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11 November 1641
The barons are of the opinion that the commissioners shall have power to go beneath 8 chalders of victual or 800 merks in the providing of the ministers by virtue of the commission to be appointed by this parliament where they shall have just, reasonable and expedient causes to go beneath that extent. And that without the exceptions contained in the first article.
The barons assent to the second article and marginal note made thereupon bordered with a score. As likewise are of the opinion that prorogation of tacks may be granted by the commissioners for the augmentation granted by virtue of the commission of 1633 or for the augmentation by virtue of the commission of 1641. Refuse the fourth article regarding the commissioners' charges.
The barons approve our addition to the lords' second answer, and desire that in the last article instead of ministers' charges, it be said the charges of ministers or elders or the charges of commissioners to the assemblies.
Item, the barons are of opinion that the tacksmen who were burdened in making up 8 chalders of victual or 800 merks fully in favour of the ministers' provision in 1633, or shall be burdened in manner above-written by virtue of the commission of 1641, the said tacksmen may be prorogated in retribution thereof.