, to be considered the first sitting of parliament next week, with certification that no furder time shall be allowed for doing thereof.