The estates of parliament nominatis and appointis the erles of Lauderdaill and Lanerk for the noblemen, the Lord Wariestoune, his majesties advocat, and the Lord Lea for the barrones, Archbald Syidserfe and Sir Alexander Wedirburne for the burrowis, whome the estates heirby authorizes and gives power to them to heare the English commissionars and to receave anie paperis or desires they have to be given in and represented to the parliament, and thereftir to report the samen to the parliament.
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The estates of parliament, haveing tane to there consideration the list of the persones eftirnamed desyred to be added to the committie of warre of Stirling shyre, viz: the erle of Mar, the Lord Elphingstoune, the master of Elphingstoune, Lieutenant Generall William Baillie of Lethem, Robert Nepar of Kilcreugh, James Stirling of Baldernok, Branshogle, younger, Sir William Levingstoune of Westquarter, Alexander Levingstoune, portioner of Hanyng, Harie Elphingston of Calderhall, David Forrester of Denovan, Johne Murray, younger, of Levilandis and Johne Livingstoune of Kirkland, they have added and heirby addis the foresaidis persones abonenamed to the said committie of warre of the shirefdome of Stirling, and ordanis them to be of that number and to have the same power and priviledge as the remanent of that committie of the said shirefdome of Stirling formarlie appointed to the committie of warre of that shyre hes.
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The estates of parliament gives heirby warrand to the magistratis of Edinburgh to give ordor to the keiper of ther tolbuith and prisone hous to grant some farder enlargement to William Scot, servitor to the late marques of Huntlie, presentlie incarecrat their, nor he presentlie hes, being now keipt in closs and strait waird; bot in the meantyme ordanis the magistratis to caus keep and deteane the said William Scot in sure waird and firmance within there said tolbuith and to be alwayis answerable for his persone, quheranent thir presentis salbe ane warrand.
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The estates of parliament, haveing hard and considered the report of that committie appointed by them for taking course anent the satisfaction of the laird of Ardkinglas' regiment, they find that the pay dew to this regiment, officers and souldiors therof, at tua pairt pay from the first of Februar inclusive to the tent of March exclusive (being threttie sevin dayis) extendis to aucht thousand, aucht hundereth threescore sex pundis 13 sh. 4 d. Scotis, quherof their is to be deduced sex thousand punds payable be Sir Archbald Stirling for the intertinement of the souldiors of this regiment the tyme of thair being in Stirling shyre begining the first of Februar, so thair restis two thousand, aucht hundereth thriescore sex punds 13 sh. 4 d., quhilk the estates ordanis to be payit to the laird of Ardkinglas out of the first of the nyne monethis mantenance not yit assignit be the shyres and burghs following, viz: out of the shirefdome of Stirling, 1,338 lib.; out of the burgh of Stirling, 160 lib.; out of the shirefdome of Forfar, 1,368 lib. 13 sh. 4 d., quhilkis thrie particular sowmes abonewrittin the estates doe heirby assigne and ordane to be payed to the laird of Ardkinglas, colonell of the foresaid regiment, be the tua shyres and burgh respective abonementioned. And alse the estates of parliament ordanis the said Sir Archbald Stirling to compleit the foresaid sowme of sex thousand punds abonespecefeit to the laird of Ardkinglas, colonell foresaid, conforme to the former orders of parliament granted theranent, and that without anie respect to anie quarteringis preceiding the first of Februar instant. And for anie quarteringis furneist be the shyre of Stirling sen the said first of Februar instant to the foresaid regiment, the estates ordanis the samen quarteringis to be allowed be the generall commissar in the subsequent monethis mantenance of that shyre, conforme to the act of accomptis of quarteringis to be made for that effect.
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Forsamekle as it is remonstrat and represented to the parliament by the erle of Erroll, high constable of Scotland, that this day his deputtis being to proceid aganis one Johne Simsone who killed ane named Johne Robertsone yester night at the croce of Edinburgh, the magistratis of Edinburgh refuises to exhibite the delinquent to his court or to mak ther prisone hous patent, and hes this morning tymelie condemned the delinquent in thair baillie court, therby encroacheing upon the liberties and priviledges of the parliament and ther supreme officers, quhilk the erle of Erroll as the parliament's servand and justiciarie represents to them to tak ordor with. Quhilk, being tane in consideration be the estates of parliament now conveened, they ordaned the magistrats of Edinburgh to exhibite the said Johne Simsone, delinquent, in presens of the parliament and gave ordor and warrand to them for that effect, quha, for obedience therof, did immediatlie exhibite and produce the said Johne Simsone, delinquent, in face of parliament, quherupon thaireftir the saids estates of parliament did ordane and heirby ordanis the saidis magistratis of Edinburgh to returne and tak bak to ther prisone hous the said Johne Simsone, delinquent, to be deteand and keiped their be them as the parliament's prisoner untill they receave further ordors from the parliament anent him. And the estates ordanis ane committie of tuo [of] ilk estate to be nominat be eache severall bodie of the estates at ther first meitting to heare the erle of Erroll and toune of Edinburgh upon ther richtis and priviledges and to report to the parliament, that they may thereftir decyde therupon to the effect that justice be not delayed. Thaireftir Archbald Syidserfe, ane of the baillies of Edinburgh and commissionar to the parliament for the said burgh, protested in name of the toune of Edinburgh that thair exhibiting of the said Johne Simsone, delinquent, and ordinance of parliament abonewrittin sould be but prejudice to the toune of Edinburgh of ther richtis and priviledges, and James Hay of Mwriefauld, for and in name of the erle of Erroll, constable of Scotland, protested in the contrair.
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The estates of parliament, haveing hard and considered the suplicatioune of Sir Williame, Daniell and James Carmichaells, sones laufull to Sir James Carmichaell of that ilk, thesaurer deput, beirand that the committie for comoune burdens be ther act of the tent of March 1642 obleist the estates of the kingdome to pay to umquhile Capitan Johne Carmichaell, brother to the suplicantis, the sowme of sex thousand, four hundreth fourscore fyiften punds, quhilk the said umquhile Capitan Johne Carmichaell left in legacie to the suplicantis, quherupon the committie of estates be ther act declared the sowme abonewrittin to be publict debt and ordaned the samen to be payed to the suplicants, with tuell hundereth fourscore auchten pundis for the anuelrentis therof to Mertimes 1644, with the ordinar anuelrent for the said principall sowme so lang as the samen sould remane unpayit, but prejudice alwayis of the arrears dew to the said umquhile Capitan Johne Carmichaell. Lykeas the committie of excise be ther act of the tent of July 1646 ordaned James Stuart, thesaurer of the excise, to pay to the suplicants the anuelrent of the said principall sowme fra Whitsonday 1642 to Whitsonday 1646. Lykeas also be the said act of the committie of estates it is fund that the said Sir James Carmichaell in March 1643 lent 200 lib. sterling for the use of the armie in Ireland, quhilk is therby declared to be publict debt and to be payit to him with the anuelrent during the not payment; and be the act of the committie of excise the anuelrent therof is lykewyse ordanit to be payit to the said Sir James Carmichaell, extending the foresaids haill sowmes principall and anuelrents at Candlemes last 1647 to the sowme of [...] money, and therfore desyring payment of the foresaids sowmes principall and anuelrents and some effectuall course tane for the suplicantis reall payment therof. The estates of parliament doe heirby seriouslie recommend the foresaid suplicatioune and desire therof to the committie for the moneyis, and ordanis that committie to try and considder the instructions of the foresaid suplicatioune and accordinglie to provyde some effectuall and reall course for payment to the suplicants of the principall sowmes and anuelrents abonementioned quhilk the committie sall find instructed and to be dew and payable to them be the publict.