The estates of parliament, taking to thair consideration the gift and signator producit and red in audience of the parliament granted and superscryved by his majestie of the threttie of October lastbypast in favors of Sir Archbald Jonstoune of Wariestoune, ane of the lordis of session, nominating and constituting him sole and onlie advocatt to his majestie and his dearest sone, the prince, vacand be deceas of umquhile Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, during all the dayis of the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune, his lyiftyme, and giveand and disponand to him the said place and office with all liberties, dignities, honors, priviledges and commodities quhatsomevir belonging therto as ane of the offices of estate, as the foresaid gift and signator mair fullie beiris, together with ane letter direct from the kingis majestie to the parliament of the date of the said gift haveing relation therto and offering the said Sir Archbald Johnstoun to the consideration of the parliament, that he might be called, sworne and admitted be them to the foresaid place and to be on his majesties privie counsell; and heirwith also considering the act of parliament of the sextene of September 1641 anent the election of officeris of estate, counsellors and sessioners, the saidis estates of parliament, eftir that the foresaid gift, signator and letter abonewrittin was considered be the severall bodies of the estates apairt and returned this day to the parliament, and eftir debate and voyceing, they did approve and allow the foresaid gift and signator abonespecefeit granted in favors of the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune of the date abonewrittin in the haill headis, articles and clauses therof conforme to the tenor of the samen in all pointis, and doe heirby give and interpone thair advyce, consent and approbation therto in favors of the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune, and ordanis him to be sole and onlie advocat to the kingis majestie and to his dearest sone, the prince, and ther successors during all the dayis of his lyiftyme, to be bruiked and enjoyed be him with all liberties, dignities, honors, priviledges and commodities quhatsumevir perteining to the said place and office as ane of the offices of estate conforme to the foresaid gift and signator in all pointis, quhilk the estates of parliament ratifies, approvis and allowis and heirby interpones the authoritie of parliament therto, and ordanis and admittis the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune to be on his majesties privie counsell. Quherupon the estates of parliament called the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune and receaved and admitted him to the foresaid place and office to be sole and onlie advocat to his majestie and to his dearest sone, the prince, and to be ane of his majesties privie counsell, and caused him judiciallie sweare the oathe of alledgeance and mak faith de fideli administratione in the said office and as ane of his majesties privie counsell, quhilk the said Sir Archbald Jonstoune solemnelie did and therupon askit instrumentis.
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The estates of parliament, taking to thair consideration that the kingis majestie since the last session of this parliament had nominat and chosine Sir Alexander Gibsone of Durie, knyt, clerk of registere, to be ane of the ordinar lordis of session in place of umquhile Sir George Erskene of Innerteill, and had nominat and chosine Sir James Lokhart of Lea to be ane uther of the lordis of session in place of umquhile Sir Alexander Gibsone of Durie; as also had nominat and chosine Sir Alexander Belshes of Toftis to be ane uther of the saidis lordis of session in place of umquhile Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse and recommended them to the lordis of session to be receaved, sworne and admitted be them to the foresaidis places; and lykewise that the kingis majestie had nominat and chosine Sir Johne Weymis of Bogie to be ane of his majesties privie counsell and had recommended him to the lordis of secrete counsell to be ressaved, sworne and admitted ane of ther number, and that the saidis lordis of session had, for obedience of his majesties letter direct to them to the effect foresaid, receaved, sworne and admitted the saidis Sir Alexander Gibsone, Sir James Lokhart and Sir Alexander Belshes to the foresaidis thrie ordinar places of session, conforme to ther actis set doune theranent in ther sederunt book of the second of Julii last; as also that the lordis of privie counsell had lykewise ressaved, sworne and admitted the said Sir Johne Weymis of Bogie to be ane of ther number on his hienes privie counsell, conforme to his majesties letter direct to them for that effect, the saidis estates of parliament, eftir reading and consideration of the act of parliament of the sextene of September 1641 yeirs made anent the election of the officers of estate, counsellors and sessioners, and eftir that the foresaids nominatiounes and admissions respective abonementioned wer considered be the severall bodies of the estates apairt, they, eftir debate and voyceing thairanent, did approve and allow of the foresaidis nominations and admissions granted in favors of the saidis Sir Alexander Gibsone, Sir James Lokhart and Sir Alexander Belshes to the thrie ordinar places of session before designed and in favors of the said Sir Johne Weymis of Bogie to be on his majesties privie counsell, and the saidis estates doe heirby unanimouslie give and interpone thair advice, consent and approbation therto and ratifies and approves the foresaid nominatioune and admission with the acts of the lordis of session and counsell respective foresaids and interponis the authoritie of parliament therto.