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Rolles callit and prayeres said.
The articles of the treatie betuixt the kingdomes being writtine and drawne wpe in mundo, with the instructionis to the commissioneris at Londone theranent and ane lettir to his majestie, and being all publictlie red in presence of the estates of parliament, the saidis estates approves the samene and ordeanes the clerke to subscryve and marke the articles of the treatie wpon the bake therof at the battering of the throughes, and sickelyke to marke the supplicatione from these who are fled out of Ireland, and ordeanes the president of the parliament to subscryve the instructiones, and these who subscryved the first lettir direct to his majestie to subscryve this also.
The estates of parliament thought it expedient to give onlie one particulare ansuer to the articles of the treatie which requyred greatest expeditione, and that for the present they will onlie give ane generall ansuer to the demandis exhibit be the Erle of Dumfermling and Lord Loudone or any other articles not conteanit in the treatie till his majestie come in persone for concluding this parliament, which they thinke will prove satisfactorie. In respect wherof, the Erle of Dumfermling and Lord Loudoune declaired that the performance of his majesties intendit favors exprest be them concerneing these particularis not contenit in the treatie are lykewayes in his majesties owne frie arbitriement to doe therin as he in his royall wisdome shall thinke expedient, sicklyke as if the saidis propositiones had newer beene mad in parliament.
The estates nominatis and appoyntis the Lord Loudoune onlie to returne to the remanent commissionaris at Londone with the articles of the treatie, to the effect ther may be ane equall nomber of commissioneris for each estate at Londone.
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The estates of parliament, haveing considerit the articles produceit and givine in againes the Erle of Montroise, have fund and findis the samene to be a sufficient ground of citatione of the same erle and of any other person befor the parliamente whom the samene articles may concerne, and to whois chairge the saidis articles or any of them might be laid, and in particular of the Lord Naper, the Laird of Keir, the Laird of Blakehall, Lovetennent Collonell Walter Stewart, and therefter ordeanes sommondis to be reasit therwpon and the saidis persones to be cited; and for doeing herof they find and declair it to be incombent to Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knycht, his majesties advocat, to concurre, plead and insist to the finall divisione of these persutes as concerneing the publict, and therfor the saidis estates of parliament commandis him to doe the same in these persuitis and in all other persutes to be intentit befor the parliament or committies from parliament which may concerne the publick. Lykeas they find it fit to requyre and command and heirby the saidis estates enjoynes, requyres and commandis Sir Thomas Nicolsone of Carnocke, knycht, to concurre with the said Sir Thomas Hope, Maisteris Rodger Mowat, Alexander Persone, James Baird and Thomas Nicolsone, procuratouris formerlie appoynted be the committie for the estat, to drawe wpe the saidis sommondis and to insist in consulting and pleading in the saidis process and haill proceidingis therof to the finall end of the samene and in any other process of the nature abovewrittine to be intentit and falloued befor the parliament or committie from parliament. And lykewayes commandis the saidis Maisteris Alexander Peirsone, Maister Rodger Mowat, James Baird and Thomas Nicolsone, with concourse and assistance foirsaid, to drawe wpe the saidis sommondis and to insist in the saidis procese and haill proceidingis therof to the finall end of the samene. And also ordeanes the said sommondis and all other sommondis to be raisit befor the parliament or committies from the parliament to be raisit at the instance of the said Sir Thomas Hope as his majesties advocat and at the instance of the said Sir Thomas Nicolsone, Maisteris Rodger Mowat, Alexander Peirsone, James Baird and Thomas Nicolsone as procuratoris for the estat, and ordeanes the sommondis to be signeted be the keeper of the signet, and als ordeanes that ane precept of the same tennour with the sommondis be derected in name of the preses of the parliament and be subscryvit be the preses; for doeing wherof, these shall be ane warrand.