To the whilke day and place the parliament was continowed by the last act of continowatione therof, daited the fourteene of Januarii 1641.
Decima septima dies parliament
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Parliamentum continuatum dicti excellentissimi principis Caroli Dei gratia Scotia, Anglia, Franciae et Hiberniae regis fideique defensoris, haldine at Edinburgh, the thretteene day of Apryle 1641 yeires foirsaid be the estates of parliament, viz: the noble men, the commissioneris for the barones and the commissioneris for the burrowes wnderwrittin, unacum officiariis parliamenti viz: the Lord Gordoune for the constable, the Maister of Forbes for the mershall, and Johne Whyt, dempster, present.
Sectis vocatis et curia ultime affirmata.
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The estates of parliament, presentlie conveened by his majesties speciall authoritie, this therteene day of Apryle 1641 yeires, to the which day the parliament was continued by the last act of continowatione therof, the dait the 14 day of Januarii 1641 yeires, did unanimouslie elect and choose Robert, lord Burghlie to be president of this there meeting of estates in parliament.
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The quhilke day compeired personally, in presence of the estates of parliament conveened in parliament, Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knycht, his majesties advocat, and delyvered to the said Robert, lord Burghlie, president chosine to this meeting of estates in parliament, ane lettir from his sacred majestie to the noblemen, barrones, commissionaris of shyris and burrowes of his majesties parliament in Scotland, quhilke the said lord president ressavit in all humilitie and caused to be publicklie red in presence of the estates now conveened, quherof the tennour falloueth: Charles R[ex]. Right trustie and weelbeloved cusignes and counsellouris, right trustie and weellbeloved cusingis, right trustie and weellbeloved counsellouris, right trustie and weellbeloved, trustie and trustie and weellbeloved counsellouris, wee greet yow weell. Quheras formerlie by our lettiris wee ware pleased to requyre yow to prorogat the parliament of that our kingdome wntill the therteene day of Apryle nixtocome, your reddie obedience in performance therof as we cannot bot take weell at your handis, so we give yow hartlie thankis for the same. And now, as then, sieing for verie considerable and interveeneing weightie occasionis, wee nather in our royall persone nor by our commissionar can convenientlie be present at the said day it is againe our pleasour that yee continowe and prorogue the parliament unto the tuentie fyfte of Maii nixtocome, with continuatioune of dayes, to the end wee may in the meanetyme the bettir dispose of such effaires heare as may most conduce to the good of our service and setling of a firme and constant peace betuixt both kingdomes, which seriouslie recommending to your caires, wee bid yow fairweell. From our court at Quhythall, the tuentie thrid of Merch 1641 stilo Scotico. Wpoun productione and reiding wherof, and inserting of the tennour of the samene lettir in maner abovewrittin, the kingis majesties advocat asked instrumentes.
And immediatlie thereftir the Erle of Mar, in name of the noble men, Sir Johne Hammiltoune of Prestoune, in name of the commissionaris of shyres, and Maister Alexander Jafray, commissioner for the burghe of Aberdeene, in name of the commissioneris of burrowes, protestit that the nameing of his majesties commissioner designit in the foirsaid lettir 'our commissioner' shall nowayes import acknowledgement wpoun the pairt of the estates that the Erle of Traquar, late commissionar, is anywayes wnderstood to be that commissionar whom his majestie termes by the name of 'our commissionar', be reasone he is indicted to the parliament as ane incendiarie or for certane wther crymes, and declaired that this protestatioun they make out of ane assured confidence of his majesties justice and goodnes that his majestie nameing of 'our commissioner' did not nor nowayes does point at the said Erle of Traquair as commissioner, and for escheweing ambiguitie in the word 'our commissioner' conteenit in the lettir, and that in all humility and without intentione of offence to his majestie, quhilke protestatioun the saidis estates hes admittit and admittis.
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The estates of parliament, presentlie conveened by his majesties speciall authoritie, continowes this present parliament and all sommondis and actiones intendit or depending, with all supplicationes, griveances and other materis belonging to the foirsaid parliament, to the tuentie fyfte day of Maii nixtocome, with continowatione of dayes; and that for satisfactione of his majesties gratious desyre signified by his majesties letter directed to the estates to that effect, beiring date 23 Merch 1641, and also for sundrie grave and weightie considerationes conserneing the weell of the estate, kirke and kingdome knowne be the estates, at the which tuentie fyfte day of Maii nixtocome ordeanes the whole estates to be present and to attend at Edinburghe or wher it shall happine the same to be holdin for the tyme, but prejudice allwayes of the power granted to the committies of estat conteined in the act of this present parliament made theranent, dated the ellevinth day of June last, and mentionat in the tua last actis of continuatione therof, the one beiring dait the nynteene of November 1640 and the other the 14 of Januarii last bypast 1641. And in the meane tyme the estates declaires the said parliament to be current to the effect abowe writtine wnto the day foirsaid, with continuatione of dayes, and ordeanes the whole actes and statutis made and concludit in plaine parliament in that sessione therof in June lastbypast, togither with all former actis of continowatione mad by the said estates, to stand and have the force and strenth of lawes and actes, conforme to the tennouris therof, suchlyke as any actis or statutes of any preceiding parliamentis in onytymebygone, and namlie (but prejudice of the generalitie foirsaid) the act of the committie of estates to stand in full force in all the clauss therof ay and while it be dischairged by the estates, and ordeanes the foirsaidis actis, with the act of electione of Robert, lord Burghlie to be preses at this meeting of estates, togither with this present act of continowatione, to be published and prented conforme to the last act of continowatione of the dait foirsaid, notwithstanding of this present continuatioune of the parliament, to the day abonewrittin.
The continuatione of the parliament to the day foirsaid was intimat be ane maisser of parliament to the whole estates and all otheris, his majesties leiges, quherwpoun the said Robert, lord Burghlie, president of the parliament, in name of the estatis, asked instrumentis.