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Prayers said. The rolls called.
Petition by [John Hamilton], lord Belhaven and Sir Alexander Ogilvie [of Forglen], both in custody by order of the lord high constable, being read, wherein they acknowledged their fault by unbecoming expressions and other undutiful behaviour in the house, and entreated her majesty's high commissioner and the estates might be pleased to pardon their offence, and that they might be restored to their seats as members of parliament. Her majesty's 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 show 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 bar and craving 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 majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard the petition of John, lord Belhaven and Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, humbly showing to them that the petitioners, having been so unfortunate as to incur the displeasure of her majesty's commissioner's grace and the honourable estates of parliament by unbecoming expressions and other undutiful 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 majesty's commissioner and the estates of parliament for the offence committed by them, and did entreat that their most humble submission might be received and they restored to their places in parliament, as the said petition bears. Which petition, her majesty's high commissioner and the said estates having considered, and having also heard the petitioners' acknowledgement of their offence in the terms above-written, they have accepted and hereby accept of the petitioners' acknowledgement, have pardoned and forgiven and do by this act pardon and forgive their offences and have restored, likewise they do hereby restore, the petitioners to their respective places in parliament. Extract.
[1703/5/102]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Petition by Sir Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk, read, and ordered to lie on the table until the next sitting of parliament.
[1703/5/103]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The petition for the burgh of Lanark read, and the desire thereof granted for nineteen years from this date in manner following:
Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard the petition of the magistrates and the burgh of Lanark humbly showing to them that, whereas the burgh of Lanark has been at a vast expense in building a bridge over the Clyde, it being frequently unpassable at that place either by boat or ford (several having 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 fund for it. And, therefore, craving his grace and the honourable estates of parliament to grant an act in favour of the petitioners allowing them the custom thereof and ordaining the same to be paid by each passenger at the same rate as is paid at Bothwell bridge or Clyde's bridge, which are within the same shire, and to grant the petitioners the like privileges 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 majesty's high commissioner and the said estates of parliament, having this day fully considered, they have granted and hereby grant the desire thereof and ordained and hereby ordain the customs after-mentioned to be paid to and uplifted by the petitioners to the effect above-written, namely 12d Scots off every horse and load, 8d Scots off every cow and horse, 2d Scots off every sheep and 2d Scots off every footman that shall pass along the said bridge, and this imposition to continue for the space of nineteen years after the date hereof.
[1703/5/104]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
A warrant granted to Sir Gilbert Elliott for citing the minister and heritors of the parish of Ashkirk to insist in their action for remedy of law against him, with certification.
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The act for making up the tenor of burnt writs in favour of Anna Cockburn, read a second time then put to the vote and approved.
The act anent leasing makers and slanderers, being read a second time, with the several acts of parliament to which it refers, was, after reasoning upon some of these acts, put to the vote and approved.
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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 Seymour, containing many false and injurious reflections upon the sovereignty and independency of this crown and nation, be burnt by the hand of the common hangman at the market cross of Edinburgh at 11 o'clock tomorrow, and the magistrates of Edinburgh appointed to see the order punctually executed.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourns the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.