Trigesimo septimo die parliamenti
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Prayeres said, rolles called.
The estates of parliament takeing in consideration the prejudice that the publict service sufferes throw not puting in executione of the acts made aganes deficientes, runawayes and the resetteres of runnawayes, they, for remeid heirof, ordeanes letters of horneing, poinding and wairding to be directed wpoun the said act aganes runawayes, deficientes and resetteres of runnawayes at the instance of the committie of warre and collonell of the severall shyres of the kingdome, and ordeanes the horneing to be wpoun ane simple chairge of ten dayes, and the frame and forme of the letters of horneing, poinding and wairding, being accordinglie drawne wp be the procuratours of estate and publictlie red in audience of the parliament, the estates approves thairof and ordeanes the samene letters to be printed and to be put to executione, conforme to the tennour thairof at the instance of the committies of warre and collectores of the severall shyres respective, quhairanent the estates declaires thir presentes shall be a sufficient warrand.
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The estates of parliament wpoun the petitione of James Ogilvie grantes warrand to James, erle of Callender, lietennent generall, Johne, lord Ballmerino and Sir Alexander Carnagie, elder, of Bollnamone and everie ane of them to have access to the said James Ogilvie in the tolbooth of Edinburgh quhair he remanes in prisone at everie tyme they or ony of theme shall thinke meit, and for that effect gives heirby warrand to the maister and keepers of the said tolbooth to grant access to the persones abovenamed to the effect foirsaid, quhairanent thir presentes shall be a sufficient warrand.
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Forsameikle as the estates of parliament, now conveend in the second sessione of this first trienniall parliament be vertue of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his majestie and thrie estates in anno 1641, takeing to thair consideration that James Hammiltoune of Boiges and James Stewart, merchant burges of Edinburgh, hes at thair desyre wndertane and become obleist conjunctlie and severallie to send over to Ireland for the use of the Scotts army their the quantitie of ten thousand and [...] bolles sufficient ait meill at the tyme contenit in the contract made betuixt the estates and them theiranent off the dait the tuentie day of Februarii instant and the last pairt of the said meale to be reddie and imbarked betuixt and the first day of Maii nixtocome, be the which contract the saides estates hes obleist them to pay to the saides James Stewart and James Hammiltoune the soume of ten pundes Scotts for ilke boll of the said meale, and for their bettir assurance of payment of the samene, hes ordeaned precept to be drawne from the saids estates of this kingdome wpoun Maisteres [...] Herring and [...] Warring, thesaureres of Goldsmithes Hall at Londoune, for payment to James Hammiltoun and James Steweart off the soume of eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pundis sterling as the remainder of the threttie thousand pund ster[ling] which wes payable in Julii last to the Scottes army in Ireland be the parliament of England and for the payment of the which eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pundis sterling there is no former precept granted bot only this precept efterspecified. Theirfore the estates of parliament of the kingdome of Scotland be thir presentes grantes precept and warrand to Maister Herring and Mr Warring, thesaureres of Goldsmitheshall at Londone, wpoun the seight heirof, to make payment to the saids James Hammiltoun and James Stewart or ony haveand their power, order or warrand for theire wse of the said soume of eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pund sterling as the remainder of the threttie thousand pund sterling payable in Julii last to the Scottes army in Ireland be the parliament of England, and for the which eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pund sterling no preceeding precept hes bene drawne for payment of that soume. Anent the payment whereof to the saides James Hamilton and James Stewart or any haveand their orderes the estates of parliament declaires that thir presentes, with their receptes of the samene soume of eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pund sterling, shall be ane sufficient dischairge and exonoration to the parliament of Ingland and all otheres wha may be conserned for the samene soume of eight thousand, nyne hundreth fourtie fyve pund sterling.
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The estates of parliament heaveing heard and considdered the supplicatione of Robert Beattie, merchand in Montroise, for ane recommendatione in his favoures to the Scots commissioneres at Londoun to the effect eftir specified, they fand the desyre reassonable and therfore ordeanes ane lettir of recommendation to be writtin from the parliament to thair commissioners at Londoun in favoures of the said Robert Beattie, desyreing them seriouslie to interceed with the parliament of England and thair committies in favoures of Robert Beattie and his sone for recoverie of ane barke loadened with salmond takine be thrie Dunkirkeres, he being wnder the convoy of ane of the parliamentes shippes who hade received money for hir saife conduct; and if the barke and goodes cannot be recovered, that the parliament or thair committies might give warrand to arreist any Spanishe goodes thair for the petitioneres satisfactione; and ordeanes the lettir to be subscribt be the president of the parliament in name of the estates.
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The estates of parliament, now conveend in the second sessione of this first trienniall parliament be vertue of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his majestie and thrie estates in anno 1641, haveing heard and considdered the report of the committie for the process conserneing Andro Reid, merchand burges of Pearth, and Alexander Inglis, deane of gild of the said burgh, what wes there cariage the tyme when James, somtyme erle of Montroise and the Irishe rebelles wer at Pearth, beirand that the committie haveand considdered the haill probatione led and deduced aganes the said Andro Reid and Alexander Inglis, the said committie fand nothing provine aganes them; and in respect theirof, that the committie in thair opinioun fand that the saids Andro Reid and Alexander Inglis might be dismist and put to libertie without paying ony fyne or finding cautione for thair good cariage in tymecomeing. The estates of parliament approves of the report and opinione foirsaid of the said committie for the process, and in respect therof the estates heirby dismiss and grantes libertie to the said Andro Reid and Alexander Inglis to pas and repas for doeing of their laufull effaires notwithstanding of ony former confynement or restraint put wpoun them or cautione fund be them or acting of themselves for keeping of that confynement or restraint, quhairanent thir presentes shall be a sufficient warrand.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the second sessione of this first trienniall parliament be vertue of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his majestie and thrie estates in anno 1641, haveing heard and considdered the report of the committie for the process conserneing the cariage of Johne Lyoun of Mureske in the rebellione in the north, togidder with the oppinione of the said committie theiranent, quhilke is that the said Johne Lyone of Mureske may be dismist, he finding cautione for his good behaviour in tymecomeing wnder the paine of fyve thousand merkes, the estates of parliament approves the report and opinione foirsaid of the committie for the process and ordeanes the said Johne Lyoun of Mureske to be dismist and put to libertie, he finding cautioune for his good behaviour in tymecomeing in maner and to the effect above and eftirspecified wnder the foirsaid paine of fyve thousand merkes Scottes. Compeired personally Sir Alexander Ereskine of Dune and became acted and obleist himselfe as cautioner for the said Johne Lyoune of Mureske for his good behavior and good cariage in tymecomeing, viz: that he shall not doe nor be accessorie to the doeing of any thing directlie nor indirectlie to the prejudice of the estates of this kingdome, religione and countrie nor to the good cause now in hand, but that he shall assist the same to the wttermost of his power aganes the enemyes therof wnder the said paine of fyve thousand merkes Scotts. Lykeas the said Johne Lyoun of Mureske compeired also personally and acted and obleist himselfe to the effect and wnder the paine abovewrittin, and als to relive his cautioner abovenamed of the foirsaid cautionrie and of all that may fallow thairwpoun. In respect quhairof, the estates of parliament doe heirby dismiss and grantes libertie and freedome to the said Johne Lyoun of Mureske to pas and repas for doeing of his laufull effaires notwithstanding of any confynement or restraint formerlie put wpoun him and of the cautione fund be him for keeping therof, quhilke the estates heirby dischairges.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the second sessione of this first trienniall parliament be vertue of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his majestie and thrie estates in anno 1641, haveing heard and considderit the report of the committie for the process conserneing James Broun of Lakaway what was his cariage with the lat erle of Montroise, beirand that the committie haveand considdered the haill probatioune led againes him they fand nothing provine aganes him to inferre fyneing or punishment, and thairfore the committie in their opinioun thought the said James Broun might be dismist and put to libertie, he finding cautione or (if he be not able to find cautione) acting himselfe for his good behaviour in tymecomeing wnder the paine of ane thousand merks Scotes. The estates of parliament approves the report and opinioun foirsaid of the said committie for the process, and inrespect therof and that the said James Broun compeired personally and declaired that he wes not able to find cautione bot become acted and obleist himself for his good behaviour intymecomeing, viz: that he shall not doe nor be accessorie to the doeing of any thing directlie nor indirectlie to the prejudice of the estates of this kingdome, the religione nor cuntrey nor to the good cause now in hand in tymecomeing, bot that he shall assist the same to the wttermost of his power aganes the enemyes theirof wnder the foirsaid paine and soume of jM merkes Scottes. Therfore the saides estates heirby dismiss and grantes libertie to the said James Broun to pas and repas for doeing of his laufull effaires notwithstanding of ony former confynement or restraint put wpoun him or cautioun fund be him or acting of himselfe for keeping of that confynement or restraint, quhairanent thir presentes shall be a sufficient warrand.