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The estates of parliament, now conveened in this sext session of the first trienniall parliament, haveing takine to thair consideration the petition of James, late erle of Airlie (eftir the same was sene and considered in the severall bodies of the estates) desyring ane act of parliament in favors of him, his airis and successors assureing, reponing, restoring and reintegrating him to his honors, lyfe, dignities, fortune, estate, landis, heritages, priviledges, guidis, geir and uthers quhatsumevir heirtofore belonging to him, declaring him able and granting unto him full and frie libertie and power to bruik and enjoy the same without anie question to be moved theranent for anie deadis done be him in the course he hes bene formarlie on or in relation therto, and that notwithstanding of the proces and sentence of forfaltor led and pronuncit agains him and as if the samen had nevir bene intentit nor pronuncit, as the suplication more fullie beirs. And heirwith also considering that in the commission granted to the committie of estates be the parliament at St Androis of the thrid of Februar 1646 thair is power granted to that committie, or quorum therof, or anie other quhom they sall appoint, to treate with suche of the rebells as they sall think fitt for reclaimeing them to ther dew obedience, and to give full pardon, remission and discharge to suche as they sould think fitting who wer than in the rebellion and wald quyte the same and live as becometh duetifull and loyall subjectis off all deidis done be them in the said rebellion or in relation therto, and to restore and repone them to the posession of ther landis or titles of honor not disponed or conferred before thair reclaimeing, and to give full assurance that the parliament sould at ther nixt session rescind all decreitis or sentences given against them quherby they wer secluded from thair honors and dignities, and grant to them ane act of oblivion; and that Major Generall Midletoune, be vertue of a power granted to him be the said committie of estates, hes given and subscryved ane assurance of the tuentie thrid of July 1646 to James, erle of Airlie granting full assurance to him of his honor, lyfe and fortune to be unquestioned in anie of them for anie dead done be him in the course he hath formarlie bene on or in relation therto, and that in the than nixt ensueing parliament he sould be restored to his dignitie and fortune notwithstanding of the decreit of forfaltor led against him, he appearing before the committie of estats and acting himselfe for his good behaveor intymcomeing before the first of November last, conforme quherunto he upon the threttie day of October compeired before the said committie and acted himselfe to the effect foresaid under the pane of fyiftie thousand pundis; the saidis estates, eftir dew consideration of the premises, they, inrespect of the foresaid power granted to the committie of estats be the parliament at St Androis for reclameing of the rebells to ther dew obedience in maner abonespecefeit and of the warrand granted be the committie to Major Generall Midletoune for that effect and of the assurance foresaid granted be him to the said James, erle of Airlie and of his becomeing acted for his good behaveor under the pane abonespecefeit, doe heirby rescind the foresaid process, decreit and sentence of forfaltor led and pronuncit aganis the suplicant quherby he is excludit from his honors and dignities, and be thir presentis grantis to him ane act of oblivion therof, and ratifies and approves the foresaid assurance granted be the said Major Generall Midletoune in the haill headis therof, conforme to the tenor of the samen in all pointis, and gives and grantis full pardon, remission and discharge to the said James, erle of Airlie off all deidis done by him in the foresaid rebellion or in relation therto, and restores and reponis him to the posession of his landis and titles of honor and declares him able and grantis unto him full and frie libertie and power to bruik and enjoy his honors, lyfe, dignities, places, fortune, estate, landis, heritages, priviledges, guidis, geir and uthers quhatsomevir heirtofore perteining and belonging to him, except sick guidis and geir as wer takine from him the tyme he was in rebellion be anie persone quhatsomevir that was not in the said rebellion, notwithstanding of the foresaid proces and sentence of forfaltor, conforme to his patentis, richtis and titles granted to him of the same and conforme to the act of parliament of the date the tuelt of Januar jM vjC and fourtie sevin yeirs made concerning these noblemen and uthers wha wer forfaulted and ar or salbe reponit aganis ther forfaultors.