[C1639/8/16]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Supplication by [Sir Robert Adair], laird of Kinhilt, craving the forfeitures and fines passed against him in Ireland for subscribing the covenant may be rescinded, recommended to [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, to be represented to his majesty.
Supplication by the indwellers upon Tweed and Annan, craving exception from the act of parliament of 1606 and the act of parliament now made regarding close time, and that the same may be prorogued until 30 September in respect the fishing continues so long upon the English side, read, voted and passed in articles and ordained to be excepted in the act of this present parliament.
Regarding the article for discharge of coining and importing of copper money†, the importation of copper money is prohibited under the pain of the importer's death or other personal punishment, pecuniary fine or confiscation of his goods as the council shall find the fault to demerit. And for remedying the evil of the present abundance of that coin, ordains each estate to speak apart upon the value to which turnours† are to be decried and discharges presently the course of all false turnours, and ordains the strikers of all false turnours to be punished with death. And John Smith to cause draw up the act.
Regarding the supplication given in by the Lady Luss craving that [Humphrey Colquhoun of] Balvie, who has intromitted with the estate, may maintain the whole children, the Laird of Balvie being cited and compearing desired liberty to bring advocates to answer the supplication. [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], commissioner general, appoints both parties to bring their advocates after noon.
[C1639/8/17]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
[Robert Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh, present, is appointed to give the answer tomorrow in writing of the committee granted regarding the tanning of leather and prejudices redounding to the country by the patent, seeing the burghs do not quarrel the validity of the patent.
Regarding the supplication given in by [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll against Sir Donald Gorme and others, craving that they may find caution for the peace of the country, and [...] in a calumnious supplication presented by them against the said earl continued until tomorrow, that they may be advised with their advocates.
Two bills from the gentlemen of the north against [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly delivered to him to be seen until tomorrow.
Supplication presented by the Lady Luss, craving maintenance from [Humphrey Colquhoun], laird of Balvie for her children. The parties and their procurators being heard to reason, the lords of articles found themselves judges notwithstanding the declinator proposed, and [Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston], justice clerk, in name of the lords of session, protested in the contrary.