Anent the suplicatioune given in to the estates of parliament, now conveened in this sext session of of the first trienniall parliament, quherof the tenor followis: To the right honorable the high court of parliament, the humble petition of Generall Lieutenant James King, sheweth that he is most sorrowfull that anie thing sould have escaped him quhilk might give offence to this kingdome or procure so hard a sentence as now standis aganis him; he hes all his lyiftyme caried a singular affection to his native cuntrie and hes bene readie at all occasions whair he had service to witnes the same, and, haveing come home within thir few yeirs, would willinglie have bestowed himselfe upon his cuntries service, but thair being no imployment for him heir and his condition being suche as he could not well stay without service, and being called for be his majestie from Germanie, he not knawing anie thing of this kingdome's ingadgement in that warre, did at his majesties desire undertak charge; bot how soone he understood of this kingdomes ingadgement with England, he endeavoured be all meanes possible to shift himselfe aff and to have obteined ane pass for his returne into Germanie, bot he could not have it, whilk being denyed, he embraced the first occasion he could to be gone. Nather would he returne to that service agane (tho he was oftymes invited to it), nather yit did he at anie tyme invade this his native kingdome or beare armes within the same. And now out of the earnest desire he hes to give satisfaction to the estates of this kingdome, he hes resolved rather to cast himselfe over in the favors of the parliament then to ly anie longer under the reproache of ane enemie to his native cuntrie, and thairfore he doeth humblie desire that your lo[rdships] from the consideration of the premise would be pleased out of your favor to recall and mak voyid that sentence of forfaultor given aganis him and to repone and restore him in integrum to the priviledges, honors and what else he had and enjoyed before the same, quhilk favor wilbe embraced and for evir acknowledged with that humble and dew thankfulnes becometh your lo[rdships] most humble petitioner and most humble servand. Sic subscribitur, J. King, as the said suplicatioune beiris. Quhilk suplicatioune, being upon the tuentie nynt day of December last red in audience of the parliament and than remitted to the consideration of the severall bodies of the estates apairt, and being this day returned and of new agane publictlie red in parliament, and the samen, with the desire therof and cariage of the suplicant and his deservingis, being tane in serious consideration be the estates of parliament, they, out of thair favor, mercie and bountie to the said Generall Lieutenant James King, doe heirby recall, rescind and mak voyid the foresaid sentence and decreit of forfaltor given aganis him upon the [...] day of July jM vjC fourtie four yeirs sa far as concernes his pairt therof, and be thir presentis of favor foresaid reponis and restoiris him in integrum theraganis to the priviledges, honors and what else he had and enjoyed before the said sentence of forfaltor, conforme to his richtis and patentis made and granted to him of the samen, and conforme to the act of parliament of the tuelt of this instant made concerning these noblemen and others wha wer forfaulted and ar or salbe reponit aganis ther forfaltors.
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The estates of parliament, now conveened in this sext session of the first trienniall parliament, haveing sene and considered ane signature or commission granted be his majestie to the lord thesaurer principall, thesaurer deput and remanent commissionars of exchecker thairin exprest, giveand power to them to compone and agrie with all his majesties vassells who holdis thair landis be waird and releife or few with the mariage for sick sowmes of money as they sall think reasonable of fyne and composition, alsewell for alteratioune of their saidis tennors of waird to fewferme as for what yeirlie canone or few dewtie sould be payit heireftir in all tymcomeing to his majestie and his successors in exchecker for everie chalder of victuall or ane hundreth merks of money rent therof; as lykewyse to compone, transact and agrie anent what augmentation of yeirlie few dewtie sould be made for quyting of the mariage of all these vassells who haldis few with the mariage, beiring date at Newcastle, the tuentie nynt day of Junii 1646, hath ratified and approven and be the tenor heirof ratifies and approves the foresaid commission in all the headis and articles of the samen, and declares the rightis and securities heireftir to be made and granted of anie landis be the said thesaurer, thesaurer deput (and quorum exprest in the said commission), changeing and altering them from waird to few or abolishing the mariage in few chartaris for a greater few dewtie, salbe valide, gude and sufficient chartars and securities to the receaveris and nevir be quarrelled in judgement nor outwith to them nor thair posteritie, and declares that the generalitie heirof salbe alse sufficient to all persones who sall heireftir agrie with the thesaurer anent anie sick landis as if everie ane of the saidis chartars wer particularlie ratified and confirmed in parliament. And the estates of parliament addis Sir Archbald Jonstoune of Wariestoune, his majesties advocat and ane of the lordis of session, to be ane of the number of these commissionaris in the foresaid commission thairin exprest, and haldis him heirby as insert therintill, and ordanis this present act to be published at all places neidfull with all diligence.
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Forsamekle as the estates of parliament, now conveened in this sext session of the first trienniall parliament, taking to thair consideration that James Maxuell of Innerweik and Johne Cunynghame of Barnes, haveing procured from his majestie under the great seall ane power of erecting ane light upon the Maye, and for mantenance therof ane impost and dewtie of tua shillingis Scotis to be payit upon the twn of all shippis and vessells comeing within Dunnottar and Sanct Tobis Head be natives, and foure shillingis Scotis to be payit be strangers, as thair gift and letters patent at mair lenth beiris; and heirwith also considering that the saidis patenters, being willing to give all reasonable satisfaction to the commissionars of burrowis heiranent, they have restricted thair said patent and dewtie foresaid thairinmentioned to auchtene pennies Scotis to be payit be the natives and thrie shillingis Scotis be strangeris upon ilk twn of shipis and uthers comeing within the foresaidis boundis, and hes declared all barkis, crearis and uthers vessells comeing from anie pairt within this kingdome within the saidis bounds or passing to anie pairt within the samen during the monethis of Maii, June, Julii and fyiftene dayis of August and northland victuallers to be frie of all dewtie quhatsumevir, quherupon the commissionars of burrowis, be thair act at Edinburgh, the threttine of December 1639 yeirs, hes thairfore obleist them to caus thair nytbours mak good and thankfull payment of the said restricted dewtie, and not onlie to assist in uplifting of the same from the nytbours bot also to concurre and assist for uplifting of the said restricted dewtie from the strangeris quhensoevir they sould come within thair boundis and liberties, as the act of convention of burrowis made heirupon at mair lenth beiris; and the estates of parliament lykewise considering the proffeit and universall good that redound to all shippis, barkis and uther vessells comeing and passing within the boundis abonementioned and bygane experience therof, the saidis estates of parliament doe heirby enact, statute and ordane that the foresaid restricted dewtie salbe peaceablie enjoyed, receaved and uplifted be the said Johne Cunynghame of Barnes, wha hes now the full right of the said gift and patent disponit and perteining to him, and be his airis and assigneyis and his and ther deputtis and collectors, alsewell in all uther portis and harbories quher anie shippis or vessells doe arryve whair thair is no burghes as in portis and harbories of burghes for ilk twn of shippis and uther vessells comeing within Dunnottar and Sanct Tobis Head, and findis and declares that all salbe lyable and alyke obleidged to the said Johne Cunynghame of Barnes and his foresaids for the dew payment of the foresaid restricted dewtie respective abonewrittin, alsewell natives as strangeris comeing within the boundis aforesaid, that the payment of the foresaid restricted dewtie respective abone rehearsit be not frustrat and made unproffitable to them intymcomeing; and ordanis publicatioune heirof to be made at all places neidfull (if neid beis) that nane pretend ignorance of the samen, and that letters of horning and all executorialls neidfull be direct heirupon, alsewell against the maisters, saillers and awners of shippis bothe within the harbories apperteining to royall burrowis and within thair liberties as against the maisters, saillers and awners of shippis, barkis or crearis arryveing at harbories or portis quhatsumevir of landing outwith the priviledges of burghes royall.