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The humble remonstrance of the estates of parliament to his sacred majesty concerning [Charles Louis], Prince Elector Palatine
Most gracious sovereign,
We, the estates of parliament, representing the body of this your majesty's ancient and native kingdom, do in all humility presume to remonstrate to your sacred majesty the true sense and feeling the whole country has had and do more and more take to heart of the manifold sufferings your majesty's only sister and her princely children, the Prince Elector Palatine and his brethren and sisters, have endured these many years bygone in the defrauding and debarring of them from their lawful estate and possessions, wherein your majesty's whole dominions (but more particularly this your majesty's native kingdom) are so far concerned that according to their power and abilities they are obliged by bonds of duty, nature and Christianity to use all lawful and ordinary means for obtaining them to be restored to their ancient inheritance and dignities. The many bygone obstructions and continued delays, notwithstanding of all the fair dealing used by your majesty's late royal father and yourself, give us more than apprehensive ground of fears that the present treaty of Ratisbonne shall produce no better effects than the former have done. In consideration whereof, we are forced in name of the whole kingdom humbly to represent how necessary and expedient it is that your majesty would be graciously pleased, with advice and consent of us, the estates of parliament, to enact and ordain that no levies either of armies, regiments, companies or recruits of soldiers be licensed or warranted to be sent out of this kingdom until a resolute answer return from the said diet at Ratisbonne concerning the said Prince Elector, at least until 1 April next, to the effect his highness's affairs and businesses may be the better furthered and advanced. During which space all levies and recruits of soldieries would be discharged to be uplifted or sent out of this kingdom.
Charles Rex
4 September 1641
Read in presence of his majesty and estates of parliament, and hereupon his majesty, with advice of the estates, ordains an act to be drawn up, which was accordingly done. Likewise his majesty does promise that he will give order that no Scots soldier shall be shipped or have passage at Berwick, Workington, Whitehaven, Newcastle or any other seaport in England during the time foresaid.
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Act in favour of [Charles Louis], Prince Elector Palatine for restraint of levies and recruits of soldiers until the time within written
Charles Rex
Whereas it has been humbly remonstrated to his majesty by the estates of parliament, therefore it is statute and ordained by our sovereign lord, with advice of the said estates, that there be a restraint of all levies and recruits of soldiers to be sent out of this kingdom until a resolute answer from the diet at Ratisbonne concerning the Prince Elector, at the least until 1 April next, to the effect the Prince Elector, his affairs and business, may be the better furthered and advanced. During the which time our sovereign lord, with advice foresaid, discharges all levies and recruits of soldiers within this kingdom to the effect foresaid, and during that time inhibits and discharges all skippers, sailors and masters of ships to transport any soldiers from this kingdom beyond seas to any foreign kingdom or country under the pain of £40 for each soldier so transported on every occasion. And ordains this act to be intimated to all his majesty's lieges by public proclamation at the market cross of Edinburgh, pier and shore of Leith and all seaports of this kingdom needful, whereby none may pretend ignorance. And for the better observation of the premises, hereby gives warrant and express bidding to all searchers at seaports to look carefully and search all ships before they cast off or make sail, and to stop and impede all the said soldiers from going out of the country under the pain of £100 to the searcher. In case of negligence in the execution of the power hereby committed to them, it is always declared that such officers who have served abroad and have now been employed for the country and shall have [Alexander Leslie of Balgonie], general, his pass, are not comprehended in this present act, but expressly excepted from the act thereof.
4 September 1641
Read.
6 September 1641
Read, voted and passed in parliament.
[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament
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4 September 1641
Commissioners from the barons desired that the noblemen might appoint 12 of their number to meet with 12 of the barons and 12 of the burghs to debate two points of differences wherein they desire to be satisfied regarding his majesty's declaration. With the which desire the noblemen, being advised, agreed that 12 of their number may meet with the like number of barons and burghs to bring the barons to the opinion of the noblemen upon the declaration produced by his majesty, to meet upon Monday at 7 o'clock in the morning.