The fifth day of this session of parliament
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The rolls called and prayers said.
Regarding the petition presented to [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll and [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], king's advocate, craving dispensation to [Sir William Elphinstone], justice general, to sit upon the assize of Master John Stewart, notwithstanding of the sitting of the parliament, the estates grant the same and give [Alexander Elphinstone, lord] Elphinstone, [William Rigg], laird of Aithernie, John Semple [of Stainflett], commissioner for the town of Dumbarton, and Sir James Learmonth of Balcomie, one of the senators of the college of justice, assizers to the justice or his deputes in the said process and whole proceedings thereof, and ordain those who are procurators for the estates to join with the king's advocate in the said pursuit.
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Patrick Bell, provost and commissioner for Glasgow, desired and protested that the ordering of the house appointing burghs to sit as they are called by the roll of burghs may only be restricted to this present parliament, and that in respect the same is only set down by the present clerk of the burghs without warrant and for the most part contrary to other rolls and former clerks and in direct prejudice of the place due to the said burgh, whereupon Patrick Bell, commissioner foresaid, asked instruments, and protested for a due and competent place another time.