[Act regarding apothecaries remitted to Doctor Arnott; ratification approved; acts regarding the privileges of merchants and craftsmen continued; Earl of Mar cited to answer supplication]

Act anent apothecairs red in articles, who appointis the act to be shewin to Doctour Arnot that he may call to him such physicianes as he thinkis expedient, that they may report againe to the comissioneris general and lords of articles their opiniounes anent this act and the expediencie thairof and readiest way of effectuating, and to mak the report upon Mooneday morning nixt.

Ratificatioune to the weivers of Edinburgh red, voited and past in articles, the saids weivers doing their work als weill cheape and tymouslie as others at the sight of the magistratis and counsale of the towne, reservand the priviledgis to be graunted to manufactories by the commissione graunted in this parliament for establishing manufactories. And anent the discharge of the exportatione of yairne, remittis the same also to the said commissione for manufactories as they qualifie befoir the same the expediencie and necessitie of the said restraint.

Anent the actis mutuallie presented by the merchantis and craftismen, continewis the same till Mooneday and Richard Maxwell promeist to produce certaine seallis of causes for cleiring this bussines.

Anent the supplicatione presented for the shirrefdome of Dumbartane, desyring sevin parochines to be disunited from Stirlingshyre and united to Dumbartane, appointis the Laird of Keir to advertish the Erle of Mar to be present to answer thairto upon Mooneday nixt.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.18(a) r-18(a) v. Back