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Prayer said and rolles callit.
Rege presente.
The quhilk day the estates of parliament, taking deeplie to there consideracion the representatioune mad be his majestie to the parliament of his intelligence of the commotiones in Ireland, whilke he had takine so fare to consideracion as to give speedie adverteisment to his parliament of Ingland and send some persones to Ireland to bring certane knowledge to his majestie, and because the kingdome of Ireland dependeth meerlie upoun the croun of England so that this kingdome could not wndertake any thing in the first place, yit he desyred the estates of this kingdome to take such serious course for prepaireing and haveing in reddines some forces and supplies to be sent thither when they ware required as might testifie ther heartie dispositione to his majesties service and ther affectione to there brethrene, being takine deeplie be the estates to ther consideracion, they have appoynted and appoyntes the committie formarlie nominat for the Irishe bussines to meit wpoun the same and thinke wpoun the most honorabill and expedient course to be takine be this kingdome theranent, and to report againe to the parliament and recommendis to the lord chancellor to speeke with the lord generall anent the tyme and place of meiting.
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The quhilk day the parliament, haveing takeine to ther consideracion the letters writtin by the Marques of Hammiltoun, Erles of Argyle and Lanerk to the severall estates of parliament, and the occasione of ther removell from his majesties court and parliament one the ellevinth of October last, and of there absence thairefra since that tyme, findis and declaires that there respect to his majestie and earnest desyre to preserve the peace of the kingdome and to shune any tumult, which ther repairing to the parliament house with such nombers of ther freendis as would have accompanyed them upoun the informatione and report of the late incident might have produced, was and is a just cause of there with drawing themselves; and finding ther presence necessar for the good of his majesties service and bettir setling of the effaires of the parliament thinkis it expedient they returne with all convenient diligence, and for that effect ordeanes ane letter to be writtin and directed to them to be subscryved be the president of the parliament in name therof, shaweing this ther order and pleasure.