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The letter directed by the estates to his majesty bearing their contentment for his majesty's intention to come in person and ratify what shall be concluded in the treaty, and showing the resolution of the parliament for sitting still for preparing business, but not for concluding before 17 August, and acquainting his majesty with the refusal of [John Stewart, earl of] Traquair's submission and their desire to remand him being publicly read and approved by the estates, they ordain the same to be subscribed by four of each estate and [Robert Balfour, lord Balfour of Burleigh], president of the parliament. For doing whereof, each estate nominated these persons, namely: for the noblemen, [Archibald Campbell, earl of] Argyll, [John Gordon, earl of] Sutherland, [John Erskine, earl of] Mar and [James Livingstone, lord Almond], lord lieutenant general; for the barons, lairds [Sir Robert Innes of] Innes, [Sir Alexander Erskine of] Dun, [Sir Thomas Myreton of] Cambo and [Sir Thomas Hope of] Kerse; for the burghs, [James Cochrane and Richard Maxwell, commissioners for] Edinburgh, [Robert Arnott, commissioner for] Perth, [James Fletcher, commissioner for] Dundee and [Patrick Leslie, commissioner for] Aberdeen, which letter was accordingly subscribed in face of parliament.