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Rege presente.
Act presented be the commissioners from the assemblie for discharging the exchequhair to pass any gift of bishopis landis, rentis etc. being red, the saidis commissioneris wer directed to attend his majestie and exspect his royall answer thairanent.
Overturis from the kirk appointed to be considered be the estaitte whill the morne.
The report of the committe for the distrest ministeris of the† north being red, and especiallie anent Maistir Joseph Brodie, the kingis majestie and estaittis of parliament appointis the committe for the north to meitt and treate upon the most convenient course for securing the ministeris and quieting the countrie, and adjoynis the Erle of Finlatouris, Laird of Innes and commissioner for Tayne to the former committe, to meitt the morne at two houris efternoone.
Anent the remonstrance maid be the creditours of the Erle of Stirling and Lord Alexander, craving that inferior judgis may be dischargit to proceid in any actiounes persewit befoir thame at the instance of any of their creditors against the airis or executoris of the said Erle of Stirling and Lord Alexander, appointis ane committe to meitt and think thairupon; and for that effect nominattis the Erle of Lauderdaill and Southesk for the nobilitie, the Lairdis of Athernie and Cambo for the barones, the commissioneris for Irwing and Dumbartane for the borrowis.
The report of the committee appointed for examining the baronis and borrowis commissioneris upon their cariage in their commissioune for the treatie being red in audience of his majestie and parliament, they graunted exoneratioune and approbatioune to the Laird of Wauchtoune and Riccartoune for the last yeiris imployment, to Maistir Robert Barclay for the first yeiris imployment and to the shirref of Teviotedaill for both yeiris imployment, and appointis severall actis to be drawin up thairanent. And for the borrowis appointis the commitee to meitt thairupon this night efter the rysing of the parliament.
The parliament to meitt at thrie houris efternoone for billis.
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Rege presente.
Supplicatioune be the Laird of Bamff, craving warrand to advocatis to compeir for him in defence of the complaint gevin in against him be the ministeris of the north, red in audience of his majestie and parliament, who appointis ane copie thairof to be gevin to everie estaite.
Supplicatioune be William Cunynghame of Poltone against the Erle of Galloway red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, togidder with the answeris maid thairto be the said erle, personallie present. The kingis majestie, with advyse of the estaittis of parliament, appointis the dowble of the saidis answeris to be gevin to the supplicant to be answered, and in the mein tyme assignis Tuesday next to summond such witnesis as ar in towne for preving of the complaint, and assignis the sevint day of October for such witnesis as ar not in towne for preving the said complaint, but prejudice to the said erle of his defensis in causa and objectiones against the witnesis.
Warrand graunted to the baillie of Leyth to suffer William Dowglas, sone to the Erle of Mortone, with his servantis and trunkis, newlie come from London, to come to shoir.
Anent the diligence of witnesis at the instance of the towne of Wigtone against the Erle of Galloway, the kingis majestie, with advyse of the estaittis of parliament, gevis commissione to the persones underwritten for examinatione of the witnesis and to report to the parliament, viz: the Erle of Seafort, Southesk, Lordis Elphingstone and Burghley for the nobilitie; the Lairdis of Frieland, Balmaine, Cesnok, Moncreif for the gentrie; the commissioneris of Aberdeen, Dumbartane, Irwing and Bamf for the borrowis. And the Erle of Galloway promeist to duce his diligence and witnesis befoir the committe.
Petitione be Lieutenant Colonell Jhone Monro, desyring to be putt to libertie, red in audience of his majestie and parliament, who appointis the Erle of Cassillis, Lordis Lindsey, Sinclair and Burghley to tak inspectioune of the supplicantis depositione, and to call Sir Donald Gorme befoir thame and examine him upon all interrogatouris necessar, and thairefter to report to the parliament, that some cours may be taken for the petitioneris libertie.
Appointis the Erle of Eglintoune in place of the Erle of Cassillis, the Laird of Athernie for the Laird of Innes, the commissioner of Dumbartane for Irwing, to examine the commissioneris of the borrowis.
Supplicatione be Jonet Corsbie craving that hir husband and sone may be transported from Drumfreis to Edinburgh to receave his tryell thair for ane alledgit slaughter.