The erle of Callender protested that the enrolling and calling of the erle of Levine before him should not prejudge him of his dew place of precedencie.
Maister James Baird, advocat, in name of the erle of Levine, protested in the contrair.
Maister James Baird, for the erle of Dallhoussie, protested that the calling of the rolles and nameing of the erle of Lindesay before him should not prejudge him of his due place of precedencie to the erle of Lindesay.
Maister Thomas Nicolsone, advocat for the erle of Lindesay, protested in the contrair.
The articles condischendit and agried wpoun in the last parliament for ordering of the house of parliament being red in audience of the estates of parliament now conveind, the estates, eftir voyceing, approves the samene with this additione: that they ordeane my lord register to be adjoyned to that article where it beires only thrie clerkes of parliament to be present.
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Forsameikle as there being tuo commissiones produced in parliament for the sherefdome of Lanerke, the ane therof granted to Sir Williame Carmichaell and James Hammiltoun of Dallserfe, and the other to Sir James Lockhart of Ley and James Hammiltoun, younger, of Midhallis†, quhilke being both red in audience of parliament and thereftir the commissioneres hinc inde hard viva voce anent quhilke of them should be preferred and admitted as commissionares for ther shyre, the estates of parliament allowes and approves the foirsaid commissione granted to the saids Sir Williame Carmichaell and James Hammiltoune of Dallserffe as the first of the saids tua commissiones producit.
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The estates of parliament grantes warrand and power to the cheefe justice and justice deputts to keepe and hold there courtes and dyetts and proceed and minister justice therintill as accords of the law notwithstanding of the sitting of this highe court of parliament, and specially but prejudice of the generallity foirsaid to proceid in the mater criminall betuixt the laird of Clackemanane and Gavyne Mershell, and ordeanes the justice to acquant the parliament before ony interloquitor or sentance in this particulare.
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The estates of parliament nominates and appoyntes the erles of Cassilles, Pearthe and Lanerke for the nobility, the lairds of Coudoune, Toftis and Ballhoussie for the barrones, Sir Johne Smyth, Johne Sempill and Mr Alexander Douglas for the burrowes (or any thrie of them, ane being of every estate, for ane quorum) to be ane committee for regulating all process aganes these cited to the parliament, to whom or there quorum the estates grantes power and commissione to sommond and examene witness per modum inquisitionis befor the discussing of the relevancie and to doe what farder can conduce for regulating of the saidis process; and declares the depositiones sua to be tane shall be usit as probatione eftir the discussing of the relevancie, and appoyntes the first dyet of ther meiting to be the morne at eight hours in the Great Parliament House, with power to this committee or ther quorum to appoynt ther dyetes of meiting and thereftir to report to the parliament.
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The estates approves the act and power and committee of estates for barroweing of money to indure whill Satirday nixt inclusive, and nominates the erles of Cassilles and Lanerke, the lordis Yester, Burghly, Forrester and Balmerino for the noblemen, the justice clerke, Litleprestoune, Denemylne, Bogie, Sir Archbald Campbell and Pitlethy for the barrones, the commissionares of Dundie, Linlithgow, Glasgow, St Androis, Bamff and Kinghorne for the burrowes to be ane comittee for barroweing of money dureing the space foirsaid.