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The supplication presented by the commissioners of Orkney, craving that some course may be taken for maintenance of the kirk of St Magnus in Kirkwall, [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], commissioner general, and lords of articles think sufficient that this supplication proceeds from the assembly, and that accordingly the lord commissioner general recommend the same to his majesty as proceeding from the assembly, and not to be recorded in parliament.
Regarding the supplication presented by the commissioners of Orkney, craving some course to be taken for furnishing their expenses, the lord commissioner general and articles remit the same to the general course taken by the assembly for the like cases.
Regarding the supplication presented by the minister and town of Brechin upon recommendation from the assembly, craving that the treasury and chaplainries of Brechin may be taken from the present titulars, who have sufficient stipend beside, and given to the minister of Brechin for supply of his small stipend. The lord commissioner general and articles, having beside the reasons pertained in the bill considered also that there was ever a second minister at Brechin whose stipend was paid by the bishop, think it expedient that the said supplication be recommended to his majesty by the lord commissioner general as proceeding from the assembly, but no act of parliament to pass hereupon.
Regarding the supplication presented by the minister and town of Elgin craving a maintenance for two ministers and one reader, they being now altogether destitute, the lord commissioner general and articles think it expedient that the said supplication be recommended to his majesty by the lord commissioner's grace as proceeding from the assembly, but no act of parliament to pass hereupon.
Regarding the supplication presented by the minister of Auchtertool craving augmentation of his stipend out of the bishop's rents, continues the giving answer thereto until the lords have taken into their consideration whether the commission for surrenders and plantation of kirks shall be revived or not.
Regarding the article of the supplication presented by the commissioners from the assembly craving the Yule vacation to be discharged, read, voted and passed in articles that the Yule vacation be discharged, both for the reasons contained in the bill and because the same has interrupted the course of justice to the heavy prejudice of the lieges. Therefore to order that the session sit between 1 November and 31 March without any interruption of vacation.
Regarding the article of the supplication concerning drunkenness, ordains the acts of parliament made against that vice to be revived.
Regarding the article of the supplication against blasphemy, appoints [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], king's majesty's advocate, to revise the acts of parliament and council made against the same, and represent the same to the articles tomorrow.
Continues the answer to the supplications given in by the commissioners of the assembly, craving a fee to [Archibald Johnston of Wariston], procurator for the kirk and clerk, and [Master Robert Dalgleish], agent for the kirk, to tomorrow and that in respect [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], commissioner general, questioning the grant of the said offices to pertain to the king's majesty, and especially that of procurator, did not only challenge that loss of his master's right, but likewise avouched that his majesty by no reason could be urged to pay the fees of any place which is not at his own presentation.†
The market day upon Monday discharged in Edinburgh and Glasgow for the particulars whereupon John Smith [of Grotehill] and Patrick Bell shall condescend, but to stand for the other commodities; and the said merchandise so prohibited to be sold upon the Monday to be vented upon the Wednesday. And before they determine regarding Dumfries and Jedburgh, to speak with the commissioners of the said towns that they may condescend upon the merchandise to be prohibited to be sold upon Monday in these towns. And generally discharges all markets and merchant trysts upon Sunday throughout all the kingdom. And the foresaid act regarding the discharge of Monday markets to stand until the next assembly, that the inconvenience redounding to the lieges by this act being represented to the assembly, they may consider thereof, and if they find the same sufficient, may supplicate the next following parliament to rescind this act.
The reasons and overture for the toleration of salmon fishing upon Sunday given to [Sir Robert Innes], laird of Innes, to be communicated to [Charles Seton], earl of Dunfermline, that before the articles proceed to the determination of that article, the Earl of Dunfermline may also be heard for his interest.
The supplication from the assembly regarding augmentation of ministers' stipends etc. and the proposition regarding the reviving of the commission continued to tomorrow.