The sixth day of this session of parliament
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Rolls called and prayer said.
The king being present.
The which day [John Campbell], lord Loudoun exhibited in presence of his majesty and parliament the treaty subscribed by the commissioners of England, whereof the parliament declares that they will have a special care that a competent number of their commissioners may subscribe the same. And also produced the said treaty under the broad seal of England, whereof appoints a duplicate to be given to every estate that the same may be registered in the records of parliament and they may think upon the manner of extracting thereof. And also produced an act of the parliament of England for security of payment of the £220,000 of brotherly assistance, which was read in audience of the parliament. And also produced the copy of the said treaty which was delivered to him when he was last sent into England by the parliament of Scotland, and is marked with the hand of the clerk of parliament. And also produced a paper bearing that the commissioners were not satisfied with the king's answer regarding the placing of judges and officers of state, to which is subjoined an answer subscribed by [John Digby], earl of Bristol, bearing that he intimated the same to his majesty, which is dated 12 August 1641. And upon the whole premises the Lord Loudoun asked instruments.
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The king being present.
The which day the instructions to the general regarding the disbanding and payment of the army being publicly read in audience of the king and parliament, and thereafter subscribed by [John Elphinstone, lord Balmerino], president of parliament, in face of parliament at their command, the king's majesty and estates of parliament appoint the same instructions with a letter from the president in their name to the general to be delivered to [James Home], earl of Home that he may carry the same with diligence, which he undertook, and to be here again at the parliament within 12 hours after the army removes from the sheriffdom of Berwick.
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The which day [Alexander Stewart], earl of Galloway being asked by [John Elphinstone, lord Balmerino], president of the parliament, if he had apprehended Thomas MacKie, according to his commission from parliament, the earl declared that he had Thomas MacKie in readiness. Whereupon the estates of parliament command the said Thomas MacKie to be imprisoned within the tolbooth of Edinburgh.