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Unto the king's most excellent majestie and the rycht honorabill the estates of parliament, the humble supplication of Maistir Archibald Johnstoun, procurator for the kirk,
Humblie shewing,
That as it pleased the Lord, who is the framer and searcher of hearts, to mak it my greatest desire in this lyfe to be in any degree according to my weaknes the meanest instrument of his service in this great work for the goode of the kirk and state, so it pleased his majestie in his providence to move and enclyne the hearts of the assemblies of this kirk and of the estates of parliament to put trust, favour and employment upon there unworthie and weak servant, even in the most important and difficult passages of this work, farr beyond his abilitie, desert or expectation, which made me the more earnest with God in prayer and in the endevours before men to prove thankfull, faithfull and usefull in these employments. And where as in the parliament of Junii 1640 the estates wer pleased to give unto me an ample testimonie and to command me to attend the committie at the campe incase of a necessitie of new treaties or publict declarations for to show furth the reassons of or prejudices against thair demands and proceedings in assemblie and parliament, as the act for the committie of estates at more lenth proports; lykas the committie of estates wes pleased to employ thair servant with uthairs in the treattie of peace begun at Rippon and transferred to London, and therin to continow me under that burthene and charge untill all the articles wer debaitted and the conclusion of the treatty nears an end in June last, at which tyme upon command of the committies I returned home and randerit unto them for the space of three dayes together an full account of our haill debaits and proceedings and the reassons thairof. Wherupon they, haveing particularlie examined me in severall interrogators, they seemed to give unto me thair exoneration and approbation, wherunto I acquiesced for the tyme. Bot seing I perceave now by the supplications of all uthers who hes bene employed in that commission that they ar to receave thair censure or approbation in plaine parliament, I desire not to shun an reexamination how exact so evir, but doe most willinglie and humblie submitt my selffe and whole actions and deportments throw the whole passages of this work and speciallie in this last weghtie and great charge to the consideration of his gratious majestie and of your lordis, that if I have bene unfaithfull and negligent in discharge of my duetie and obedience unto the commandements and instructions gevin to me, and especiallie in that particular trust from the estates of showing the reassons of ther demands and proceedings in assemblie and parliament and the prejudices against athair of them, or if I have for fears of any hasard or hope of any benefeit, preferment or any thing els whatsomevir done any thing in contrair to thair instructions or prejudiciall to the publict, that I may undergoe that censure which the wrongers of the countrey and abusers of such great trust deserves. And if your majestie and this honnorabill hous sall find that I have bene faithfull and diligent according to my knowledge and conscience (albeit with great weaknes and manie infirmeteis) in that charge and trust layde upone me then doe I in all humilitie begg, that seing by Gods assistance and blessing the treattie of peace is closed and seing my employment in thir publict bussines is now at an end, that before I returne to my private affaires and calling from the which these four yeires I have bene contenuallie distracted, I may obtaine from his gratious majestie and your lordis an exoneration of that charge and an approbation of my former cariage to be joyned to an inward testimonie of an goods conscience before God, whose divyne majestie I darr in all humilitie be bolde to attest as the sole author and true witnes of my greatest desire and indevoure to approve my selfe before God and man as an faithfull and diligent servant to himself, to the kirk, the king and to the estate in this his great work and that without fears, hopes, particular designes, selfe aymes or uther respects quhatsomevir. And the answer of his gratious majestie and this honnorabill house most humblie I crave.
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To the kinges most excellent majestie and the honorabill house of parliament, the humble petition of Adam Blair,
Humblie sheweth,
That whaire I was imployed as clerk to the lords and others commissioners for the treatie and have, according to my power, exerted the said office thir ten monthes bygane; and now, seing it hath pleased God to bring the said treatie to an happie conclussion, doe therefore humelie entreat your majestie and this honorabill house of parliament to tak triell of my careage in the said imployment and either to censure me if I shall be fund to have omitted any thing entrusted to my charge, or to have comitted any thing to the prejudice of your majestie and the kingdome, or otherwayes to approve my proceedings as they shall be fund to deserve. And I as in dewtie bund shall alwayes pray etc.
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Warrand for the title page of the actis of parliament the xj of Junii 1640
The actis maid in the sessioun of the secund parliament of our most heiche and dread soverane.
Charles, by the grace of God, king of Scotland, Ingland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith etc.
Haldin at Edinburgh, the ellevint day of Junii 1640 yeiris by the estates of parliament, conveined by his majesties speciall authoritie.
Printed at Edinburgh be cum privilegio regiae majestatis.
25 September 1641
Red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who appointis the clerkie to prefix the wordis abonewrittin to the actis of June 1640 in the first page and that no other act be prefixed to thame, bot they to be printed conforme to the modell of the treatie as they stand.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti
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Petition of Sir Richard Grahame anent the middle merches
I am desired by Sir Richard Grahame to move your majestie and this house of parlement that sum present course may be taken for regulating the disorders that ar now in the middle shires, this being the best tyme whiles the English commissioners are heare that order may be given to the commissioners of both kingdomes to call the border landlords now in towne to informe their selves what course hath bene formerly houlden for the supprissing of disorder and apprehending of fellones and fugitives.
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At Edinburgh, 23 September 1641
The comittie for the army sederunt: Lieutennent General, Earl Lothiane, Lord Coupar, Dun, Wederburne, Lugton, Harden, Nidry, Cesnok, Edinburgh, Dundy, Glasgow, Lynlthgow, Air.
The Laird Johneston, his petitione for his officeris of fortune wes read, quhilk being taken to consideratioune, the committie found it doubtfull whither it wes within the compas of ther commissioun, bot befor they gave answer to the samen they thocht the Laird Johneston sould instruct his bill in the poyntis of his not going out with the army and the remanent pointis of the said petitioune averred thairin, and therefor could give no present answer.
It wes agitat whither or not the army or the regimentis within the countrie salbe first taken to consideratione, and wes resolved that the considerationes anent the army salbe in the first place.
William Thomesone, being called for, wes asked what progres wes maid in the accomptis, who answered that he had maid all the comptis ready and wes willing to compt with any who pleases to come to him. The committie appointed William Thomesone to give so muche money to every colonell or uthair two superior officeris, responsall landed men, as will pay the officeris of fortune their dewis. And the saidis sowmes to be put in the regimentis accomptis, the rollis and dewis of the saidis officeris of fortune to be subtractit be the said colonell and quartermaster or uthair two superior officeris upon their honor and credite, and they to pay the officeris of fortune.
The committie appointed William Thomsone to pay to the companyis and regimentis quhair any of these who come out of Ireland and are to returne bak againe alse muche money as will pay these who come from Ireland and are to return bak againe. And least any contraventione be maid herein, it is appointed that the colonell of the regiment or lieutenant colonell with the capitane of the company quhair the men servid sall declair upon their honor that these personis did come from Ireland and are to returne thither and to put the same in the regiment accomptis.
No arrestmentis are to be acknowledged.
The west country regimentis are to be first compted with that the Irishe men and companyis may be payid.
Pitlochry and young Bachilton are to mak compt and be answerable for the Earle of Montrose his Perthe regiment, and the Laird of Dun and Logy Wishart for the Angus regiment, the Laird of Wedderburne and Toftis for the Earle of Homes regiment.
Lothian, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum]