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Proclamatione for ryding of the parliament on Wedinsday the 17 of November†
Charles R[ex]
At Edinburgh, the fyftene day of November, the yeir of God jM vjC fourtie ane yeirs. Forsamekle as his majestie and the estates of this present parliament hes resolved to ryid and conclude the said parliament the sevintene day of this instant, thairfore his majestie and estates foirsaidis commandis and ordanis the haill memberis of this present high court of parliament, alswell the noblemen as the commissionars of shyirs and burrowis, to be in reddines with thair robis, horsis, footmantles and uthair furnitour at his hienes palace of Halyruidhous the day foirsaid at nyne hours before noone, to convoy his majestie from the said palace of Halyruidhous to the parliament hous of Edinburgh and from thence bak to the said palace. And ordanis publict proclamatioune to be maid heirof be the lyon or his brethrene, the herauldis, at the mercate croce of Edinburgh be sound of trumpets, quhairanent thir presentis salbe ane sufficient warrand. Subscryvit be the preses of the parliament at command of the king and parliament.
15 Novembris 1641
Red and approvin in parliament.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti
15 Novembris 1641
This day betuix ten and ellevin hours befoir [noone] the lyone him selff did proclame this abonewrittin proclamatioun abonementionat conforme to the ordinance abovespecifit.
Lyone
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Proclamatione for sitting doun of the sessione, 15 Novembris 1641†
Charles R[ex]
At Edinburgh, the fyfteine day of November, the yeir of God jM vjC fourtie ane yeiris. Forsamekill as his majestie, with the advyse and approbatioun of the estates of parliament, hes now nominat and electit the fyfteine ordinar and four extraordinar lordis of the sessioun and senat of the colledge of justice for administratioun of justice to all the lieges of this his majesties ancient and native kingdome, conforme to the fundatioun and erectioun of that soverane judicatorie, thairfoir his majestie and estates of parliament comandis and ordaines the saids lordis ordinar and extraordinar of the said sessioun and senat of the colledge of justice now nominat and electit as said is, with the haill officeris and memberis of that judicatorie, to conveine and sit down in sessioun at Edinburgh the fourt day of Januarii nixtocum for administratioun of justice to all the lieges at the tymes and according to accustomed ordour of that judicatorie. And for the better notificatioun heirof to the saids lordis and memberis of the colledge of justice and all utheris his hienes lieges quhom it concernis, ordanis publick proclamatioun to be maid heirof be the lyoun or his brethreine, the herauldis, at the mercat croce of Edinburgh be sound of trumpetis, quhairanent thir presentis, subscryvit be the president of the parliament at command of the king and parliament, sall be ane sufficient warrand.
15 November 1641
Red and approvin in parliament.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti
Upoune the fyfteine day of November the yeir of God jM vjC and fourtie ane yeiris, I, James Currie, Ilay herald, past to the mercat croce of Edinburgh and be sound of trumpit and oppine proclamatioun proclamit this within written warrend befoir thir witnesis: George Stewart, Kintyre pursevant, and David Fergusone, trumpetar. And for farther verificatione, subscribit with my hand, my stampe is affixt.
J. Currie, Ilay herald†
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Report anent these cited to the parliament†
13 Novembris 1641
My Lord Lauderdaill, my Lord Burghley and my Lord Coupar for the noblemen; the Lairdis of Morphie, Balmaine and Birkinboig for the barounes; the commissioners of Kinghorne, Bruntyland and Hadington for the burghes, haveand mett togither for taking tryell quhat was to be layd to the charge of these who wer cited to the parliament and quhat informatione was or might be had against thame, and haveand chosine my Lord Lauderdaill for praeses, thay sent word to the bodyis of the barounes and burrowes adverteising thame that if any of thair number knew any informatioune of any cryme that could be layd to the charge of suche as wer cited to the parliament, conforme to the crymes lybellit in thair summonds, that thay wald come to the said committie and mak the same knowne to thame.
Thaireftir it was declaired be Maistir Thomas Nicolsone that he had receaved no particular informatione in the way of his charge for filling up the subsumptione of the sumonds against the saids persones cited as said is, except only that at the making of the roll of the persones cited thair was verball informatione in generall maid be the gentlemen and burgess commissioners out of the northe that all the north countrie men almost containit in the roll wer in armes against the countrie.
Thaireftir haveand considered the roll, they fand no particular informatioune against any persone thairincontenit (except suche as ar exceptit out of the act of oblivione as incendiaries), saveing that the north countrie men, all of thame almost as is informed, have risen in armes against the countrie. And some of thame, viz: the Laird of Haddo, hes committed slauchter and hearschips for the whiche thair is particular sentences already obtainit, and that uthers keiped housis against the countrie.
15 Novembris 1641
Red in audience of his majestie and estaittes of parliament, who appoints ane copie therof to be gevin to everie estate to be advisit whill the morne.
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Remonstrance of the whole artificers of Scotland to his majestie and parliament†
To the king's most excellent majestie and the most honorable estates of parliament, the humble remonstrance of all the artificers of the kingdome of Scotland
Humbly sheweth,
That seing the honor and benefite of the king's royall majestie and the whole kingdome ar neerly concerned in having a man of respect and eminent for his skill in all mechanick artes, discretion, honestie and painfulnes to be master of work to his majestie, to whose charge is incumbent the surveighing and maintaining of his majesties royall howses, palaces and castles, that they may not become ruinous, decay nor be obnoxious to the injuries of weather; as also to direct and build such other howses and workes as may serve best for his majesties further use and pleasure, whose skill, judgement, care and foresight may not onely save much unnecessary charge to his majestie and be worthie of the trust of that place which hath formerly bene still possest by men of eminent qualification, but will necessarily conduce to the breiding and employing of sufficient and able artificers of all artes usefull in architecture to the great credite and generall behoofe of the kingdome, keeping them in ordour and compound all such differences as may arise betwixt artificers and such as shall sett them on work, or betweene artizan and artizan, his wisdome, authoritie and qualities being such as may make him deserve to be generall wardene of the whole artificers of building as worthy men have ever formerly bene, a charge so competent for none as for his majesties maistir of work, if he be sufficiently qualified for the same to the end. Therefore that none may attaine to that charge but such as shalbe sufficiently qualified in mechanicks and all that belongs to architecture, to plott and contrive what is fittest for building and reparacion, what bewtifull and usefull and least chargeable, to judge of workemens abilities and workemanship, to invent and use varieties of workes and engines, to direct every severall artizan in his owne arte and to manage his place to the honour of the king and kingdome and flowrishing of artes and artificers within the same,
Wee, the whole artificers in this kingdome in one voyce, doe most humbly supplicate his majestie and the most honorable estates of parliament to tak the premiss to their consideration, and because mens abillties are not knowne to his majestie in regarde of his absence from the countrey, least men incapable of the charge of maistir of work may attaine to that, therefore it may be enacted that none shall ewer bruik or be admitted to that place of maistir of work but such as shalbe recomended to his majestie as sufficiently qualified by the whole wardens and deacons of the masons, wrights and others chosen by them assembled for that purpose by the parliament and privie councell when the place of maistir of work shall happen to be vacant.
15 Novembris 1641
Appointis ane coppie therof to be gevin to everie estaite to be advysit whill the morne.†
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Supplicatioune Johne Drummie for a commissioun†
Unto your majestie and estaittes of this present parliament, humblie meanis and schawis I, your servitour, Johne Drummie in Kirksyd, brother and narrest of kin to umquhile Issobell Drummie, spous to Robert Walcar in Charlitoun within the parochin of Montrose, that quhair the said Robert, having violat his oath and promeis maid to the said umquhile Issobell Drummie, his spous, the tyme of the solemnizatioun of thair mariage, and haveing fallin in adultrie with Margaret Grahame, sister to David Grahame in Charlitoun, for the quhilk they wer accuseit befoir the sessioun of Montrose and ordanit never to be sein againe in companie with utheris, and to mak satisfactioun for thair bygane misbeheaveours; and the said Robert Walcar, David Grahame and Margaret Grahame, his sister, conceaveing that the foirsaid sin of adultrie wes detectit be the said umquhile Issobell Drummie, spous to the said Robert, (howsoever it wes utherwayes notar and knawin to all thair nighbouris and parochinaris about), they, resolveing and taking advyse and counsall amonges thame selffis how to be red of the said umquhile Issobell Drummie, resolveit to put hir to death privatlie, quhilk the said Robert Walcar had often of befoir avowed. Quhilk malicious and cruell intentioun they upoun the [...] day of Maii last bypast, efter ten houris at night, that the poore woman had gone to bed, that in executioun by strangling hir with ane cord or curch and thairefter caried hir to the croce of Morphie and brak up ane daill of on of the Laird of Morphies croes maist euest the land, wherin at that tyme thair wes no watter, and schott her in thair. Quhilk murther is most appeirandlie done be the saids personeis and thair ar many evident and probable presumptionis againes thame, viz: that the said David Grahameis face was scartit, his nois on baith sydes bled, his thume bitten, quhilk wes knawin to be weill the night befoir. Lykeas the poore woman wes hard be nighboures crying for help. And thir personeis being tryed baith be the Laird of Morphie and proveist and bailyies of Montrois wer found to varie in thair declaratiounes, so that it is presumed and thought be the haill countrie that they ar guiltie of the said murther. Heirfoir we maist humblie beseik your sacred majestie and estaittes of this present parliament that ye wald grant ane commissioun for taking and apprehending of the said Robert Walcar, David Grahame and Margaret Grahame, his sister, and present thame to the proveist and bailyies of Montrois, to be tryed and examined anent the said murther and for torturing thame to mak thame confess; and being found guiltie, to put thame to death, that the land may be purgeit of sin. And your sacred majestie and estaittes answer.
16 Novembris 1641
The king's majestie and estaites of parliament grantis commissione to the provest and baillies of Montrose for trying the murther within writtin and apprehending the persones within contenit, to be examined be thame therupon and to report to the counsale.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti†
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15 Novembers 1641, supplicatione officiers of fortun within the countrie†
To the king's most excellent majestie and the honorabill housse off parliament, humblie showes that quhairas,
We, officiers off fortoune who served within the kingdome, ordained and placed be publick order of my lord generall and comittie of estates, and having dutifullie attended our severall charges untill the tyme of disbanding, during which we often and sundrie tymes petitioned for our pay, bot have as yet not onlie fund our selwes farre postponed to all other commanders, being of one and the selffsame degres and condition, and abll to aprowe our sellves als sufficient in ewerie way, bot allso find our sellws now at last to be pressed with deduction of our due pay, which must argue some wnvorthines in us by others, which we newer can imbrace without the losse off our credits, which we tender (which lyes in ws) as our lyves and canot bot justlie greive at such wsage, especially since these reformades who never enjoyed any charg at all in thir expeditions ar payed to the full, quhairas thos off higher charg sall haw les then their inferiours in charg according to the intended proportion; for iff it should be objected that its done by ane act of comittie and therfore irrevocabll, trewlie we think that since ther was ane generall order established once for the pay of commanders, iff ather the publick fand them sellffes too much burdened or not abll to pay ws accordinglie, we might in all equitie haw expected so much respect as to haw been acquainted vith it. Or iff it sould be said that their incommoditie was greater in Ingland then ours, its ewidentlie knowen that they had free lodging and other commodities, quhairas we had nothing but quhat we cost at the dearest rate. As for the dutie they performed, we wisch we had suplied their places without their prejudice. Allwayes we did and was both abll and readie to doe quhat was comanded ws. As allso its not wnknowen to my lord generall that whosoewer ane armie be dipossed wpon, whither in feilld or garison, their is no difference in their payes, which is ane verie considerabll custome for avoiding off divissione. Wherfor in the cace we ar forced (as befor) to haw our recoursse to your sacred majestie and honorabll housse of parliament, humblie entreating that the premisses may be taken to your royall and judicious considerationes, to the end we may be aquainted with some just reasons why we should be pressed with any inferiour accomodation by others or lyabll to any deduction at all; not doubting bot that your sacred majestie and honorabll housse off parliament will be gratiouslie pleassed to tender both the credite and subsistence off thosse who haw in dutie whollie devotted themselwes to your majesties service and sall ewer pray for your majesties long and happie raigne.
15 November 1641
Red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who ordaines the supplicants to haif full pay without any deductioune and als much as the lyke officiars of the armie receaved, notwithstanding of the act of the committe. And for thair payment, remittis thame to the committe appointed for the common burthenis.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti
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Supplication be these officers who war imprisoned at Newcastle
7 October 1641, recomendit to the parliament†
My lordis and utheris of the committie of the estaittes of parliament, wnto your lordships humblie meanes and shawis we, your servitoris wndersubscrywing, that whairas efter long and great expensis in comeing from Germanie to our native kingdome in Maii 1639 yeiris, we wer taikin prissoneris upoun the coist of Ingland neir to Flamburroheid, quhair we lost the maist part of our guides, saidles, pistolles and other armes, and thaireftir to Newcastle, quhair we remaned tuentie dayes upoun our awin chairges, and from thence caried clois prissoners to London. And thair wer deteined neir for the space of thrie moneths upoun our awen charges, paying the fies of the severall prissonnes and all uther expensis to our utter lois. We humblie thairfor beseik your lordships to tak our forsaid loisis to your consideratioun, that we may be repayed. And your lordships anser most humblie we attend.
At Edinburgh, 7 October 1641
The comittiie for the army thinks it fitt to represent this supplicatione to the king's majestie and estates of parliament and dois earnestly recommend the samin as a matter deserving consideratioun.
Amont, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum]†
Supplication be officers that war imprisoned at Newccastle. Remittit to the comittie for the comon burdingis, 15 November 1641.†
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The true nott of the losses and expenses of thes officiars that war takne prissonars at Tynmowthe Scheils in the beginning of Apryll 1640, being d[r]iven thither be storme of weather in ane brokne schippe, and war detainet at Newcastle ane monthe and therafter sent to Yorke Castell.
Imprimis, for Collonell Jaimes Wardlaw, being fowr months imprissoned, for his dyet, jaylor feis and other expenses truly depursed be him, ane hundrethe ducats and eleven pieces. James Wardlaw
Item, for Ritmaster Fordell Broune and Liuetenent Collonel Hendrye Sinklare, being eight months imprissoned, for ther and ther servands dyet, lodging, jaylor feis and other necessar expenses, everie on of them having truly deported, fyve hundrethe and fuftie doll[ars].
Summa: elevin hundrethe doll[ars]. Jo[hne] Broun
Item, for Liuetenent Johne Adinstone, being sex months imprissoned, ane hundrethe and eightie doll[ars]. Johne Adinstone
Item, for Ensigne David Guthrie, being four months imprissoned, ane hundrethe and thrittie doll[ars]. D. Guthrie
Item, for Robert Finlasone, serjant, being eight months imprissoned, threiscore doll[ars]. Robert Finlasone
10 Novembris 1641
Red in audience of the barrones.
Supplication [...]† remittit to the comittie of the comoun burdings, 15 Novembris 1641.†
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The act extractit heirupon in this maner, viz: At Edinburgh, the 15 of November 1641. The quhilk day anent the supplication gevin in to the parliament be Colonell James Wardlaw, Rutmaster Johne Broun of Fordell, Lieutennent Colonell Hendrie Sinclare, Lieutennent Johne Admstoun†, Ensigne David Guthrie and Robert Finlasone, quhairof the tennor followis: (heir to insert the supplicatioune), as the suplicatioune in the selfe proports. Quhilk supplicatioune and petition abonewrittin being this day moved in parliament in audience of the kingis majestie and estates of parliament, his majestie and estates foirsaids hes remittit and remittis the consideratioune of the foirsaid suplicatioune and desyre thairof and what cours sal be takine for refunding the saids suplicants thair losis to the committie and commission appointit be the kingis majestie and estates of parliament for the comoune burdingis of this kingdome.
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Act of releiffe to the burrowes of the sowme of 150,000 gilders out of the Englishe money, [with the parliamentis ratificatione thairof]†
At Edinburghe, the tuentie sevinth day of Maii the yeir of God jM vjC fourtie ane yeires. The committie of the estaites of parliament, with consent of the nobilitie and commissioneris for shyres and burrowes now conveined, considdering that the burrowes of this kingdome, conforme to ane act of the dait the tuentie tua day of Januar last, haveing wndirtakin to pay and advance to the factours at Campheir the sowme of ane hundreth and fiftie thousand gilderis restand to the saidis factores be the estaites of this kingdome wpoun the securitie and releiff conditionat to be grantit to the saidis burrowes for thair releiff and repayment of the said sowme, conforme to the quhilk wndirtaking the saidis burrowes for the maist pairt have alreadie aither advancit or ar presentlie to give satisfaction for thair awin portiones of the saidis sowmes to the saidis factores. And the said comittie, with consent forsaid, being willing according to equetie to give all farder releiffe necessar for thair bettir assureance and repayment of the said soume and for the bettir encouragement of the saidis burrowes to proceid to the accompleishement and performance of quhat they have wndirtakin as saids is, thairfoir the said comittie of estaites, with consent abonewrittin, does heirby declare and assure the saidis burrowes that incaice they shall not get repayment and releiff of the saidis soumes be the conditiounes and courses alreadie condiscendit and prescryvit for that effect, in that caice they shalbe releived and repayed of the saidis soumes be a pairt of the sowme of thrie hundreth thousand pundis sterling money condiscendit to be grantit be the parliament of England to this kingdome for releiffe of the charges and burdingis of the cuntrie, provyding that quhen the saidis burrowes shall obtaine and get benefeite of thair releiffe and payment out of the said Englishe money they shalbe obleist to redeliver back all the wthair bands of releiffe and securities grantit or to be grantit to the saidis burrowes for thair releiffe from the gentlemen of thair awin shyre or any wthairs persones quhatsomever, and shall renunce the samyn with all actioun and instance competent to them thairby. Sic subscribitur: Montroise, Cassillis, Balmerino, Burghly, Naper, M Gibsone, Craighall, Eduard Edgar, Ritchard Maxwell, Thomas Paterson. Extractum de libris actorum dictorum commissionariorum per me, Robert Hepburne.
15 Novembris 1641
Red, voitted and past in parliament and ratifies the same.
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