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The articles recommend to [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, to represent to his majesty that it is thought fitting by the estates that the commission for surrenders and tithes and plantation of kirks etc. be revived and renewed; and ordain [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], advocate, to draw up the commission as it was in 1633, being only blank in the persons, for filling up whereof appoint every estate to give in a list of persons sitting to be judges to the commissioner's grace to be shown to his majesty, that his majesty may nominate and fill up the names of those to whom the commission is granted.
Supplication by the gentlemen and commons of Argyll, craving that [Sir John Hay of Bara], clerk register, may appoint a depute for registration of sasines and reversions of that sheriffdom to reside at Inveraray, read, voted and passed in articles, the present depute who is provided thereto formerly by the clerk register being satisfied.
Supplication for trial of notaries and messengers read in articles and remitted to the lords of session.
Act regarding heritable bonds appointed to be shown to the lords of session and sent to them.
Act which formerly ordained all processes of £100 to be pursued before the defender's judge ordinary and discharging advocations is appointed to be altered, so that it shall be arbitrary to the lieges to pursue the said actions either before inferior or superior judges, discharging advocations thereof if they be once intended before an inferior judge, except for the members of session and council.
Act annulling executions made by deprived messengers and ordaining letters of horning to be directed upon the lyon, his decreets of deprivation for malversation, read, voted and passed in articles.
Commission of justiciary to [Thomas Forbes], laird of Waterton for the River Ythan, delivered to [James Lyon of] Auldbar to see until after noon.
Act for building the tolbooth of Clackmannan, remitted to the council.
Act for setting down a tax roll of that part of the lordship of Lindores to the north of the mount, called the barony of Logie Fintry, read and refused.
Act regarding the compearance or exhibition of witnesses, delivered to [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], advocate, to be advised until after noon.
Act dismembering seven parishes from Stirlingshire and adjoining them to Dunbarton, appoints the same to be shown to [John Erskine], earl of Mar and [William Graham, earl of] Airth, and they to be heard thereupon.
†Act regarding the keepers of the castles of Edinburgh, Stirling and Dumbarton, that the same may only be entrusted to natives of good quality who shall make faith etc., and be chosen from time to time by advice of the estates, read and refused by [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the lord commissioner's grace, and redelivered to [Sir George Stirling], laird of Keir that he may draw up by way of supplication whatsoever is fitting to be represented to his majesty.
Supplication by the parishioners of Dumfries, craving that his majesty may be petitioned to grant the presentation of the benefice of Dumfries to Master James Hamilton, read in articles and recommended to [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, to be represented to his majesty.
Supplication by Edward Spencer, currier†, against the town of Edinburgh delivered to Richard Maxwell until after noon.
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The supplication presented by Sir William Stewart, craving restitution of his goods and that the estates would try and declare that the taking of the castle of Dumbarton was against his will and without his knowledge, but he altogether innocent of any undutiful proceeding, read in articles, who appoint [Robert Ker, earl of Roxburghe], lord privy seal, [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly and [John Maitland, earl of] Lauderdale to hear the supplicant's desires and report the same again to the articles.
The supplication presented by [Robert Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh and heritors of land beside the park of Falkland, craving that the fencing of the park of Falkland may be repaired, being read in articles and [John Murray], earl of Annandale heard thereupon, [John Leslie], earl of Rothes is appointed to meet with the Earl of Annandale and Lord Burleigh and speak regarding the way for redress of the grievances and prejudices contained in the complaint.
Supplication presented by the administrators of Heriot's Hospital, craving that the securities passed between the Earl of Roxburghe and them may be delivered to them and ratified in parliament, being read in articles, who appoint the supplicants to speak with [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, regarding the writs specified therein.
Act of pacification being read in articles, who appoint [Robert Ker, earl of Roxburghe], lord privy seal, [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly, [John Maitland], earl of Lauderdale, [David Carnegie], earl of Southesk, [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], king's advocate, and [Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston], justice clerk, and [Sir James Carmichael], treasurer [depute], with some others, to speak with [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, and consider upon the said act.
†Act regarding leasing makers between the king and his subjects, and ordaining the council and session to be censurable to the parliament, read in articles, who appoint the acts of parliament against leasing makers to be revived, with this addition: that no dignity of quality or office whatsoever shall exempt them from the said act.