[Exoneration of the carriage of the commissioners in the treaty negotiations granted; warrant for printing the acts of parliament of June 1640 granted]

The king being present.

Supplication by the three commissioners of the burghs for the treaty, craving exoneration and approbation of their charge and service, read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, together with their depositions taken by the committee appointed for their examination and the testimony of his majesty and other commissioners. They find the desire of the supplication reasonable and therefore grant the exoneration and approbation therein mentioned, and appoint the same to be drawn up in form of act to every one of them.

Supplication by Master Archibald Johnston [of Wariston], craving exoneration and approbation, read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who (after hearing the testimony of his majesty and other commissioners present) do find the desire of the supplication reasonable and therefore unanimously grant the exoneration and approbation mentioned therein, and appoint the same to be drawn up in form of act.

Supplication of Adam Blair, who was employed clerk to the commissioners, craving exoneration and approbation, read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who find the desire thereof reasonable and therefore grant the exoneration and approbation mentioned therein, and appoint the same to be drawn up in form of act.

Warrant granted for printing the acts of June 1640 and the title page thereof.

  1. NAS, PA6/4, 'September 24 1641', f.1(a) v-1(b) r. Back
[Proposition for keeping the peace of the borders remitted to the Earl of Roxburghe; reports of the committee for the army read]

Proposition from Sir Richard Graham, desiring that order may be given to the commissioners of both kingdoms to call the border landlords now in town to inform themselves regarding the course which formerly has been taken for suppressing of disorder and apprehending felons and fugitives, read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who appoint the copy thereof to be given to [Robert Ker], earl of Roxburghe.

Report from the committee for the army at their meeting with the English commissioners of 16 September instant read in audience of his majesty and parliament.

Report from the committee for the army regarding the payment of the officers of fortune and others therein contained read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament and approved.

  1. NAS, PA6/4, 'September 24 1641', f.1(a) v-1(b) r. Back
[Supplications read and remitted to each estate; committees appointed to meet; continuation]

Supplication by [James Home], earl of Home, [Thomas Hamilton, earl of] Haddington, [John Cranston], lord Cranston and other heritors of Merse, desiring that the regiment in Merse may be disbanded, in respect they are content to bind for the indemnity of the shire from the garrison of Berwick, read in audience of his majesty and estates, who appoint a duplicate thereof to be given to every estate.

Appoints the committees following to meet after noon, namely: the committee for the army, the committee for the north, the committee for [Alexander Stewart], earl of Galloway and town of Wigtown, the committee for [William Alexander], earl of Stirling's creditors. And appoints every estate of parliament to meet upon Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock, and the whole parliament at 9 o'clock.

  1. NAS, PA6/4, 'September 24 1641', f.1(a) v-1(b) r. Back