Vigesimo primo die sessionis parliamenti
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Rolles callit and prayer said.
The quhilk day the estates of parliament agries that it may be enacted that the publict bussines such as actes conserneing reschinding, ratifieing, reviveing former acts of parliament or assemblie and making new lawes be first proponit and concludit in parliament, and that whill these thingis be finallie concludit no particular mater concerneing any persone, ather overtour, actione, proces, petitione or wther thing whatsomever shall be moveit, hard or agitat in parliament, bot the samene to be reserved to the second place, and that the act formarlie mad be reneuit that nothing concerneing any privat estate be moveit in parliament till all publicke bussines and proces be past and concludit.
[1641/7/96]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates of parliament, presentlie conveend by his majesties speciall authoritie, haveing takine to ther consideratione that ther be sindrie noblemen of this kingdome who are now returned or returneing with his majestie to this cuntrie, and who are ather citat to the parliament or hes not as yit subscryved and sworne the Nationall Covenant and band for mentinance of the actes of parliament, with the oath now appoynted to be tane be the memberis of parliament, therfor the saidis estates of parliament, in our soverane lords name and authoritie and in the name and authoritie of the estates of parliament, commandis and chairges all these noblemen who standis cited to the parliament to absteane from voyce or seate in parliament till they be callit and tried, and in the meane tyme dischairges them to sit or voyce in parliament, and als in name and authoritie foirsaid commands and chairges these other noblemen who have beene out of the cuntrie and standis not cited to the parliament bot hes not subscryved and suorne the covenant nor subscryveit the band for mentinance of the actis of parliament and tane the foirsaid oath that they cleame not to be admitted, to have place or voyce in parliament befor they first subscryve and sueir the covenant, with the band for mentinance of the actes of parliament, and take the oath appoynted to be tane be the memberis of parliament; and ordeanes proclamatione to be made heirof at the mercat croce of Edinburghe be sound of trumpet that none pretend ignorance of thir presents.
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The estates aggries that the Erle of Argyle and lovetennent generall, with the praeses of the parliament for the nobilitie; the Laird of Innes and Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse for the barrones; and the commissioneris of Aberdene and Sanct Androis for the burrowes, with the clerke to attend them, is appoynted and shall give informatione to his majestie off all which heirtofore heath past in this sessione of parliament, which will serve to good purpose both to shew the parliamentes reddines to give his majestie accompt of ther proceedingis and to preveene misinformatione to his majestie theranent.
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The quhilk day it is agried be the estates that there be ane act mad explaineing the act for constitutione of the parliament, and declairing that it is the express meaneing of the said act to exclude all officeris of estate, that none of them have voyce or seance in parliament heirefter, and therfor repeallis all actis of parliament formarlie made quherby they or ony of them may pretend grund or libertie to sit and voyce in parliament.
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It is aggried be the estates of parliament that no nobleman being ane officer of estat shall take place or precedencie bot according to his creatione, except the chancellar.