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Prayers said. The rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
Petition by the Lord Belhaven and Sir Alexander Ogilvie, both in custody by order of the lord high constable, being read, wherein they acknowledged their fault by unbecoming expressions and other undutifull behavior in the house, and intreated her majesties' high commissioner and the estates might be pleased to pardon their offence, and that they might be reponed to their seats as members of parliament. Her majesties' high commissioner signified from the throne that, since the petitioners had made such humble submission and given such satisfaction for their offences, he would not stand in the way of what favour the estates might incline to shew them. Whereupon the lord high constable was ordered to cause the officer of his guard to bring the petitioners before the parliament, and they being accordingly brought to the barr and craveing pardon of his grace and the estates for their offence in the terms of their petition, the desire thereof was granted as follows:
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Her majesties' high commissioner and the estates of parliament, haveing heard the petition of John, lord Belhaven and Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, humbly shewing unto them that the petitioners, haveing been so unfortunat as to incurr the displeasure of her majesties' commissioner's grace and the honourable estates of parliament by unbecoming expressions and other undutifull behaviour, for which they are most heartily sorry and grieved, therefore they did in all humility acknowledge their faults and did crave pardon of her majesties' commissioner and the estates of parliament for the offence committed by them, and did intreat that their most humble submission might be received and they reponed to their places in parliament, as the said petition bears. Which petition, her majesties' high commissioner and the said estates haveing considered, and haveing also heard the petitioners acknowledgement of their offence in the terms abovewritten, they have accepted and hereby accept of the petitioners' acknowledgement, have pardoned and forgiven and do by thir presents pardon and forgive their offences and reponed, likeas they do hereby repone, the petitioners to their respective places in parliament. Extract.
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Petition by Sir Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk, read, and ordered to ly on the table till next sitting of parliament.
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The petition for the burgh of Lanerk read, and the desire thereof granted for nineteen years from this date in manner following:
Her majesties' high commissioner and the estates of parliament, haveing heard the petition of the magistrats and the burgh of Lanerk humbly shewing unto them that, whereas the burgh of Lanerk has been at a vast expence in building a bridge over Clyde, it being frequently unpassable at that place either by boat or foord (there haveing severals perished there within these few years) and that by reason of the great repair and the violent current of the water it will require frequent reparations, which the petitioners are unable to do unless they get some fond for it. And, therefore, craveing his grace and the honourable estates of parliament to grant an act in favors of the petitioners allowing them the custome thereof and ordaining the same to be payed by each passenger at the same rate as is payed at Bothwell bridge or Clyde's bridge, which are within the same shire, and to grant the petitioners the like priviledges which have been granted to either of them, by which the petitioners will be enabled to maintain the bridge for the ease and safety of all who pass this road, as the said petition bears. Which, her majesties' high commissioner and the said estates of parliament, haveing this day fully considered, they have granted and hereby grant the desire thereof and ordained and hereby ordain the customes aftermentioned to be payed to and uplifted by the petitioners to the effect abovewritten viz., twelve pennies Scots of every horse and load, eight pennies Scots of every cow and horse, two pennies Scots of every sheep and two pennies Scots of every footman that shall pass alongst the said bridge, and this imposition to continue for the space of nineteen years after the date hereof.
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A warrand granted to Sir Gilbert Elliot for citeing the minister and heretors of the paroch of Ashkirk to insist in their action for remede of law against him, with certification.
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The act for makeing up the tenor of burnt writs in favors of Anna Cockburn, read a second time then put to the vote and approven.
The act anent leesing makers and slanderers, being read a second time, with the several acts of parliament to which it referrs, was, after reasoning upon some of these acts, put to the vote and approven.
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Ordered that a book published by the title of Historia Anglo Scotica by James Drake M.D. and dedicated to Sir Edward Symour, containing many false and injurious reflections upon the sovereignity and independency of this crown and nation, be burnt by the hand of the common hangman at the mercat cross of Edinburgh at eleven a clock to morrow, and the magistrats of Edinburgh appointed to see the order punctually executed.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourns the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.