Decimo die huius sessionis parliamenti
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Prayeres said, rolles called.
The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt session 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, considdering that by the Solemne and Nationall Covenant suorne and subscryved by people of all rankes within this kingdome and ratified in parliament in anno 1641 the whole leiges have bund themselves before God with a solemne oath so to behave themselves in thair lyves and conversationes as beseemeth Christianes who have renued thair covenant with God and have faithfullie promitted for themselves, thair falloweres and all otheres wnder them both in publict and thair particulare famelies and personall cariage to indevore to keepe themselves within the boundes of Christiane libertie and to be good examples to otheres of all godlines, sobrietie and righteousnes and of everie duetie they ow to God and man; and als calling to mynde the neglecting of the performance of that pairt of the solemne oath of the Nationall Covenant and the oppine abundance of all vyces dishonorable to God and reproachfull to the said Nationall Covenant hes without doubt occasioned the heavie judgementes which the Lord in his great wrath hes poured out wpoun this land as appeareth this day, thairfore the estates of parliament, for curbeing such vices as are grose and most usuall and for testifieing thair detestatione thairof and for putting a marke wpoun the committeres of the same, statute and ordeane that whosoevir shall sueir, curse and blaspheme and who shall drinke excessivlie, especiallie wnder the name of healthes, and als all mockeres and reprocheres of pietie or the exercise thairof or who shall be fund culpable of all or of ony ane or other of the foirsaides vyces be any kirke judicatorie quhairwnto they are subject, haveing bene once alreddie sensured be the saides kirkes judicatories for the samene vyce before, shall eftir the second convictione before the said kirke judicatories be censurable in maner falloweing, viz: that ilke nobleman shall pay tuentie pundes for the said second convictione and ilke fault thaireftir toties quoties; ilke barrone tuentie merke; ilke gentleman, heritour [and] burges ten merkes; ilke woman fourtie shilling; ilke servant tuentie shilling; ilke minister the fyfte pairt of thair yeeres stipend; and that the wyffes, delinquents of this act, be punished according to the qualitie of thair husbandes and that thair husbandes be lyable for payment of thair wyffes fynes. And it is ordeaned that the saides fynes be imployed ad pios usus in the parishe where the offenderes duelles. And it is further ordeaned that ilke master who shall keepe and menteane ony of his servantes offending in the premiss in his company eftir they shall be sentanced conforme to this present statute shall be lyable in payment of the servants fyne. And it is declaired that the executione of this act shall be besyde and without prejudice of the kirke censure.
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Forsameikle as manie actes of parliament tending to the glorie of God, punishment of vyce and to the commoun well of this kirke and kingdome cannot take effect except some good course be prescribed for puting these actes to executione, thairfore the estates of parliament presentlie conveened, finding that there can be no bettir way for executeing these actes then by giveing commissione for the samene, gives full power and comissione to the magistrates within burghes and to such persone or persones in landwart parishes as shall be nominat by the heritours within the parishe or the most pairt of them, who are heirby appoynted to meet among themselves wpoun the desyre of the kirke sessione to nominate ane or ma for that effect to putt to executione the act past in this present parliament aganes sueiring, drinkeing and mockeing of pietie and all other actes of parliament allreddie made or to be made heireftir for restraint and punishement of vyce or for advancement of pietie and vertue wnder pecuniell panes or corporall punishement such as stockes, yrones, chogges, scourgeing and sicklyke, and to lifte and exact the pecuniall panes and being received to cause delyver the same to kirke judicatories to be imployed to pious wses, and to inflict the corporall panes abovespecified, and to that effect makes them his majesties justices in that pairt within thair owne boundes, with power to fens and hold courtes and to creat all memberes of court necessary, to sommond, warne and sueir assise and witness, wnlawes and amerciamentes of court to raise and wplifte, to poynd and distrenzie and generallie all and sindrie things to doe that to the executione of the saides actes of parliament is necessarilie requyred, but prejudice allwayes to the lordes of secreet counsell to grant commissiones wpoun the representationes of presbetries for executeing all or any of the saides actes to any other persones thair lordships shall thinke more convenient. And sickelyke in caise heritours shall not make nominatione of persones to exerce the comissione abovespecified, the saides lordes of counsell shall also in that caise grant comissione to such persones as they shall find most fitt, which comissiones shallbe past gratis and with all expeditione. And the estates ordeanes that magistrates, heritours and other commissioneres quhatsoevir be ansuerable for thair diligence and fidelitie in dischairgeing thair commissiones to the lordes of secreet counsell.
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The estates of parliament, presentlie conveened in the fourt 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, renewes and prorogates the act anent the mentenance of the armie made be the estates of parliament in the second sessione of this parliament wpoun the tuentie sext day of Februar 1645 yeires, togidder with proportiounable retentione of annuelrent quhilke makes nyne of ilke hundreth annuelrent to be reteined for the yeir jM vjC and fourty fyve, in the haill heids, articles, clauss and conditiones thairof, conforme to tennour of the samene in all poyntes and with the power thairinconteyned dureing the space of thrie monethes farder nor is conteaned in the samene former act abovewrittin, viz: fra the first day of September nixt 1645 yeires to the last day of November inclusive. Quhilke act of mentenance and proportionable retentione foirsaid heirby renewed and prorogate the estates of parliament ordeanes the samene to stand in full force and effect conforme to the tennour thairof in all poyntes dureing the prorogatione abovementionate, with this additione and declaratione allwayes: that it shallbe leisum to any who finds themselves prejudged and hurt be the former valuatione to leid and deduce ane new valuatione of thair land rent or other rent and that for the thrie monethes mentenance now farder granted, provyding they leid and deduce the samene betuixt and the first day of October. As also with power to any who hes advanced and payed the first moneth of the thrie monethes mentenance abovewrittin to deteane in thair owne handes thair proportionall pairt of thair land rent and casuell rent of the landes and otheres belongeing to them, conforme to thair valuationes, and that for the haill thrie moneths abovespecified. As also to deteane sicke other pairt of the sex monethes mentenance as it not yit payed be them and that ay and whill they be fullie refoundit and repayed of the said monethes mentenance now advanced be them incaise thair proportione of the thrie monethes now inacted or thair restes of the first sex monethes yit wnpayed be them shall extend to the same; otherwayes, incaice thair proportione of the haill nyne monethes mentenance shall exceed the soume now advanced, they shall be holdine to pay the superplus. And ordeanes these who shall make payment or give band to have releife of the comitty of the shyre and collector thairof, and declaires that the comissioners ticket of receipt shalbe ane sufficient dischairge to the advanceres of the soumes of money and these who shall give band for that effect. As also shall have ane quarteres interes of the moneyes payed be them as said is.
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The estates of parliament ordeanes and enactes that all the recrutes of foot and horse conforme to the act made at Stirling be brought to the armie in maner and at the tymes falloweing, viz: be thoise duelling be north Forthe betuixt and the nynteenth day of this instant moneth of August; and be these duelling be southe Forth betuixt and the tuentie tuo day of this moneth of August; and be these duelling in the sherrefdomes of Berwicke, Roxburgh, Selkirke and Nithsdaill betuixt and the tuentie fyfte day of this instant moneth. And also ordeanes that tuo of the committie of warr of each shyre, with the officeres to be appoynted for that effect, bring and conduct the souldieres from the randevous of the shyre to the armie quhair the samene shall happine to be for the tyme, provyding allwayes that thair be [in each company, by the officers,]† ane hundreth of [good]† souldieres. And sicklyke that all runawayes be brought to the armie; and also ordeanes that all actes of parliament or committies be putt to executione aganes runawayes and that this be done monethlie be order from the committies of warr.
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The estates of parliament ordeanes the laird of Bairfoot to be cited to compeir before the comittie of estates to ansuer anent his takeing of money for horsemen.
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The estates of parliament ordeanes the comittie of estates to meit presentlie eftir dissolveing of the parliament anent the takeing of some course for ordering the army.
The estates of parliament ordeanes the comitties of warr in each shyre to doe thair exact diligence againes deficientes and runawayes in thair shyre, and that they give in ane roll thairof and report to the comittie of estates once ilke moneth.
The estates of parliament ordeanes the committie with the armie and quorum thairof to be promiscuous.
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The estates of parliament, presentlie conveened in the fourt 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, considdering that thair wes commissione granted to the committie of estates be the estates of parliament in the second sessione of this parliament wpoun the eight day of March jM vjC and fourtie fyve yeeres to the persones for the cause and to the effect thairinmentionat; as also that thair wes comissioun granted for inbringing and distributeing of moneyes and for regulating the publict burdings and accomptes of the kingdome to the persones thairinnominat; and lykewayes ane other comissione wpoun the [...] day of [...] lastbypast to the comissionares of exchekker thairinspecefeit; and that the samene comissiones, with the haill remanent commissiones formerly granted in the second sessione of this parliament, wer sensyne renewed and prorogate be the estates of parliament in the third sessione of this parliament at Stirling wpoun the tent of Julii last to the tuentie fourt day of the samen moneth, and sieing that the samene commissiones and prorogatione thairof foirsaid are now expyred, thairfore the saides estates of new agane renewes and prorogates the foirsaid comissioners particularlie and generallie respective abovementioned in the haill heades, articles, clauss and conditiones thairof, conforme to the tennours of the samene and with the power respective thairinconteyned in all poyntes. Quhilke haill commissiones heirby renewed and prorogate the saides haill estates of parliament ordeanes the samene and everie ane of them to stand in full force and effect conforme to the tennores thairof respective in all poyntes wnprejudged by the interteaneing of this present sessione of parliament quhill the [...] day of [...], except anent the subdivisione of that comitty which wes appoynted to stay within the kingdome and quhilke subdivisione is now heirby dischairged, and ordeaned that thair shall be onlie ane comissione within this kingdome consisting of the tua branches of the former subdivisione. And lykewayes addes Sir Harie Gibb to the said comittie of estates and nomites and addes to the said committie Mr Alexander Weddirburne in place of Alexander Halyburton for the toun of Dundie; as lykewayes nominates Sir Michael Ballfor in place of Sir Archbald Campbell and James Pedie for Robert Tailyor for Montrose with this provisione: that the comittie for barroweing of money returne not wpoun these who lent before. And alse the saides estates prorogates and continowes the act anent the impositione of excise togidder with the comitty appoynted for wplifting thairof wnto the first day of August nixt 1646 yeeres, provyding allwayes the foirsaid excise be assigned for payment of the mentenance of the shyre eftir that the quarterings and annuelrentes are first payed.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, for the good and weell of the cuntrie, ordeanes the spaces of money to pas in this kingdome for the availl eftirspecified, viz: the Rex dollor to give fiftie eight shillings, the Croce dollor fiftie fyve shillings, the ryell of eight fiftie sex shillings, the Rose Noble ellevine pund, the Kairdiqu tuentie shillings, the Dowble Pistoll nyne pund [and] the Hungars Ducate fyve pundes; provyding all the spaces abovespecified be of the weight conteyned in the act of counsell. And the saides estates ordeanes this act to begin and take effect and the forsaides spaces of money to be current at the pryces and value abovewrittin eftir the daite and proclamatione heirof.
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The erle of Lauderdaill exhibite in presence of parliament ane lettir directed from the croun of Suaden to the comittie of both kingdomes.
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Anent the supplicationes givine in to the estates of parliament, quhairof the tennor falloweth: The humble supplicatione of the burgh of Pearth to the honorable estates of parliament. May it pleas your lordships, the honorable estates of this present parliament heir presentlie conveened, to take to your honours consideratione the hazard and danger this poore burghe is lyable too throw the daylie approches of the rebelles; as also the weaknes of it both in respect of the workes which are as yit nowayes compleit; as also of the gariesone whose nomber is not able to menteane so large bounds aganes so many desperat enemyes, not forgetting the importance of the place, which may much serve for the advancement of the cause if menteaned. Wee heirfore, the proveist and baillies of this burgh, for our selfes and in name and behalfe of the remanent inhabitantes thairof, doe most humblie supplicate your lordships as ye tender the weell of this burgh and adjacent shyres, that ye will give order for strenthening the said toun with ane constant and setled garisone for defence thairof, and who by thir presentes hes humblie sought your helpe and assistance, and your lordships ansuer. Fallowes the petitione of Lieutennent Collonell Roughe: My lordes and otheres of the estates of parliament, wee, your lordships servitours, Lieutennent Collonell Johne Roche and Majore Patrike Grant, for our selves and in name and behalfe of the remanent officeres of the regiment, wnto your lordships humblie sheweth that quhair we haveing served this long tyme bygone according to orderes givine for us be the estates and our superior officeres and now our regiment is so weakened that the officeres have not thair companyes halfe compleet and now other regiments are compleiting, our humble desyre is that your lordships will be pleased to take course for recruteing of our said regiment, otherwayes that your lordships will be pleased to pay the officeres for thair bygone service and give them thair passes that they may otherwayes dispoise of themselves and so dispoise of the souldieres as your lordships thinkes fitting. Secundlie, if your lordships take course for recruteing of the saides regiment, that course may be takine for cloathing the present souldieres who have receaved no cloathes since thair entering service, as hes bene many tymes formerlie represented to your lordships. Thirdlie, that course be takine for the regiment, whither it shall please your lordships to command thair stay or dispose wpoun them otherwayes. Fourthlie, that your lordships will take course for payment of the officeres loises of that regiment quhilke they susteaned at Innerlochie, as other officeres that wer there present hes received. Lastlie, that your lordships would give order to your comissioners for repayment of quhat moneyes or otheres hes been depursed be the said Lieutennent Collonell Roche to the prisoneres in this toun, as wes once recommendit allreddie to the comitty of money, as the supplicationes beires. Quhilkes supplicationes and desyre therof abovewrittin being heard and considdered be the saides estates of parliament, the saides esteates hes remitted and recommendit and heirby remitts and recommendes the saids supplicationes and desyre thairof abovespecified to the committie of estates, to doe thairin as they shall thinke fitt and expedient, with power to them to considder and determine if the said brughe of Pearth and burghe of Stirling shall be garisone tounes or not.
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Anent the articles exhibite in parliament in favours of Thomas Cunyngham, it is ordeaned that command and warrand be presentlie granted to Archbald Prymerose, Johne Achesone or any persones quhatsomevir haveres in thair handes of the bandes granted for the armes delyvered to the gentrie and shyres to delyver the saides bandes to Mr Robert Dallgleishe, whom the estates of parliament also commandes to sute executione thairwpoun presentlie for the behoofe of Thomas Cunynghame. And als it is ordeaned that instructione be presentlie givine to Scotscraige for getting order from the comittie and generall commisar of the Scotse army to the comittie at Goldsmyth Hall in Londoun to ansuer Thomas Cunyughame 5,000 lib. sterline or thairby, and they shallbe supplied with the lyke proportione hence in victuell or other commodities. But it is declaired that the samene ordinance is allwayes without prejudice of the act made in favoures of the sherreffdomes of Berwicke and Roxburghe anent the amunitione furnished to them be the publict and band givine thairwpoun, quhairby it is appoynted that the pryce of the armes it is to be allowed to the shyres in these soumes awand to them be the publict. And farder anent the 3 articles, agreed that ane lettir of encouragement be writtin from the parliament to the said Thomas for this effect. Item, to the fourt article craveing that the erle of Linlithgow would freith the shipe and goodes at Dumbartan, the parliament remittes the same to the comittie of estates. Item, anent the fyfte article, the parliament grantes the same and ordeaned Archbald Sydserfe to give to the Lord Naper ane dischairge for the soume of ten thousand pundes. The estates, haveing debated whither or not thair shall be any additione made to the nomber of these who wer formerlie nominate to treat with the commissiouners in England, doe find efter voyceing that thair shall be no additione for the present.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt sessione of this first triennial 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 the good service done to the publict be Williame, Erle Marshell and his great sufferings for his constant affectione to the caus in hand, quhairin no course hes bene yit takine for his reparatione and recompence, thairfore, for his further encouragement to continow in his former resolutiones, they have givine power and warrand and by thir presentes gives power and warrand to the said Williame, Erle Mershell, his factores and chalmerlandes in his name to mell, intromet with, wplifte and receive all debtes, soumes of money, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir whatsoevir perteaneing to the persones eftirmentionat, viz: off the landes perteaneing to James Ogilvie, sometyme erle of Airlie, lyand within the sherrefdome of Banff; the landes of Hearthill, with thair pairtes and pendicles, lyand in the said sherreffdome or in the sherrefdome of Aberdene perteaneing to [...] Leith of Harthill or his sone; the lands of Foruell to Robert Irwing in take or wedsett, lyand with[in] the sherreffdome of [...]; the landes of Brysett, lyand within the sherreffdome of Aberdene or Kincairdine, all which perteanes to malignantes or foirfaulted persones who have joyned with the Irish rebelles and wnnaturall cuntriemen in this present rebellione within this kingdome and have bene accessorie thairto; and ordeanes the foirsaides persones, thair chalmerlands, tennents, subtennentes, cotteres, debtours and otheres quhatsomevir to reddilie ansuer, obey and make thankefull payment to the said Williame, erle of Mershall and his foirsaides of all soumes of money, debtes, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir quhatsomevir restand be them to the saides persones joyned in rebellione or accessorie thairto as said is wpoun his or thair dischairges thairof, quhilke the estates of parliament declaires to be alse sufficient to the receiveres for thair full exonoratione as if the samene wer granted be the persones, heritours of the saides landes, before the committing of the cryme, the said Erle Mershall being allwayes comptable to the parliament or thair committies for thair intromissione, for which effect ordeanes them to give band and securitie. With power to him and his foirsaides to holde courtes wpoun the saides landes, creat officeres of court etc., appoynt baillies, outputt and inputt tennentes, call and convene debtouris before judges competent and generallie all and sindrie other things to doe, wse and exerce wherby the full benefite of the saides lands and debtes may accres to the said Williame, Erle Marshall als freelie and amplie as evir the same pertenit to the saides persones and heritores of the saides landes before the committing of the said cryme of rebellione foirsaid; and ordeanes lettires of horneing, poynding, arreistment and all executione necessarie to be directed heirwpoun at the instance of the said Williame, Erle Marshell and his foirsaides aganes the debtores of soumes of money, tennentes and possessoures of landes for compelling them to reddilie ansuer, intend, obey and make payment thairof sicklyke and als freelie as if the said Williame, Erle Marshall, his name, wer insert in the saides bandes or that he wer heritour of the saides landes. And the estates declaires that this present comissione is granted for the reparatione of the loises susteened from the begining of thir troubles be the said erle of Marshall, and that the samene comissione shall indure ay and quhill the parliament or comittie of estates shall recall and dischairge the samene.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, taking to thair consideration the good service done to the publict be James, erle of Finlatter etc. and his great sufferings for his constant affectione to the cause in hand, quhairin no course hes bene yit takine for reparatione and recompens, thairfore, for his farder encouragement to continow in his former resolutiones, they have givine power and warrand to the said James, erle of Finlatter, his factors and challmerlanes in his name to mell, intromett with, wplifte and receive all debtes, soumes of money, rentes of lands and otheres goodes and geir whatsomevir perteaneing to the persones eftirmentionat, viz: off the landes perteaneing to George Adamsone of Floores, lyand within the sherreffdome of [...]; the landes of Pethnicke and otheres landes quhatsomevir perteaneing to Thomas Innes of Pethnick and [...] Innes, his eldest laufull sone; the landes of Lessindrum perteaneing to Alexander Bissell of Lessindrum; the landes of Glasse and otheres quhatsomevir perteaneing to Harie Gordoun; the landes of Mureicke perteaneing to Alexander Gordoun; the landes of Ahannatie perteaneing to Alexander Phin, all lyand within the sherreffdomes of [...], all which perteaned to malignants or foirfaulted persones who have joyned with the Irishe rebelles and wnnaturall cuntriemen in this present rebellione within the kingdome and have bene accessorie thairto; and ordeanes the foirsaides persones, thair challmerlans, tennentes, subtennentes, cotteres, debtours and otheres quhatsomevir to reddilie ansuer, obey and make thankefull payment to the said James, erle of Finlater and his foirsaides off all soumes of money, debtes, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir quhatsomevir restand be them to the saides persones joyned in rebellione or accessorie thairto as said is wpoun his or thair dischairges thairof, quhilke the estates declaires to be als sufficient to the receiveres for thair full exoneratione as if the samene wer granted be the persones, heritouris of the saides landes, before the committing of the cryme, the said erle of Finlatter being allwayes comptable to the estates of parliament or thair committies for thair intromissione, for which effect ordeanes them to give band and securitie. With power to the said James, erle of Finlater and his foirsaides to hold courtes wpoun the ground of the saides landes, creat officeres of court etc., appoint baillies, outputt and inputt tennentes, call and conveene debtores before judges competent and generallie all and sindrie other thinges to doe and exerce quhairby the full benefite of the saides landes and debtes may accres to the said erle of Finlater als freelie and amplie as evir the same perteaned to the saides persones as heritouris of the saides landes before the committing of the cryme of rebellione foirsaid; and ordeanes letters of horneing, poynding, arreistment and all executione necessarie to be directed heirwpoun at the instance of the said James, erle of Finlater and his foirsaids aganes the debtours of soumes of money, tennentes and possessors of landes for compelling them to reddilie ansuer, intend, obey and make payment thairof sickelyke and als freelie as if the said James, erle of Finlatter, his name, wer insert in the saides bandes and that he wer heritours of the saides landes. And the estates declaires that this present commissione is granted for the reparatione of the loises susteaned be the said James, erle of Finlatter from the begining of thir troubles, and that the samene commissione shall indure ay and while the parliament or committie of estates shall recall and dischairge the same.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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 consideratione the good service done to the publict be James, vicount of Frendraucht [and] [...] Ogilvie of Boyne and thair great sufferings for thair constant affectiones to the caus in hand, quhairin no course has bene yit tane for reparatione or recompence, thairfore, for thair furder encouragement to continewe in thair former restitutiones, they have givine power and warrand and by these presentes gives power and warrand to the saides James, vicount of Frendraucht and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne or thair factours and challmerlandes to mell, intromett with, wplifte and receive all debtes, soumes of money, rentes of landes and otheres goods and geir quhatsomevir perteaneing to the persones eftir mentionat, viz: [...] Gordoun of Rany, [...] Gordoun of Dallpersie, [...] Gordoun of Pittindreich, [...] Gordoun of the Law, [...] Gordoun, younger, of Dallpersie, [...] Cruikeshanke of Tullimorgane, [...] Gordoun, younger, of Blakefoord, all which perteaned to malignant or foirfaulted persones who have joyned with the Irishe rebells and wnnaturall cuntriemen in this wnnaturall rebellione within this kingdome and have [bene] accessorie thairto; and ordeanes the foirsaides persones, thair challmerlanes, tennentes, subtennents, cotteres, debteres and otheres quhatsomevir to reddilie ansuer, obey and make thankefull payment to the said James, vicount of Frendraucht and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne and thair foirsaides off all soumes of money, debtes, rentes of land and otheres goodes and geir whatsomevir restand be them to the saids persones joyned in rebellione or accessorie thairto as said is wpoun thair dischairges thairof, quhilkes the estates of parliament declaires to be als sufficient to the receiveres thairof for thair full exonoratione as that the samene wer granted be the persones, heritores of the saides landes, befor the comitting of the cryme, the saides James, vicount of Frendraught and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne being allwayes comptable to the estates of parliament or thair committie for thair intromissione, for the which effect ordeanes them to give band and securitie. With pouer to them and thair foirsaids to hold courtes wpoun the ground of the saides landes, creat officeres of court etc., appoynt baillies, outputt and inputt tennentes, call and conveene debtours before judges competent and generallie all and sindrie other things to doe, wse and exerce quhairby the full benefite of the saids landes and debtes may accres to the saides James, vicount of Frendraucht and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne als freelie and amplie as ever the samene perteaned to the saides persones, heritoures of the saides landes, before the committing of the cryme of rebellione foirsaid; and ordeanes lettires of horneing, poynding, arreistment and all executione necessarie to be directed heirwpoun at the instance of the saides James, vicount of Frendraucht and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne aganes the debtores of the soumes of money, tennentes and possessoures of the landes for compelling of them to reddilie ansuer, intend, obey and make payment thairof sicklyke and als freelie as if the said James, vicount of Frendraught and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne, thair names, wer insert in the saides bands or that they wer heritores of the saides landes. And the estates declaires that this present comissione is granted for reparatione of the loises sustenit from the begining of thir troubles be the saides James, vicount of Frendraucht and [...] Ogilvie of Boyne, and that the samene commissione shall indure ay and quhill the parliament or committy of estates shall recall and dischairge the samene.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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 consideratione the good service done to the publict be Andro, lord Fraser and his great sufferings for his constant affectione to the caus in hand, quhairin no course hes bene yit takine for reparatione or recompens, thairfore, for his further encouragement to continow in his former resolutione, they have givine power and warrand and by these presentes gives full power and warrand to the said Andro, lord Fraser and his factores and challmerlanes to mell, intromet with, wplift and receive all debtes, soumes of money, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir quhatsomevir perteaneing to the persones eftirmentioned, viz: to Patrike Wrquhart of Lethentie, Williame Robertsone of Aceptorties, Hectour Abercrombie of Fetterneir, Alexander Blakehall of Soumersie, Sir Alexander Cumying of Coulter, elder and younger, [and] Johne Donaldsone of Hiltoun, all whilkes perteanes to malignantes or foirfaulted persones who have joyned with Irishe rebells and wnnatural cuntriemen in this present rebellione within this kingdome and have bene accessorie thairto; and ordeanes the foirsaides persones, thair challmerlanes, tennentes, subtennentes, cotteres, debtours and other quhatsomevir to reddilie ansuer, obey and make payment to the said Andro, lord Fraser and his foirsaides of all soumes of money, debtes, rentes of landes and others goodes and geir quhatsomevir restand be them to the saides persones joyned in rebellione or accessorie thairto as said is wpoun thair dischairges thairof, quhilke the estates of parliament declaires to be alse sufficient to the receiveres thairof for thair full exonoratione as if the samene wer granted be the persones, heritours of the saides landes, before the committing of the cryme, the said Andro, lord Fraser and his foirsaides being allwayes comptible to the estates of parliament or thair committie for thair intromissione, for which effect ordeanes them to give band and securitie. With power to the said Andro, lord Fraser and his foirsaides to hold courtes wpon the ground of the saides landes, creat officeres of court etc. and appoynt baillies, outputt and input tennentes, call and conveene debtours before judges competent and generallie all and sindrie other things to doe, wse and exerce quhairby the haill benefite of the landes and dewties may accrese to the said Lord Fraser als freelie and amplie as evir the samene perteaned to the saides heritours of the saides landes before the committing of the cryme of rebellione foirsaid; and ordeanes lettires of horneing, poynding, arreistment and all executione necessar to be directed heirwpoun at the instance of the said Andro, lord Fraser and his foirsaides aganes the debtours of the soumes of money, tennentes and possessours of landes for compelling of them to reddilie ansuer, intend, obey and make payment sicklyke and alse frielie as if the said Andro, lord Fraser, his name, wer insert in the saides bandes or that he wer heritour of the saides landes. And the saides estates declaires that this present comissione is granted for the reparatione of the loises susteened from the begining of thir troubles be the said Andro, lord Fraser, and that the same shall indure ay and quhill the parliament or committie of estates shall recall and dischairge the same.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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 consideratione the good service done to the publict be Gilbert, erle of Erroll and his tutores and his great sufferinges for his constant affectione to the cause in hand, wherin no course hes bene takine for his reparatione and recompens, thairfor, for his further encouragement to continow in his former resolutiones, they have givine power and warrand and be these presentes gives power and warrand to James Cumying, factour to the said erle of Erroll, for his use, to mell, intromett with and wptake and receive all debtes, soumes of money, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir quhatsomevir perteaneing to the persones eftirmentionat, viz: the rentes of the landes of Tippertie [and] the haill rentes, esteate, fermes and dewties of the landes belongeing to the laird of Shethine, all which perteane to malignant or foirfaulted persones who have joyned with the Irish rebelles and wnnaturall cuntreymen in this present rebellioune within this kingdome and have bene accessorie thairto; and ordeanes the foirsaides persones, thair challmerlanes, tennentes, subtennentes, cotteres, debtours and otheres quhatsomevir to reddilie ansuer, obey and make thankefull payment to the said James Cumying for the use foirsaid of the said erle off all soumes of money, debtes, rentes of landes and otheres goodes and geir quhatsomevir restand be them to the saides persones joyned in rebellione or accessorie thairto as said is wpoun his dischairge thairof, quhilke the estates of parliament declaires to be als sufficient to the receavers for thair full exonoratione as if the samene wer granted be the persones, heritours of the saides landes, before the committing of the saids crymes, the said James Cumyng being allwayes comptible to the estates of parliament or thair committie for thair intromissione, for which effect ordeanes him to give band and securitie. With power to him and his foirsaids to hold courtes wpoun the ground of the saides lands, creat officeres of court etc., appoynt baillies, outputt and inputt tennentes, call and conveene debtours before judges competent and generally all and sindrie other things to doe, use and exerce quhairby the full benefit of the saids lands and debtes may accrese to the said James Cumying for the wse forsaid alse freelie and amplie as evir the same pertenit to the saides persones and heritours of the saides lands before the committing of the cryme of rebellione foirsaid; and ordeanes letters of horneing, poynding, arreistment and all executione necessar to be directed heirwpoun at the instance of the said James Cumying aganes the debtours of the soumes of money, tennentes [and] possessores of landes for compelling them to reddilie ansuer, intend, obey and make payment thairof sicklyke and als freelie as if the said James Cumying, his name, wer insert in the saides bandes or that he wer heritor of the saides landes. And the estates declaires that this present comissione is granted for the reparatione of the loises susteened from the begining of thir troubles be the said erle of Erroll, and that the samene commissione shall indure ay and whill the parliament or comitty of estates shall recall and dischairge the same.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt session 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, considdering that it is surmeised thair are diverse persones within the kingdom who is gone and is daylie goeing in for assisting of the present rebellione of some wnnaturall cuntriemen who will have the right of successione to titles of dignitie, landes, bandes, annuelrentes and otheres benefites within this kingdome, to the great prejudice thairof and encouragement of others to doe the lyke in tymecomeing, doe thairfore find and declair all such persones who hes allreddie gone in and does not returne and give in thair names to the parliament or committie of parliament betuixt and the fyfteine day of September nixtocome, as als all otheres who shall heireftir goe in and the aires procreate of thair bodies incapable of any successione quhatsomevir within this kingdome, ather of titles of dignitie, rentes of landes, bandes, annuelrentes or ony benefittes within the samene, and sicklyke findes and declaires that this shallbe sufficient for debarring of them fra the successione foirsaid, quhilke the saides estates ordeanes to be received alsweell be way of exceptione as reply; and whosoevir shall come in betuixt and the day foirsaid, the saides estates declaires them frie of all censure of parliament or other judicatorie quhatsomevir, they giveing satisfactione to the orderes appoynted or to be appoynted by the kirke judicatories, provyding allwayes, lykeas it is heirby provydit that the act foirsaid shall be nowayes extendit to ony persone quhatsomevir that shall be brought in be any that shall have warrand from parliament or committie of parliament eftir the day foirsaid. As alse excluding from the benefite of the said act or ony pairt thairof the particulare persones falloweing, viz: James Grahame, sometyme erle of Montrose, James Ogilvie, sometyme erle of Airlie, James Gordoun, sometyme lord Aboyne, Alester McDonnald, [...] Grahame, younger, of Inchbrakie, [...] Grahame of Gorthie, Sir Williame Rolloke [and] Nathaniell Gordoun. With power to the comittie of estates to give the benefite of this act to sicke other persones as are foirfaulted notwithstanding of thair foirfaultour. And declaires that the publicatione heirof at the mercate croce of Pearth shall be alse sufficient as if the samene had bene published at the mercate croce of Edinburgh and remanent burghes within this kingdome.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt sessioun 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, quhairof the tennour falloweth: Wnto the honorable estates of parliament, humblie sheweth your servitor, James Grahame, sone to James Grahame, sometyme erle of Montrose, that quhair it is not wnknowne to your lordships in what evident danger I live in the castell of Edinburghe be reasone of the pestilence which now rageth thair and haill toun, quhairof many are deade within the same house, and I being obnoxious to this hazard, my noneage doeth cry to your noble clemency and humbly begg that your lordships in your wisdomes would provyde for my delyverie from this imminent danger and cause transport me to some place of securitie, and your honours ansuer humblie I beseeke, as the supplicatione beires. Quhilke supplicatione being red in audience of parliament and the samene, with the desyre thairof, heard and considdered be them, the saides estates of parliament ordeanes the said James Grahame, supplicant, to be delyvered to the erle of Dallhoussie to be educat, the Lord Carnagie being catione for his good cariage and behavior wnder the pane of fourtie thousand pundis.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennour falloweth: My lordes and otheres commissioners of the highe court of parliament, wnto your lordships humblie meanes and shewes your lordships servitor, Sir George Stirling of Keir, knyght, that quhair I have remaned in prisone pairtlie within the castell of Edinburgh and presentlie within the castell of Blakenes since Aprile last, quhairof be the space of a moneth in close prisone, throw which long imprisonement I am not only lyke to suffer prejudice in my health but lykewayes my effaires and estate are in great disorder be reasoune of my long absence, in respect of which prejudices my humble desyre is to your honores that your lordships would allow me freedome that I may repair to suche places of the cuntrie as I have any fortune in, or at leist that your lordship would confyne me and my wyffe within the toun of Linlithgow and thrie or four myles about the same to the effect that we may the bettir get our effaires and bussines managed and have the benefite of the air for our health and be the more able to concurre in all publict conclusions for the well and saiftie of the cuntrie, quhairanent your lordships ansuer humblie we intreate, as the said supplicatione at mair lenth beires. Quhilke supplicatione being red and considdered be the saides estates, the saids estates of parliament hes permitted and be thir presentes permitts and gives libertie to the said Sir George Stirling of Keir, supplicant foirsaid, to pas and repair to the burghe of Linlithgow and to meit and converse with his lady at all occasiones, and ordeanes the cautione formerlie fund be him for keepeing the boundes of his former confynement to stand still obleidged wnder the said pane, and the act to be of full force aganes them to make them lyable in payment of the soumes of money thairinconteyned in caise the said Sir George shall happine to pas without the limittes of the boundes now permitted to him.
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The estates of parliament remittes to the comittie of estates to take tryell of the incident bussines mentioned in the paperes produced betuixt the laird of Libbertoun and Patrike Leslie, and appoyntes the said comittie to make report thairof to the nixt sessione of parliament.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, considdering that there are many billes and supplicationes givine in to this sessione of parliament quhairof there are sindrie that hes bene heard before the comitty appoynted for bills and supplicationes, quhairupoun that comittie hes givine thair opinioun and yit not reported in parliament, and some otheres hes citationes and not yit callit nor heard at all, nather in parliament nor committie; thairfore the estates of parliament hes remitted and heirby remitts all the foirsaides supplicationes respective abovementioned in statu quo nunc sunt, togidder with the defences or ansueres givine before that committy for the billes anent these supplicationes which are tane in consideratione be that committie, togidder with the opinioun of the said committie givine be them thairwpoun, to the committie of the estates of parliament, to be tane in consideratione be that committie in the caise and conditione which the samene supplicationes now are; with pouer to the comittie to determine in sicke supplicationes as they shall find competent to the parliament or committie of parliament or deserves to be tane in consideratione be them, and to remitt such otheres as the committie shall not thinke fitt to the parliament or committie of parliament to the judges ordinar to whoise judicatories the samene properlie belonges; and ordeanes the clerke of register to give out the saides supplicationes with the remittes subscryved be him thairwpoun in maner before prescryved to be writtin and subscryved be him one the bake of everie supplicatione. Falloweth the particular supplicationes remitted: supplicatione the laird of Wauchtoun; sup[plicatione] Margaret Cochrane; sup[plicatione] Collonell Fullartoun; supplicatione Johen Todd, skipper; sup[plicatione] Lord Fraser and otheres; suplicatione Major Menzies; supplicatione erle of Murrayes regiment; sup[plicatione] relict of Captane Drumond; sup[plicatione] [...] Drumond of Pittkellony; sup[plicatione] for the houses of Weeme and Comrie; sup[plicatione] be Williame Grahame of Hiltoun; supp[licatione] Ladie Forbes; supplicatione Lord Rae; sup[plicatione] Robert Imrie and Harie Moncreif; supplicatione be the constable of the castell of Edinburgh; supplicatione Mr Laurence Rollocke; sup[plicatione] the sherreffdome of Eist Louthiane; sup[plicatione] be the laird of Laweres' regiment; sup[plicatione] be James Younger; sup[plicatione] be Johne Malcolme; sup[plicatione] be James Drumond; sup[plicatione] be James Stewart; sup[plicatione] Williame Purves for Dumbarr; sup[plicatione] be the prisoneres of Blakenes; sup[plicatione] be Alexander Inglis for loss; sup[plicatione] be the laird of Bamff; sup[plicatione] be Mr Frances Hay of Ballhoussie; sup[plicatione] be Master Mellvine; sup[plicatione] be Mr Johne Cumysone; sup[plicatione] be Sir Thomas Stewart; sup[plicatione] be the erle of Dumfermling; sup[plicatione] be the laird of Lamyngtoun; sup[plicatione] be Mr Johne Govane; sup[plicatione] be Lieutennent Collonell Dicke; sup[plicatione] be Johne Whytefoord of Balloch; comissione to Collonell Home; recommendatione conserneing the kirke of Dunoone; sup[plicatione] be Thomas McBirny; supplicatione be Westquarter; sup[plicatione] be the kirke of Dunscoire; sup[plicatione] be Mr Williame Cunynghame; sup[plicatione] be the laird of Gaske; supplicatione be Patrike Inglis of Byres; sup[plicatione] be the Ladie Gaske, elder; sup[plicatione] be Lieutennent Collonall Roche; sup[plicatione] be Margaret Fairbairne; sup[plicatione] be the laird of Glenwrquhie; sup[plicatione] be Mr Patrike Pitcairne [and] supplicatione be Sir James Oliphant.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, quhairof the tennor falloweth: Wnto the honorable estates of parliament, humblie meaneth Mistris Helene Ogilvie, spous to James Ogilvie, that quhair the dangerous and pitifull estate of my said husband forceth me with teares to implore your lordships compassione, which I am confident yow will charitablie grant when ye are rightlie informed of my said husband's danger and indispositione, for, first, be his long imprisonement, his body is visiblie decayed and pyned away and the strenth thairof alltogidder abated so that he is not able of himselfe to stand or walke; nixt, thair is onlie ane boy allowed to attend him, whoise father latlie died of the pest with whom the said boy wes shortlie before his deceis; thirdlie, the house where he wes furnished his meit and drinke is infected and diverse persones therin died of the plaig, and by the visitatione of the toun of Edinburgh thair is few left of that sort who can or will affoord him any interteanement, and many tymes he will be fourtie eight houres without so much as ane cup of cold water, and which distres is liklie daylie to increase if it shall not please God in his mercie to stay the devoreing pestilence in that toun quhairby he is lyke to die for hunger. And sieing I conceive it is farr from your noble thoughtes that he should perishe in this kynd, heirfore I humblie beseeke your honours to take the same to consideratione and in your wisdomes to provyde some course quhairby he may be delyvered from the present dangeres of pestilence and famine and he putt in suche a place and conditione that he may have commoun benefites of meit and air and ordinarie meanes of preservatione of his health, and your honours ansuer humblie I beseeke, as the supplicatione proportes. Quhilke supplicatione being wpoun the fyft of August instant red in audience of the estates of parliament and the desyre thairof considdered be them, the samene wes then remitted be the saides estates to thair severall bodies to be thought wpoun be them. And the said supplicatione of new agane being this day red in thair audience and the supplicant heard thairwpoun in face of parliament, the saides estates, eftir voyceing, hes ordeaned and ordeanes the abovenamed James Ogilvie to be transported from the tollbooth of Edinburgh, quhair he is presentlie incarcerat, to the yle of Bass to be keeped prisoner thair; and als ordeanes Sir Patrike Hepburne of Wauchtoun to receive the said James Ogilvie from the magistrates of the burghe of Edinburgh to be caried to the said ile of Bass for that effect, with ane sufficient gaird wpoun the pay and expenss of the estates; and sicklyke ordeanes the proveist and baillies of Edinburgh to delyver the said James Ogilvie to the said Sir Patrike Hepburne wpoun the sight heirof and to take instrumentes wpoun thair delyverie of him to the said laird of Wauchtoun, quhilk the estates declaires shallbe a sufficient liberatione and exonoratione to them at all handes from all challenge.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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 takine to thair consideratione the desyres of the distressed famelie of umquhile Sir Mungo Campbell of Laweres, knyght, collonell, this day represented to them, craveing that the act eftirspecified of the comittie of estates in Junii last made in favours of that distressed famelie may be ratified in this present sessione of parliament; secondlie, that the said umquhile collonell, his sone may be established be the saides estates collonell and rootmaster to the said umquhile collonell, his regiment and troupe and that he may have ane commissione for that effect; which desyres being represented to the saides estates, the saides estates of parliament hes ratified and approvine and be thir presentes ratifies and approves the foirsaid act made in favoures of the saides supplicantes in the haill heides, clauss and articles thairof, quhairof the tennour falloweth: At Stirline, the sext of Junii 1645 yeeres, the committie of estates takeing to thair consideratione the many good and acceptable services done to this kingdome and cause in hand be umquhill Mungo Campbell of Laweres evir since the begining of the troubles within the kingdome, quhairin without fainting he constantlie aganes all difficulties and oppositiones gave evidence to the world that his mane and onlie indevores wer imployed for the promoveing the reformatione of religione and setling and secureing the peace and libertie of thir distracted kingdomes, and that thairin he did not onlie hazard his persone and estate within the kingdome, bot also most willinglie imbraced his call to goe to Ireland for preservatione of his majesties Protestant subjectes thair from the cruellty of that bloodie rebellione, quhair he behaved himselfe as became a good Christian and expert comander. And being from thence called bake into this kingdom, his endevoures heir wer very wsefull in suppressing ane insurrectione of the cuntrie and opposing ane invasione in the south, quhilke being disappoynted he then went with his regiment to Ingland with the erle of Callender, and being from thair recalled (as one in whom the kingdome hade speciall confidence) for persueing the Irish rebelles which have invadit this kingdome, he hes most faithfullie and bravelie behaved himselfe aganes them and bene verie wsefull and confortable to the cuntrie people quhair he wes for the tyme, till now it hes pleased God to call wpoun him at a conflict with the rebelles; whereas he hes spent the most pairt of his tyme in the publict service, so now he hes endit his dayes in the same. And the comittie, takeing the same with his deserveings and loss (haveing his whole estate brunt and distroyed be the rebelles) into consideratione, doe find themselves obleidged in consience and honour to have a speciall regaird heirof, and for that purpose they doe heerby in name of this kingdome accept his sone, ladie and childrine into thair protectione and willbe cairfull not only to sie his loss repaired and bygone arreires duelie satisfied, but that ane acknowledgement sutable to his deserveinges be bestowed one his famelie as ane evidence how sensible this kingdome is of thair services and loises of so faithfull a patriot and weell deserveing cuntrieman. And farder the saides estates of parliament, being myndfull of the weell deserveings of the said late collonell and being hopfull of the continowatione of his sone in the constant affection and practeise of his late father to the cause now in hand, thairfor they have recommendit and be thir presentes recommendes to the comittie of estates the second pairt of the desyre of the supplicatione foirsaid quhairby it is craved that the said umquhile Sir Mungo, his sone, may be established collonell and rootmaster to the regiment and troup which wes commandit formerlie be his said umquhile father, that the same may be performed to him.
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The estates of parliament, haveing takine to thair consideratione the many diligent and panfull services done and performed to them be umquhile Sir Mungo Campbell of Lawerse, knyght, collonell, and knoweing perfytlie that thair are great soumes of money due for his service done and performed be him both as collonell of his regiment and rootmaster of his troop, which in all justice and equitie ought to be satisfied and duelie payed, thairfore hes ordeaned and ordeanes that the bygone arreires due to him ather as collonell of his regiment or as rootmaster of his troop may be fully and compleetlie payed to [...] and that furth of the reddiest moneyes ather allreddie gottine or to be gottine in anent the payment, quhairof thir presentes shall be to the comissar and his deputes sufficient warrand.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, quhairof the tennour falloweth: The humble supplicatione of Margaret Rynd, relict of umquhile Mr Robert Lindsay, minister at Couper of Angus, sheweing that a nomber of merciles rebelles did in a most cruell maner murther my said husband for his zeale and forwardnes in the cause of God, spoyled me and my fatherles childrine of all our meanes quhairby I and my childrine are redacted to extreme necessitie, wherefore I humblie supplicat your lordships in the bowelles of the Lord Jesus to take the said cruell murther and merciles spoyleing me and my childrine to your lordships consideratione and commiserat my heard conditione be takeing some course how I and my fatherles childrine may have some mentenance leist (lykeas my umquhile husband hes falline wnder the hand of desperat enemyes) so I and my childrine perishe for laike of mentenance, and your lordships favourable ansuer humblie I intre[at], as the supplicatione beires. Quhilke supplicatione being red in audience of the estates of parliament and the desyre and merites thairof heard and considdered be them, the saides estates of parliament hes remitted and recommendit and remitts and recommendes the supplicatioune abovewrittin, with the desyre of the supplicant thairintill, to the comittie of estates, that they may doe and determine thairintill as they shall thinke expedient.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennour falloweth: Wnto the honourable estates of this hiche court of parliament, the humble petitione of Lieutennent Collonell James Scougall, Lieutennent Collonell [...] Gibsone, Lieutennent Collonell [...] Osburne and Lieutennent Collonell [...] Blair, as als James, erle of Annandaill, James, erle of Quenesberrie, James, lord Johnestoun and Sir Robert Greir of Lagg, knyght, collonelles in name and behalfe of the saides lieutenuent collonells, sheweth that quhairas by orderes from the comitty of estates the saides lieutennent collonelles, being sojours of fortoun, wer appoynted to remane within the sherreffdome of Drumfreis and the four divisiones aboute for repressing of insolencies and to be reddie for service within that bounds, at which tyme thair wes alloted and appoynted to everie ane of them the soume of thrie hundreth merkes monethlie, quhairof the third pairt to be payed out of the shyres quhair they wer appoynted to ly and the tuo pairt be the publict; and albeit they have now attendit at thair chairge the space of nyne monethes, nevertheles they nor nane of them hes resaved any satisfactione or payment but that which is due to have bene payed to them be the shyres, which onlie hes bene payed to them, and throw the defect and want of the superplus (being the tuo pairt of thair pay) they are not able to continow in the service, in respect quhairof the humble desyre of your lordships petitioneres is that the bygone arreires due to the four lieutennent collonells, extending to ane hundreth pund sterline a peece, may be payed them, and if they shall continow in the service heireftir that some constant course may be takine quhairby they may be satisfied ather out of the first and reddiest of the monethlie mentenance of the saids shyres or be any other course your honores shall thinke fitt, quhairanent your petitioneres expectes your honours satisfactorie ansuer, as the petitione beires. Quhilke supplicatione and desyre thairof being herd and considdered be the saides estates, the saides estates remittes and recommendes the supplicatione and desyre therof to the committie for moneyes and to sie the supplicantes satisfied of thair arreires; as als recommends to the committie of estates to provyde for the regimentes abowewrittin in tymecomeing; and thaireftir the saides estates remittes the desyre of the supplicatione to the committie of estates to doe thairin as they shall thinke fitt and expedient.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennor falloweth: My lordes and otheres commissioneres of parliament, wnto your lordships humblie meanes and shewes wee, your servitours, the remaneing officeres of the erle of Callender, erle of Glencairne and Cassilles and Lord Elcho's regiments, that quhair we have faithfullie and cairfullie dischairged our dewties in contributeing our best services for the good of the publict and latlie at our wnhappie rancounter at Allfoord hade all our baggage, clothes and otheres necessares takine be the enemy, notwithstanding quhairof we are still willing and reddie to continow our service in this caus, in regaird quhairof our humble desyre to your lordships is to give warrand to the generall commissar and his deputtes to putt us in equall footing with the othir officeres of the regimentes that have bene imployed within the kingdom, and that wee be not in worse conditione then otheres for the loss we susteened be rebelles, hazarding our persones aganes them. The lyke wes petitioned be the lord chancellor for the laird of Laures regiment and als for the erle of Lanerke, his regiment, as the supplications beires. Quhilke supplicatione and desyre therof foirsaid being heard and considdered be the saides estates, the saides estates of parliament remitts and recommendes the said supplicatione and desyre of the supplicantes abovementioned to the comittie for the moneyes to sie the samene satisfied.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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 takine to thair consideratione the desyre of ane supplicatione givine in be Johne Oliphant of Bachiltoun, for himselfe and in name and behalfe of the remanent heritores of the parochine of Pearth, makand mentione that quhair it is not wnknowne to the estates of parliament what heavie damnage and skaith he and certane otheres heritores within the said sherreffdome of Pearth and thair tennentes have susteaned throw the eateing, destroying and away takeing of thair cornes growand one the ground for interteanement of the horses belongeing to the members of the parliament and otheres of the armie residing in the said toun of Pearth, in the sens quhairof he wes necessitate to remonstate the samene to the saides estates of parliament, in all humilitie beseekeing them to take it to thair grave consideratione what way the samene may be redressed, as at mair lenth is conteenit in the said supplicatione. Quhilke supplicatione being red in audience of the saides estates of parliament and the merits and equitie thairof considdered, the saides estates of parliament hes givine and granted and be thir presentes gives and grantes full power and commissione to the particular persones eftirspecified: they are to say Johne, erle of Pearth, James, erle of Tullibardin, Robert, lord Bruchly, Sir Michaell Ballfoure of Deanemylne, knyght, and Robert Arnote, proveist of the said brughe of Pearth, or any thrie of them, to meitt, conveene and take tryell of the loises and sufferings susteaned be the saides heritores and tennentes thro the eating and distroying of thair saides cornes since the nynteene day of Julii lastbypast, and for that effect with power to the saides commisioners or thair quorum foirsaid to make choyse of thair owne clerke and appoynt meittings and dyetts and to receave all maner of probatione that they thinke requisit for tryell and considdering of the saides loises susteened be the saides heritours and tennentes since the said day, and hes ordeaned and ordeanes the saids commissioners to report thair proceeding to the saides estates of parliament or thair committie; and that the saides loises be payed out of the taxt and loane, but prejudice of James Hammiltoun of Boiges, his precept, and ordeanes Bachiltoun and Ballhoussie to be payed in the first place.
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Forsameikle as albeit the committies of warr of the shyres are appoynted to be ansuerable for the mentenance and other public burdenes imposed wpoun the shyres, nevertheles the estates of parliament, considdering that thair is ane great pairt of the landes within the sherriffdome of Pearth possest be the enemy and some other pairtes thairof brunt and wasted, and that it is not reasounable that the comittie of the said shyre should be burdened with the impositiones foirsaids due furth of the saides landes possest be the enemy or quhilkes are brunt and waisted and out of the quhilkes landes they cannot be able to gett any of the saides publict dues, thairfore the estates of parliament doe heirby give warrand and commissione to the persones eftirnamed, viz: Johne, erle of Pearth, [...], erle of Tullibardine, Sir Patrike Ogilvie of Inchmarteine, Peiter Hay of Leyes, Sir Thomas Blair of Balthioke, Johne Olipant of Bachiltoun, Mr Frances Hay of Ballhoussie, David Carmichaell of Ballmedie, Johne Moncreiff of Eister Moncreiff, Williame Moncreiff of Kinkullot, Sir Williame Auchinlecke of Ballmano, Alexander Meinzies of Comrie, Sir Williame Stewart of Innernylie, Mr Patrike Murray of Auchtertyre, James Drumond, feare of Machan, Sir Johne Halden of Glennegies, Sir Robert Campbell of Glenurqhie, Alexander Robertsone of Downie, [...] Ramsay of Jordan, [...] Campbell of Kithicke, [...] Campbell of Cronan, James Blair of Ardblair, James Stirling of Auchyle [and] [...] Ramsay of Bamff, or any [...] of them, to try and cognose wpoun the saides landes possest be the enemy or quhilkes are brunt or waisted, to the effect that the committie of the said shyre be not burdeined with the publict dewes that are due furth thairof, and to the effect that the owneres of the said brunt and wasted landes and of the landes possest be the enemy perteaneing to these who have beheaved themeselves dutiefullie to the publict and in the good cause may be frie of the saides publict burdings, but prejudice of all actioun and executioun competent aganes the landes perteaneing to thoise who have joyned with the rebelles or who have bene or shallbe airt or pairt of thair rebellione as accordes. With power to the saids commissioners or thair quorum foirsaid to chuse ane clerke and otheres officeres and memberes of court needfull and take thair oathes de fideli administratione, as also to direct precepts for citatione of witness and otheres pairties and persones conserned or who have interes in the said mater and to amerciat the witness that shall be absent, being to be tane be all the maner of tryell formerlie appoynted be the parliament or thair committies for tryell of loiss. And with power to them to doe everie other thing requisite anent the premiss, and that they appoynt tymes and places of thair meitting as they shall find most expedient for advancement and expeding of the premiss, and that they take the oathes of the witness and the pairties whoise depositiones shall be necessar and shall be admitted be them, that they shall declaire the treuth what they know in the saidis materes as they shall be inquyred at, and that they make record of the particulares of the saides landes possest be the enemy and quhilkes are brunt and waisted and of the valuationes thairof for payment of publict dues to the effect abovexpremit.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennour falloweth: Wnto the honorable estates of parliament, humblie meanes and shewes I, your lordships servitor, Sir Johne Hurrie, that quhairas by ane act of the comittie of estates thair wes allowed fyve hundreth pund sterling to whosoevir should kill or take Donald Ferquhersone, and that I can make it evidentlie appeir that it wes my good fortoun at ane infall in Aberdene to doe that peice of good service where the said Donald wes killed, thairfore I humbly intreate that I may have the benefite of the foirsaid act, and your lordships ansuer, as the supplicatione beires. Quhilke supplicatione being red in audience of the parliament and the desyre thairof heard and considdered be them, the saides estates grantes the desyre abovewrittin of the said supplicatione and be thir presentes gives full power, precept and warrand to the generall comisssar and his deputtes to content and pay to the said Sir Johne Hurrie the said soume of fyve hundreth pundes sterline for the cause abovespecified, and that out of the first and reddiest moneyes belongeing to the publict, quhairanent thir presentes shall be ane sufficient warrand.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennor falloweth: Wnto your lordships, the honorable estates of parliament, humblie meanes and shewes your lordships servitours, the heritours and ministeres of the parochine of St Cuthbertes, wheras it hath pleased the Lord to visite sindrie persones and famelies within the said parochine with the plague of pestilence this tyme bygone and be all appeirance is liklie daylie to increase except the Lord in his mercie prevene the same, as is notorlie knowne to the cuntrie, to our great greife, this tyme bygone wee have wsed all meanes possible wpoun our owne chairge for thair interteanement, but in respect the seiknes and nomber visite thairintill daylie increses and the maist pairt thairof are poore people and without meanes and onlie liveing be thair trades and are not able to susteene themselves in this calamety, and wee being overburthened thairwith above our power this long tyme bypast and not able of ourselfes to helpe and supplie them longer, our humble desyre is to your lordships that it would please your lordships to grant libertie to us be your authoritie to suffer and permitt ane voluntar contributione to be collected with[in] the haill boundes of the provinciall of Lothiane at the severall kirkes and parochines thairof to be applyed be us for sicke as are and may be visite with the plaige of pestilence within our parochine, and that sicke contributione as shall happine to be gathered for this wse may be delyvered to any whom the kirke sessione of our parochine shall appoynt, and your lordships ansuer, as the supplicatione beires. Quhilke supplicatione and desyre thairof being heard, red and considdered be the estates of parliament, the saides estates hes givine and granted and be thir presentes gives and grantes full power, warrand and libertie to the supplicantes to collect and ingather ane voluntar contributione within the haill boundes of the provinciall of Lothiane at the severall kirkes and parochines thairof to be applyed for interteanement of sicke persones as are or may be visite with the plaig of pestilence within the said parishe of St Cuthbertes, and recommendes to the whole ministeres and presbetries of that province to endevore cairfullie for exorting the people to enlarge thair benevolence for the Christiane contributione foirsaid, and ordeanes that what contributione shall be collected furth of ilke parochine for the use foirsaid may be delyvered to the said kirke sessione of St Cuthbertes or to any whom they shall appoynt haveand thair warrand and commissioun.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, quhairof the tennor falloweth: To the right honorable the estates of the most highe court of parliament, the humble desyre of the remanent officeres of the erle of Louthianes regiment, sheweth that quhairas your lordships being now assembled for ordering and appoynteing your present forces for the publict service, and to this effect hath bene favourablie pleased to recrute these regimentes allreddy brokine in your lordships service, and since it is not wnknowne to your lordships that the erle of Lothianes regiment which came from Ireland are no les suffereres in your lordships service then otheres, wee are confident that now your lordships (and the rather in our collonell's absence) will be favourablie pleased to putt us in equall conditione of recrute with these other regimentes allreddie recruted for the publict service; as also that wee may be putt in equall footing in way of mentenance with these other regimentes at that same tyme brokine, wherby wee may be the bettir enabled to render that service your lordships expectes and we have devoted ourselves to doe, as the supplicatione beires. The saides estates remittes the foirsaid supplicatione and whole tennour thairof anent the cairfull recruteing of the said regiment to the comitty of estates and recommends the samene to them to be done with all diligence.
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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, quhairof the tennour falloweth: My lords and otheres of the estates of parliament, wnto your lordships humblie sheweth I, James, erle of Murray, that quhair your lordships late actes at Stirling anent the severall dayes of randevous came tymelie to my knowledge, quhilkes dayes I intendit to have keeped and wes not absent throw deficiencie of affectione, bot it pleased God to visite me with the gutt and gravell, quhilke have bene thir severall yeeres incident to me, and how soone it pleased God to enable me and grant me health, I repaired heir to receive your lordships commandementes, quhilke according to my power shallbe reddilie obeyed; and being informed of the late act aganes absentes from the appoynted dayes of randevous and certificatione thairof, and quhilke is with that limitatione that laufull and reall excuses are admitted before the dissolveing of this sessione of parliament, heirfore I humblie beseeke your lordships to have consideratione of the premiss and accept of this my reall and laufull excuse and that I may be excepted from the certificatione of the said act since I have formerlie dischairged all dewtie to the publict as I shall be willing and reddie heireftir, and to receive your lordships farder commandementes, and your lordships ansuer, as the supplicatione proportes. Quhilk supplicatione and desyre therof abovewrittin being red in audience of the estates of parliament and the samene considdered be them, the saides estates hes remitted and heirby remittes the said supplicatione and desyre of the supplicant abovenamed thairinconteened to the comittie of the shyre quhair he duelles, with power to them to take order with the supplicant conforme to the act of parliament anent deficientes or cognose one the validitie of his excuse.
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Forsameikle as the estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, being informed of severall appeirant distrationes and contraversies aryseing betuixt severall pairties, heritoures within the sherrefdome of Ros and lordshipe of Ardmannoch, arysing and resulting wpon questionable marches and wayes throw otheres landes which may disquyet the peace of the cuntrie and prejudice the publict service in this tyme of cessatione of justice, quhilkes the estates of parliament takeing to consideratione and for preventing any inconveniences may aryse thairanent quhairby the peace of the cuntrie may not be trowbled nor the publict service prejudged, the estates of parliament gives full power and commissione to George, erle of Seaforth, Sir Robert Innes of that ilke, Thomas McKeinzie of Pluscarden, Alexander Brodie of that ilke, the laird of Finrassae Leslie, Hew Fraser of Belladrum, Thomas Ros of Preisthill and Johne Bayne of Tulloche, or the most nomber of the foirsaides persones, to pas to the ground of the landes, meithes, merches, wayes and hiegaittes questionable and thair to cognose wpoun the samene, leid probatione thairin both be witness, writ and oath of pairtie and to doe all other things thairanent as any commissioneres for visitatione or perambulatione may justlie doe in the law, decerne and give decreetes thairin betuixt the pairties who have the contraversies within the saides boundes abovewrittin als freelie as any judge or judges quhatsomevir, the most pairt of the foirsaides persones, commissioners, being allwayes present at any of the visitationes or perambulationes, and the most pairt present decerneing in one voyce; provyding allwayes that none of the foirsaides commissioners have interest or be concerned in the right of the landes, meithes, merches, wayes or otheres questionable or be neir into blood to ony of the pairties that have the foirsaid contraversies; and the commissioners so conserned or being in blood nowayes to be ane of the saides commissioners that have power to decerne or determine as said is. As also that one of ilke pairties who have the saides contraversies or may have within the saides boundes may consent and be content with this present commissione and comissioneres thairinmentioned to determine in the saides questiones, otherwayes the samene to be null and of no force; and ane of ilke pairtie contenting and being willing to have the questione setled, the foirsaides commissioneres to have power to cognose and determine as said is, and the other pairtie wnwilling or dissassenting to abyde at the decreet and determinatione of the foirsaides commissioneres, and the same to be alse valied and effectuall as if it hade bene done of consent of both pairties.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, ratifies, approves and confirmes ane chartour made and granted be his majestie wnder his hienes great seill to and in favoures of his majesties right trust cusigne and counsellor, Johne, erle of Craufurd Lindesay, his aires and assigneyes quhatsomevir heritably off all and haill the landes of [...] with houss, bigginges, yairds, pairtes, pendicles and pendicles† of the samene, lyand within the barrony of Cultis, parochine of [...] and sherefdome of Fyffe, to be haldine of his majestie and his hienes successoures in maner and for payment of the dewties conteyned in the said chartour, as the samene chartour of the date the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vjC and [...] yeires, with the precept and instrument of seasing falloweing thairwpoun, at mair lenth is conteaned in all and sindrie heides, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairinconteyned, and eftir the forme and tennour of the samene in all poyntes; and wills, grantes, decernes and ordeanes that this present ratificatione shallbe als valied, effectuall and sufficient to the said erle of Craufurd and Lindesay and his foirsaides as if the said chartour and infeftment wer at lenth and word be word exprest and sett doune heirintill notwithstanding the samene be not sua done, quhairanent the estates of parliament hes dispensit and be thir presentes dispenss for evir.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, hes ratified and approvine and be thir presentes ratifies and approves the chartour and infeftment made and granted be our soverane lord the kinges most excellent majestie, with consent of the commissioners for the thesaurarie for the tyme and remanent lordes and otheres of excheker, in favours of Sir Thomas Blair of Ballthyoke, knyght, his aires male and assigneyes quhatsomevir heritablie of all and sindrie the landes and barrony of Ardblair,† with the mylne and mylne landes thairof, the landes of Balldoure, with the pairtis, pendicles and pertinentes thairof, lyand within the sherreffdome of Forfare; all and haill the landes of Cultes, with the mylne and mylne landes thairof, lyand within the sherreffdome of Fyffe; the landes of Nethere Ballmyle and Potento, with the pertinentes, lyand within the barrony of Megill and sherreffdome of Pearth; and makeing, wniting, annexing, erecting and incorporating off all and sindrie the saides landes and otheres abovewrittin in ane haill and frie barrony, to be callit than and in all tymecomeing the barrony of Ardblair, conteaneing ane claus de novodamus, quhairby his majestie gave, granted and disponed of new agane to the said Sir Thomas and his foirsaides the landes and otheres particularlie and generallie abovementioned, with thair pertinentes, wnit in ane haill and frie barrony to be callit than and in all tymecomeing the barrony of Ardblair, to be holdine of his majestie and his hienes successoures in maner and for payment of the yeerlie dewtie thairinconteyned; quhilke chartour is of the date the [...] day of [...] the yeere of God jM vjC and fourtie tuo yeeres, with the precept and instrument of seasing falloweing thairwpoun, as the said chartour, precept and instrument of seasing falloweing thairwpoun at mair lenth beires in all and sindrie the heides, poyntes, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairof and eftir the forme and tennour of the samene in all poyntes; and willes, grantes, decernes and ordeanes that this ratificatione of the said chartour shall be als valied, effectuall and sufficient to the said Sir Thomas Blair of Ballthyoke and his foirsaids as if the said chartour and infeftment respective were word be word exprest and sett doun heirintill albeit the samene be not sua done, quhairanent, and with all that may fallow thairwpoun, the estates of parliament hes dispensit and be thir presentes dispenss for evir.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, hes ratified, approvine and confirmed and be thir presentes ratifies, approves and confirmes the chartour made and granted be his majestie wnder his hienes great seale to and in favoures of James Collvill of Ballbedie off all and haill the landes of Ballbedie, with houss, bigginges, yairdes, orchyairdes, pairtes, pendicles and pertinentes of the samene quhatsomevir, lyand within the parochine of Auchterdeirane and sherreffdome of Fyffe, to be haldine of his majestie and his hienes successours be service of waird and releife, quhilkes chartour is dated the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vjC and [...] yeires, with the precept and instrument of seasing falloweing thairwpoun, as the said chartour at mair lenth conteynes in all and sindrie the heades, poyntes, clauss, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairinconteyned and eftir the forme and tennour thairof in all poyntes; and willes and grantes, decernes and ordeanes this ratificatione of the said chartour to be alse good, valied, effectuall and sufficient as if the samene wer word be word exprest and sett doune at lenth heirintill allbeit the samene be not sua done, quhairanent, and with all that may fallow thairwpoun, the estates of parliament hes dispensit and be thir presentes dispenss for evir. And forsameikle as the hie way, gaitt and passage that leides by the south syde of the duelling house of Ballbedie and by the barne and barne yaird thairof and by the houses of his tennentes and doores thairof, quhairby all men one horse and foot travelles and hes travelled, is verie hurtfull, noysome and prejudiciall to Johne Malcome now of Ballbedie and his tennentes and may be more commodiouslie hade ane other way, viz: by goeing northward at the eist end of the said house and yairdes and goeing west by the north syde of the saides yairdes, thairfore the estates of parliament, being informed heirof be the said Johne Malcome and at his earnest sute and desyre, hes givine, granted and be thir presentes gives and grantes full power and libertie to the said Johne Malcome, his aires male and assigneyes to alter and change the said gaite and passage from any farder goeing or comeing in tymecomeing be the south syde of the said house of Ballbedie as it hes bene in wse to be the tyme bygone, and to caus the said gaitt be made and wsed in goeing north at the eist end of the said house and yairdes and thaireftir west by the north syde thairof; quhilkes new way and passage the said Johne Malcome and his foirsaides shallbe haldine to cause make and repair in ane sufficient and large gaitway and passage for horsemen and footmen and for cairtes, slaides, loades and otheres comeing goeing and travelling that way, and for this effect gives power to the said Johne Malcome and his foirsaides to cause stopt, bigg wp and condemne the said way and passage be the south syde of the duelling house and yairdes of Ballbedie, and to keepe and preserve the samene for the proper wse of himselfe and his tennentes and of these with whom they shall have to doe and desyre and permitt to come that way, and to bigg sicke gettes and cloiseres for that effect as they shall [thinke] most fitt and expedient; but ony perrell or danger to be incurrit be the said Johne Malcome or his foirsaides in doeing thairof and objectione or impediment to be made in the contrair, quhairanent the saides estates of parliament hes dispensit and be thir presentes dispenss for evir
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, considering that in this present sessione of parliament thair are many particulare actes and actes of ratificatione made in favours of particular persones which may be prejudiciall to the pairties haveand interest and not heard, allbeit the meaneing of the estates be at this tyme, as it wes evir in all preceeding parliamentes, that by no particular act or act of ratificatione granted to ony particulare persone any other pairties should be hurt or prejudged of thair laufull rights and defences competent to them of the law. For remeed wherof, it is statute and ordeaned that no ratificatione or other particulare act quhatsomevir made in favoures of ony particular persone made in this present sessione of parliament be prejudicial to ony otheres pairties rightes or defences competent to them of the law, but that the saides particular actes and actes of ratificatione made in favours of particular pairties be allwayes wnderstude salvo jure cujuslibet.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in the fourt 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, continoues this present parliament and all sommondes, process and actiones belonging thairto which are not remitted to the comittie of estates of parliament while the last Weddinsday of November nixtocome, at the which day or sooner as the committie of estates or quorum thairof shall appoynt ordeanes the haill estates to be present and to attend at Edinburghe, or quhair it shall happine the committie to appoynt the same to be holdine for the tyme. With power lykewayes to the committie of estates to conveene the parliament sooner if they thinke fitting and to appoynt ane other place at that tyme incaise they find the same expedient. And in the meanetyme the estates declaires this present parliament current to the day foirsaid and ordeanes the haill actes and statutes made and concludite in this sessione of parliament to stand and have the [full] force and strenth of actes of parliament conforme to the tennours thairof sicklyke as any actes and statutes of any preceeding parliamentes in ony tyme bygone. And ordeanes publict proclamatione to be made heirof at the mercat croce of Pearth be sound of trumpett.