The 53rd day of this session of parliament
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Prayer said and rolls called.
The king being present.
The which day the report of the committee for considering of the number of boats in the west part of Scotland for transporting men to Ireland (in case of necessity), bearing that the committee conceives that there may be had between Glasgow and Ayr as many boats, barks and other vessels as may transport to the nearest parts of Ireland 4,000 or 5,000 soldiers, being read in audience of his majesty and the parliament, his majesty and estates of parliament approve the same report and appoint the persons formerly entrusted with this committee to meet again this afternoon with [Alexander Montgomery], earl of Eglinton, and to call to them any person necessary to think upon the best means for staying a competent number of boats, barks etc. fit for transporting the number of men foresaid contained in the report with the least prejudice of trade.
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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament ratify and approve a letter of gift under the privy seal granted by his majesty to Master Thomas Small, son to George Small of Foverand, as present reader and schoolmaster at the kirk of Meggle, and his successor readers and schoolmasters thereat, of two chalders of victual yearly to be uplifted out of the parsonage teinds of the said parish, which gift is dated 24 September 1641, together with the letters of consent and ratification made and granted by Master John Symmer, present minister of the said kirk, who is lately provided by his majesty as undoubted patron of the said kirk, of the parsonage and vicarage teinds thereof, whereby the said John has not only consented to the said gift and mortification of the said two chalders of victual, but has also ratified and appointed the same for himself and his successors, which letters of consent and ratification are dated 16 September 1641, in the whole heads, tenor and contents of the same. And his majesty, with advice and consent of the said estates, ordains that in all presentations to be passed hereafter in favour of the succeeding ministers of the said kirk of the parsonage and vicarage teinds thereof, that special exception and reservation be made of the two chalders of victual foresaid in favour of the reader and schoolmaster of the said kirk, otherwise all presentations not bearing the said exception and reservation to be null and of no value, at least if any such presentations shall be passed not containing the said exception, yet his majesty and estates declare that the same shall in no way hurt nor prejudice the said reader and schoolmaster regarding his said stipend and pension, but the same shall remain unhurt and unprejudiced thereby, notwithstanding of the same presentation so to be passed or any other objection or opposition to be made in the contrary.
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The which day his majesty nominated [Alexander Montgomery], earl of Eglinton, [John Kennedy, earl of] Cassilis and [William Kerr, earl of] Lothian, [John Lindsay], lord Lindsay†, [Sir Robert Innes], laird of Innes and [Sir Thomas Hope of] Kerse, [James Cochrane and Richard Maxwell], the commissioners of Edinburgh and [Master Robert Barclay, commissioner for] Irvine, with the former committee nominated for the late incident, to be present with his majesty this afternoon at 1 o'clock for reading of the letter written to his majesty by the Earl of Montrose and examining the said earl thereupon. And for that effect, appoints in the abbey at the said hour the earl to be brought, and accordingly [John Elphinstone, lord Balmerino], president, subscribed a warrant to the constable of the castle and to the provost and bailies of Edinburgh for that effect.