Secundo die parliamenti antedicti
[1641/7/13]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates grantes commissione to the Erle of Lothiane and Lord Almond for the noblemen, the lairdis of Dune and Cragivar for the barones and to the commissioneris of Dundie and Aberdeine for the burrowes, to meet with the Erle of Kinghorne for the constable and the Erle of Mar for the Mershell, with any of the magistratis of Edinburghe, and to thinke wpon such meanes and reullis as are fiting for ordering the house of parliament in the best maner which may bee for the decent accommodation of this heighe court of parliament and avoyding of confusioune and noyse in ther sitting and proceeding, and ordeanes John Dickesone to attend this committie as clerke to meet and report in face of parliament.
[1641/7/14]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The supplicationes produceit be the Lordis Erskeene and Flemying and maister of Naper for the Erle of Montroise, the Lord Naper and the Laird of Keir being publicklie red efter voitting, the estatis ordeanes the supplicantis to subscryve ther petitiones, nothwithstanding that the produceris alledgit that they had ane procuratorie subscryveit, and that the petitiones war holographene of the supplicantes.
[1641/7/15]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
It is agreed by the whole estatis that nothing may be takine into consideratione of the parliament befor the tent day of August which may concerne any particulare estate without the consent of the estate so intressed.
[1641/7/16]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates grantes commissione to the Lordis Balmerinoch and Amont, nominat be the noblemen, the lairdis of Innes and Kerse, nominat be the barrones, the commissioneris of Dundie and Glasgow, nominat be the burrowes, to meet with the Erle of Dumfermling and Lord Loudoune, and advyse upoun the ansuer to his majesties letter produceit be the advocat, to meit and report in face of parliament befor it be concludit.
[1641/7/17]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
It is agreed be the haill estates that the submission exhibite from the Erle of Traquair should have present ansuer whider the same salbe accepted or not.
[1641/7/18]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The Erle of Dumfermeling and Lord Loudoun desyred the estates to take to ther consideratione his majesties letter and the groundis therof when they conclud anent the acceptatioune or refuse of this commissione, and that in the voyceing therof the samene be not nakedlie and seperatlie considerate, but in ane conjunct way with relatione to the said lettir and to the recommendation and groundis therof floweing from his majestie represented by the Erle of Dumfermling and Lord Loudoune, and that the estates should ansuer the whole heidis of the kingis lettir.
[1641/7/19]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates refuss to accept the submissione from the Erle of Traquair, wherof the copie is exhibit efter the samene was publicklie voitted.
[1641/7/20]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates ordeanes the incendaries and these wther cited to the parliament to be callit, quherupon Maister Thomas Nicolsone, advocat, ane of the procuratouris for the estate, produceit ane roll of ther names which was publiclie callit in diverse places of the house of parliament and at the doore.
Quhairupon Sir Lues Stewart and Maister William Burnet compeired personallie for themselves, James Gibsone for Sir James Lundie, the Lord Forbes declaired he will ansuer for Caskiben and his sone, the Lord Amont declaired he will ansuer for some of the Gordons or otheris in Fyvie or theraboutis, James Hay of Murefeild offred to produce a testimoniell of the seeknes of Gilbert Johnestone, the remanent being callit did not compeir nor ansuer.
The Lord Loudoune relaited that his majestie had both writtine himselfe and caused the commissioneris wret to knowe of the heidis of the challenges maid to Sir Lues Stuart, and desyrit that incaise the same ware not of great importance he might be past from sieing his majestie had sent for Sir Lues himselfe to advyse in respect of the advocatis inabilitie.
Lykas Sir Lues Stuart askit instrumentis, that he was redy to obey the citatione of the parliament and desyrit to knowe the groundis of his challeng that he might ansuer therto.
The estates continoues this mater that they may advyse wpoun the most expedient and formall course of their proccedingis therintill and declaires that they will call wpoun Sir Lues Stuart when they thinke tyme.
[1641/7/21]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The Lordes Erskeene, Fleymeing and Maister of Naper reproduceit the Erle of Montroise, Lord Naper and Laird of Keiris supplicationes subscryved with their handis.
The estates declaires that they will heir the saides supplicantes at such tyme as the estatis shall thinke expedient.