[Ratifications approved; committee for the disorders in the north ordered to meet; act against privy writings from the king to the lords of session to be revived]

†Ratification to Margaret Stewart of her act of rehabilitation.

Ratification to William Maxwell of Kirkhouse.

Ratification to Thomas Forbes of Waterton.

[Sir William Forbes of] Craigievar promised to advertise the noblemen and barons who are appointed for the committee of the north, that they may meet tomorrow by 6 o'clock and be ready to report tomorrow to the articles.

Act discharging privy writings from his majesty to the lords of session read in articles, who appoint the 92nd act made in 1579 to be ratified and revived, and recommend to [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], the commissioner's grace, to represent to his majesty the prejudice redounding to the country by these privy writings, that his majesty may be supplicated relating thereto.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.16(b) r -16(b) v. Back
  2. In the left hand margin of the register there is a note apparently relating to this ratification. It would appear that the note has been deleted by two vertical lines. However, due to the binding, it is difficult to accurately determine the content. Back
[Acts for the court of session read and refused; act regarding the diets of the session to be drawn up]

Act ordaining that in all actions exceeding £1,000 there shall be 12 lords of session present at the voting and the two part agree in one mind, read and refused.

Act regarding the change of session read and refused as it is conceived, but ordains an act to be drawn up ordaining the session to sit down in all times coming upon 1 November and to sit from thence to 28 February inclusive, and then to rise upon 1 March and to be in vacation until 1 June, and then the session to sit from 1 June to 15 August inclusive and to be in vacation from 16 August to 31 October inclusive.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.16(b) r -16(b) v. Back
  2. In the left hand margin of the register there is a note apparently relating to this ratification. It would appear that the note has been deleted by two vertical lines. However, due to the binding, it is difficult to accurately determine the content. Back
[Acts read and refused; act approved; ratification ordered to be extended; supplication remitted to the exchequer]

Act declaring all men bankrupts who are at the horn unrelaxed, or whose whole lands or most part thereof is comprised etc., read and refused.

Act appointing £5 to every one of the commissioners of shire daily from the first day of the parliament to the last day read, voted and passed in articles.

Ratification to the noblemen and barons of all acts of parliament made in their favour of their privileges and liberties, being read in articles, [John Stewart, earl of Traquair], commissioner general, required the presenters of the act to condescend upon the special acts which are desired to be revived.

Act regarding poinding and comprising read and refused.

Supplication by [John Kerr of] Lochtour, craving that Master Patrick Brown may be ordained to give him out the gift of his escheat which is composed, read in articles, who find the same no way competent nor proper to be proposed or discussed in parliament, but remit the same to the exchequer. And yet nevertheless, the lord commissioner's grace did freely declare that his grace is content that Lochtour have out the gift mentioned in the supplication, he declaring that the same shall in no way be extended or prejudicial to any right competent to his grace.

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.16(b) r -16(b) v. Back
  2. In the left hand margin of the register there is a note apparently relating to this ratification. It would appear that the note has been deleted by two vertical lines. However, due to the binding, it is difficult to accurately determine the content. Back