8 October 1639

[Supplication remitted to the commissioner for Dumfries; supplication recommended to the king]

Supplication by James Newall against the provost of Dumfries, craving restitution of his house and goods, read in articles, who commanded the supplication to be delivered to [John Irvine], commissioner of Dumfries, who was also appointed to attend [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, at 12 o'clock.

Supplication by Alexander Cunningham, prisoner in the fleet, recommended to the commissioner's grace to be remonstrated and represented to his majesty.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
  2. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
[Supplication to be taken into further consideration; subcommittee for the act of pacification ordered to attend the lord commissioner]

Supplication by [William Graham], earl of Airth and others craving to be heard regarding the act of salmon fishing, appoints the same to be shown to [Thomas Bruce of Weltoun], provost of Stirling, and the supplicants to be heard. And accordingly the supplication was delivered to the provost of Stirling.

Regarding the act of pacification, appoints [John Campbell], lord Loudoun, with such others as are sitting, to attend [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, at Holyroodhouse this afternoon.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
  2. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
[Supplication refused; commission of justiciary approved]

Supplication by Mistress [Isobel] Geichan, craving the process between her husband and her to be revised and the sentences following thereupon to be reduced, being read in articles, is refused.

Commission of justiciary for the fishing upon the River Ythan to [Thomas Forbes], laird of Waterton.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
  2. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back

On the same day in the afternoon

[Business regarding the broken men and settling the peace of the country debated; various draft acts regarding the same to be taken into further consideration]

The business regarding the broken men and for settling the peace of the country being long debated, and the acts produced by the noblemen and gentlemen being read and well considered, the lords of articles appoint [David Carnegie], earl of Southesk, with [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], advocate, to consider the differences between the acts; and, according to the conclusions verbally agreed in reason, to draw up an act to be shown again to [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the lord commissioner's grace, and articles. For which effect the act drawn up by the noblemen, with the barons' objections against the same, and four acts drawn up by the barons, were delivered to the Earl of Southesk and the noblemen, with [Sir James Campbell of] Lawers, [Sir James Hamilton of] Broomhill and [Sir William Forbes of] Craigievar appointed to attend tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back
  2. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.15(a) v. Back