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The rolles called and prayeres said.
Anente the petitione presented to the Erle of Argyle and kingis advocat craveing dispensatione to the justice generall to sit upoun the assyze of Maister Johne Stewart, notwithstanding of the siting of the parliament, the estates grantis the same and gives the Lord Elphingstoun, the Laird of Ethernie, John Semple, commissionar for the toune of Dumbartane, and Sir James Leirmonth of Balcomie, ane of the senatouris of the colledge of justice, assissouris to the justice or his deputis in the said proces and whole proceidingis thairof, and ordeanes these who are procuratoris for the estates to joyne with the kingis advocat in the said persute.
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Patrike Bell, proveist and commissioner for Glasgow, desyrit and protestit that the ordering of the house appoynting burrowes to sit as they are called be the roll of burrowes may onlie be restrict to this present parliament, and that in respect the samene is onlie set doune be the present clerke of the burrowes without warrand and for the most pairt contrair to other rollis and former clerkis and in direct prejudice of the place due to the said burghe, quherwpon Patrike Bell, commissioner foirsaid, asked instrumentis, and protestit for ane due and competent place ane uther tyme.