16 November 1641

[Supplication of Mr John Guthrie for release from his imprisonment]

Supplication of Master John Guthrie for his enlargement†

To the king's most excellent majesty and to the high and honourable court of parliament, the humble petition of Master John Guthrie, late bishop of Moray.

Most humbly beseeching your sacred majesty, with advice and consent of this present parliament, to take to your majesty's royal consideration the petition proffered yesterday on behalf of your majesty's petitioner for his enlargement from this grievous prison, wherein he has continued now this 14 months, and for taking course for the summons of forfeiture intended against him.

And as in duty bound his prayers shall be continued etc.,

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16 November 1641

Read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who ordain the supplicant to be put to liberty with provision he does not return to the diocese of Moray. And ordain a warrant to be directed to the provost and bailies of Edinburgh for that effect.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Act regarding mortifications to colleges, schools and hospitals]

Act regarding mortifications†

Our sovereign lord and estates of this parliament presently convened, for the better encouragement of all charitably disposed Christians to advance in promoting of good works and mortifying of some of their worldly talents bestowed upon them by the special providence of God to colleges, hospitals and schools of learning, and for to silence and stop the mouths of the adversaries of the profession of the Gospel and reformation now approved who are not ashamed to aver and affirm that the professors of the Gospel are impugners of good works, do by this act ratify and approve all acts of parliament made by us and our predecessors ratifying and approving the mortifications and donations to colleges, hospitals and schools; and especially the sixth act of our first parliament held at Edinburgh in June 1633, with this addition: that it shall in no way be lawful to any parties entrusted in the said mortifications or donations to apply the means mortified to any other use than they are destined by the founder, nor in any way to invert, alter or change directly or indirectly the true meaning and express words of the founders in the foundations expressed by them, but that the same shall be from time to time punctually in the whole heads, articles and clauses observed as the same are conceived and no advantage taken against the same. Certifying those who alter since the majority of our late father of worthy memory, or shall in time coming do in the contrary, directly or indirectly, under pretext of legal doing or any other way whatsoever, contrary to the true meanings of the founders and their mortifications, that the same shall be rectified and redressed by the ordinary judge within the kingdom upon complaint of any having interest thereto.

[...]† November 1641

Read in audience of the parliament.

16 November 1641

Read and continued until tomorrow.

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[Supplication of John Grant of Moyness against the Laird of Glengarry]

Supplication by the Laird of Moyness against [MacDonald of] Glengarry, remitted to the council, 16 November 1641†

To his sacred majesty and estates of parliament, humbly means and shows John Grant of Moyness, commissioner for the sheriffdom of Nairn,

That where certain persons of the Laird of Glengarry's kinsmen, tenants and servants come several times these three years past to the bounds of the said sheriffdom of Nairn and did take away from [Hugh Rose], laird of Kilravock and his friends and other indwellers their diverse cattle-raids and plunderings, to they heavy hurt and damage, and being now turned rebels, intend to disturb the said Laird of Kilravock's friends and the peace of the country in a more contemptible manner than hitherto they have done. And seeing the Laird of Glengarry, who is chief master and landlord to the said rebels and ought to be answerable for them, is presently in this town and intends to pass free and leave the kingdom, thereby to suffer the said rebels to continue in their customary rebellion and oppression of his majesty's lieges, therefore I humbly beseech his majesty and estates that the said Laird of Glengarry find responsible caution under great sums (before he go of this burgh) that the said Laird of Kilravock's friends and the rest of the lieges may be unharmed and undamaged of the said rebels, whereby the country may be freed of their oppression. And your gracious answer.

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved to his majesty and parliament, they order the Laird of Glengarry to appear before the council the first council day and ordain his caution to stand until that time.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Act prohibiting remissions granted without letters of assythment]

Act remissions granted without assythment of the party to be null†

Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament, considering the many great abuses that sundry of his majesty's good subjects heretofore have sustained by murders, slaughters, raising of fire, plunderings, robbery, theft and sundry other great crimes and oppressions, and thereafter either the committers thereof by their own means or by their friends obtain remissions for the said crimes without making any reparation or satisfaction to the parties damnified thereby, against all law, equity and justice, therefore statute and ordains that no remissions hereafter shall be granted to any person or persons whatsoever for any murder, slaughter, fire raising, plunderings, robberies, theft or any other crimes and oppressions of that nature until first the parties damnified be fully satisfied of all their damage sustained thereby, but upon the sight of letters of assythment and discharge of the parties having interest granted them, paid and satisfied of all their losses. And with this declaration: that the said parties having interest be ready and willing to accept of an assythment and to receive satisfaction for their goods, gear and losses sustained by them by the oppressions foresaid respectively, which his majesty, with consent of the estates, ordains to be made by the parties committers, to the parties having interest and who sustain the hurt and damage by the sight of the lords of his majesty's secret council; and that the said remissions shall lie or not passed in exchequer until the said parties fulfil and obey the decreets of the lords of secret council to be given relating thereto. And declare all remissions to be passed otherwise than is above-specified to be null in the self, and to furnish no defence before [Sir William Elphinstone], justice general, nor his deputes in whatsoever criminal pursuit to be intended against them for the crimes above-specified.

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[Supplication of the Earl of Montrose, Lord Napier, lairds of Keir and Blackhall for release from their imprisonment]

Supplication of [James Graham], earl of Montrose, [Archibald Napier], lord Napier, [Sir George Stirling], laird of Keir and [Sir Archibald Stewart of] Blackhall with the warrant for the liberty†

To the king's most sacred majesty and honourable estates of parliament, the humble petition of James, earl of Montrose, Archibald, lord Napier, Sir George Stirling of Keir and Sir Archibald Stewart of Blackhall,

Humbly showing,

Whereas we heave often formerly most humbly supplicated your sacred majesty and those of the honourable estates (that since, in respect of your majesty's greater affairs and those of the honourable house, we found small hopes to have ourselves called into your majesty's and their remembrances) that it would please your gracious majesty and those of the honourable estates to think it fit we might be enlarged upon what surety your majesty and they out of your great wisdom should be pleased to think most expedient (according to ordinary practice, as by a great many particular instances already produced does clearly appear, which, seeming by the same current of business, we heave already been put by into as being also informed that your majesty's affairs and those of the honourable house are now tending towards a conclusion and happy close). Our most humble desires to your sacred majesty and those of the honourable estates therefore is that after so much time and patience we may now, at last, be taken into your gracious majesty's and their wise consideration by a public audience and present hearing (which we do not shun, but in all humility and confidence entreat), or if the time do not favour us with so much happiness, at least have that common benefit of enlargement according to the standing acts and practices of this kingdom already made to appear, being always held to answer within what designed time your gracious majesty and those of the honourable house shall think most fit. Which being hitherto uncontroverted to all persons in all of this nature, your sacred majesty's favourable answer and that of the honourable estates we most humbly expect.

16 November 1641

Read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who ordain the supplicants to be put to liberty, they finding caution to behave themselves in such a quiet manner as may most conduce for the peace of the kingdom and according to the acts of parliament. Wherein if they fail, the favour granted to them by the king and parliament to be null. And also finding caution to appear before the council whensoever they shall be required.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament†

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[Supplication of Mr Alexander Colville of Blair for payment of arrears]

Supplication of Master Alexander Colville, remitted to the exchequer, 16 November 1641†

To your most excellent majesty and estates of this parliament, humbly shows, I, your servant Master Alexander Colville of Blair, justice depute to your majesty, that whereas I have not only carefully attended my charge as justice depute at all diets and upon every occasion necessary at this burgh of Edinburgh, but have also to my great charges been put to continual riding and travel towards and through all the parts of this kingdom for the better trial of such crimes as fall within the compass of my office and bringing in of transgressors culpable and liable to the said crimes as is sufficiently known to many. And though the fees of my office were ever accustomed duly to be paid with the fees of the lords of the session, according to several acts of exchequer and council granted to me to that effect, and now since my return to this burgh I am necessitated to undergo many journeys throughout the kingdom upon recent information of great and atrocious murders, incest and other crimes, which are likely to be very troublesome and chargeable to me, nevertheless I have been frustrated and delayed of payment of my dues and fees since the year of God 1633, as though the fees of my office were of the nature of pensions without burden of service. Therefore I beseech your majesty and the lords and estates of parliament upon notoriety of the premises to give present order for payment of my bygone fees due to my office and for my assurance and establishment to get better payment in times coming. And your majesty and lords' answer.

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they remit the same to the exchequer.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Supplication of Mr James Robertson for payment of arrears]

Bill of Master James Robertson, justice depute, 16 November 1641, remitted to the exchequer†

To your most excellent majesty and estates of parliament, humbly represents and shows Master James Robertson, justice depute, that where I have since November 1626 assiduously served and been employed in the justice court in the common affairs of the country as one of your majesty's justice deputes, freely, without any fee, benefit or casualty for my service until the year 1637, at which time your majesty was pleased to grant to me a fee of £1,200 Scots money to be paid to me yearly, whereof I have got nor can get no payment at all but am still disappointed of the same, albeit the committee of estates of parliament ordained me to be answered and paid of the same for some years. Therefore humbly beseeches your majesty and estates of parliament to take to your royal and grave considerations my 15 bygone complete years' service for just nothing, and to give order that I may have payment of my four years and a half arrears of my foresaid fee due to me by my gift, and that a settled course be taken for my payment and maintenance in time coming.

And your sacred majesty's and estates of parliament's answer humbly I expect.

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they remit the same to the exchequer.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Warrant for the Earl of Crawford's release from prison]

Warrant to [Ludovic Lindsay], earl of Crawford for his enlargement, 16 November 1641†

To his sacred majesty and the honourable house of parliament,

The humble petition of Ludovic, earl of Crawford humbly desires of your majesty and the honourable house of parliament his release of his long imprisonment, this being the last day of the sitting of the parliament. Therefore he humbly craves a speedy and gracious answer, and shall ever remain

Your majesty's humble and obedient subject, Crawford

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they ordain the supplicant to be put to freedom and liberty, [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton, [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll and [William Hamilton, earl of] Lanark they earnestly entreating the king's majesty and estates would liberate the supplicant and all others who were restrained upon the late 'Incident'.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Supplication of Lieutenant Colonel John Munro for release from his imprisonment]

Supplication of Lieutenant Colonel John Munro granted, putting him to liberty, 16 November 1641†

To your most excellent majesty and most honourable estates of parliament, humbly shows John Munro, lieutenant colonel, that where I have been this long time bygone prisoner in the castle of Edinburgh upon occasion of the French letter, and whereas that matter has been fully tried and what has been my part therein, I did not expect to have been so long kept prisoner after trial. And my condition is such that I am not able to endure long imprisonment without the hazard of my fortune, being but a mean gentleman. May it therefore please your sacred majesty and this supreme court to commiserate my condition and to give warrant for my liberty in the way shall be found most expedient, concerning which I expect a gracious answer.

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, they ordain the supplicant to be put to liberty.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Supplication of Captain William Stewart for a recommendation to the parliament of England]

To the king's most excellent majesty and honourable house of parliament,

Captain William Stewart, humbly shows,

That where it is not unknown to many of both kingdoms the manifold sufferings and losses sustained by my father and myself in Ireland for the affection which we carried to our religion and country; likewise I myself have served in the bygone expedition with as much diligence and fidelity as was incumbent to me. And because my said father and myself are to petition the parliament of England for reparation of our losses in Ireland, as also in respect of my pains taken in the last expedition wherein and in everything else I have behaved myself as became a loyal subject and good patriot, therefore I humbly beseech your majesty and this honourable house that I may have a recommendation to the parliament of England in favour of my father and myself with such testimony to myself as your majesty and the honourable house shall think fitting. And your answer.

16 November 1641

This supplication being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they grant the recommendation mentioned therein, and appoint the same to be drawn up.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Supplication of the Earl of Nithsdale against violations of his conditions of capitulation]

Supplication by [Robert Maxwell], earl of Nithsdale, remitted to the council†

To his most sacred majesty and the honourable estates of parliament, the humble petition of Robert, earl of Nithsdale,

Humbly shows,

Whereas by warrant from the estates of the parliament your petitioner did capitulate with Lieutenant Colonel [Robert] Home and looking for no less than full performance of what was by word and writing before reputable witnesses agreed, so it is that your petitioner has been much wronged by not performing conditions to him, and several persons have without all order or warrant intruded themselves in portion of his estate. And since the greater affairs of the parliament may not spare time for hearing and redressing of the same, his humble suit is that your majesty and estates of parliament will be pleased to authorise and appoint a committee to hear both your petitioner and such as he does complain upon, and, as befits the honour of your majesty and the estates of parliament, to decide therein as they shall think agreeable to equity. For the which as in duty bound he shall always pray for many happy years to your majesty, with the continuance of peace and prosperity to his native country.

16 November 1641

Read in audience of the king's majesty and parliament, and remitted to the council.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament†

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[Supplication of Sir James Ramsay for reparation of his losses]

Supplication of Sir James Ramsay, remitted to the commission for the common burdens†

To the king's most excellent majesty and honourable estates of parliament the humble petition of Sir James Ramsay, colonel of horses.

Humbly shows,

That where as it is not unknown to [Alexander Leslie], earl of Leven, lord general, and to many others, of my honourable and profitable employment in the French wars by the King of France, his own particular employment as commander of a regiment, through which I both acquired honour and means; and yet for the respect I did carry to my native country, I did quit my place and charge in France with all my bygone arrears then due to me, amounting to the sum of £1,900 sterling in addition to the hopes I had of the French king, his gratuity and favour by his many promises, and did embrace the public service of this my native country as colonel of a regiment of horses, by occasion whereof I have been put to great charges. Therefore the petitioner humbly craves that the king's majesty and this honourable parliament will be pleased to take the premises to consideration, and to cause give order for reparation of his losses in such a way and measure as shall be thought most expedient. And a gracious answer the petitioner humbly craves.

16 November 1641

Read in audience of the king's majesty and parliament and remitted to the committee for the common burdens.

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[Supplication of Lord Sinclair for exoneration of his carriage]

Supplication of [John Sinclair], lord Sinclair, remitted to the commission for the common burdens†

To the king's most excellent majesty and honourable house of parliament,

The humble petition of John, lord Sinclair

Showing,

That where in the beginning of these last troubles nothing was thought more conducible to the public than that the whole kingdom should be rightly informed of the causes of these commotions and brought in the way of unity to join their hands and hearts for redress, in which consideration the most remote and northern parts of the kingdom were judged most obnoxious to misinformation by reason of their distance and the inclination of some great men having power in these places, whereupon it was thought expedient that some man should be sent thither to prevent all opposition which might come from thence by giving them true information of the grounds and reasons of our proceedings; as likewise to bring from thence (if possibly it could be had) a regiment to assist the public in the common cause. This employment I was commanded to undergo, and albeit I might have been deterred by the consideration of the length, pain, danger and expenses of the voyage, both by sea and land, yet such was my affection to the good cause that I did undertake the same; and by the assistance of God, having overcome all the difficulties which might flow from the powerful opposition of some evil affected great persons living there, or the natural rudeness of the people hardened against me, I passed through most part of that division committed to my charge with such train and expenses as was necessary for the public end and my security, and not only brought the people by true information to that conformity which has ever since contained them in quietness and duty, but did levy and bring from thence a complete regiment, which has still and yet does attend in the north for very good use and has relieved the public of the greater expenses of a greater regiment formerly employed in these places. Herein if my pains have been profitable and my travels successful, I shall the more easily dispense with my great charges and with the many dangers I did encounter, being in the middle of a country commanded by powerful enemies, seeking frequently occasions to overthrow me and my intentions. But now seeing by the blessing of God upon the wisdom and fatherly care of our dread sovereign all our bygone troubles are now happily quieted, I thought it incumbent for me to represent these things to the view of your gracious majesty and this honourable house of parliament.

May it therefore please your majesty and this high court of parliament to take the premises to consideration, and that I may have exoneration and approbation of my service, and that such notice and course may be taken herein as shall seem expedient. And I as in duty bound shall heartily pray etc.

16 November 1641

Read in audience of the king's majesty and parliament, and remitted to the committee for the common burdens.

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[Supplication of Sir William Dick of Braid for reparation of his losses]

Supplication of William Dick of Braid remitted to the exchequer†

To the king's most excellent majesty and honourable estates of parliament, the humble petition of William Dick of Braid, your highness's principal tacksman of your majesty's customs of this kingdom,

Shows that in the years of God 1637, 1638 and 1639, which was the last year of the tack set to me thereof, I really paid the whole tack duty of the said customs the said three years to John [Stewart], earl of Traquair, your majesty's treasurer. Nevertheless, the merchants and others, apprehending eminent dangers and troubles in these years, deserted all customable trade, only importing ammunition such as musket, pick, powder, bullet and match, pretending immunity from all custom thereof, notwithstanding the great advantage they made thereby; and all utterly refused not only making lawful entry but also payment of their due customs, and, contrary to my expectation and foreknowledge, upon 11 June 1640 procured an act of the estates of parliament ordaining all sort of ammunition imported within the kingdom the said year 1637 and to be imported thereafter during the troubles to be free of all customs and imposition, to my heavy prejudice and loss, unless your royal majesty and estates provide remedy. Likewise in the time of the reading of the said act, I came in face of parliament and protested against the same, which protestation was admitted.

Wherefore I most humbly beseech your most sacred majesty and the honourable estates of parliament to take to your gracious consideration my real advancement to your highness's treasurer of the whole tack duty of the said custom the said three years and my heavy prejudice and loss by the merchants' refusal of payment of their due customs the said three years, and act foresaid of exemption of them therefrom. And either to grant me real and personal execution against merchants and all others that have imported any ammunition the said three years for payment to me of their due customs, or otherwise appoint me to have retention and allowance in my hand of as much impost and other customs intromitted with and to be intromitted with by me as may be equivalent to my prejudice and loss of the said customs the said three years. Wherein your sacred majesty's and honourable estates' answer humbly I attend.

16 November 1641

Read in audience of the king's majesty and estates of parliament, and referred by them to the exchequer.

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[Supplication of John Edmonston and James Sinclair against a protection to be granted to some commissioners of parliament]

The supplication of John Edmonston, minister in Shetland†

My lords and others of this high court of parliament, to your lords humbly means and shows we, your servants, James Sinclair of Scalloway and John Edmonston, minister at Yell, for ourselves and in name and on behalf of the country of Shetland, that where the said country of Shetland, being heavily oppressed by Master Gilbert Mowat of Garth, Master James Mowat [of Ollaberry], his son, Ninian Niven of Windhouse and diverse others, their accomplices, the common oppressors, we presented ourselves to the committee of the estates of parliament in the month of April last and obtained a complaint and acted ourselves for pursuing thereof, which we have caused truly executed to this day. And as we are informed our adversaries, through their bygone miscarriage finding themselves illegal, are seeking a protection against our hornings and caption upon a pretext that they are commissioners to the parliament, but can show no lawful commission; and seeing we are ready with our witnesses and all other probation, therefore we most humbly beseech your lords to have consideration hereof and be pleased to cause call the said action and delegate a committee of every estate for hearing of our said grievances and examination of our said witnesses thereupon, or take such course relating thereto as your lords shall think most fitting. And in case your lords incline to grant the forenamed persons a protection as pretending themselves to be commissioners, we also humbly desire to be heard to say both against the commission and granting of the petition. And your lords' answer.

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[Commission for justice courts in the north]

Commission for justice courts in the north, with the act for the 120 men, recommended to the council and remitted by the king and parliament [...]† them [...]†

Our sovereign lord, with consent of the estates of parliament, out of his fatherly care and ardent zeal to justice through which malefactors, delinquents and breakers of his majesty's laws and statutes within this kingdom may be punished according to their just demerits, and that peaceable and good men hereafter may live the better in quietness and safety under his majesty's royal most happy and peaceable government, has thought expedient now after the late troubles and settling and establishing of religion with the laws and liberties of this kingdom that circuit courts of justiciary also be established within the several sheriffdoms underwritten yearly for trial and punishing of all thieves, sorners, robbers and resetters thereof and other suspect persons whatsoever or malefactors and transgressors of his majesty's laws and statutes within the said bounds. And therefore his majesty, with consent of the estates of parliament, ordains a letter of commission to be made and passed under his majesty's great seal in due and competent form making, nominating and constituting, likewise his majesty with consent foresaid makes, creates, nominates and constitutes Master Alexander Colville of Blair and Master James Robertson, advocate, his majesty's justice deputes, or such as [Sir William Elphinstone], justice general (if any shall be) for the time, shall depute for the service after-specified, and also the other persons respectively named below, according to the division of the two quorums after-specified, his majesty's justices by commission in that part within the 10 sheriffdoms after-following in manner underwritten, namely: for the sheriffdom of Dunbarton, [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll and William Semple of Fulwood, Walter MacAulay of Ardencaple and Humphrey Colquhoun of Balvie. For the sheriffdom of Stirling, [John Erskine], earl of Mar, the Earl of Argyll, [James Livingstone], lord Almond and Sir Ludovic Houston of that Ilk, George Buchanan, fiar of that Ilk, and Master William Cunningham of Brownhill. For the sheriffdom of Perth, [John Murray], earl of Atholl, [John Drummond], earl of Perth, [Mungo Murray], viscount of Stormont, Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy, Sir Thomas Stewart, fiar of Grandtully, Mungo Campbell, fiar of Lawers, and Master George Graham of Inchbraikie and James Stewart of Ardvorlich. For the sheriffdom of Angus, [John Lyon], earl of Kinghorn, [James Carnegie], lord Carnegie, Sir David Graham of Fintry, Sir John Erskine of Dun and Sir Alexander Carnegie of Balnamoon. For the sheriffdom of Kincardine, [William Keith], earl Marischal, Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmain, Sir Robert Graham of Morphie and James Wood of Balbegno. For the sheriffdom of Aberdeen, [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly, [George Gordon], lord Gordon, the Earl Marischal, [John Erskine], lord Erskine, [Andrew Fraser], lord Fraser, [James Crichton], laird of Frendraught, [Sir Alexander Irvine], laird of Drum, Sir William Forbes of Craigievar, John Forbes of Leslie and Alexander Strachan of Glenkindie and Robert Farquharson of Invercauld. For the sheriffdom of Banff, [James Ogilvie], earl of Findlater, the Laird of Frendraught, Sir Alexander Abercrombie, younger, of Birkenbog, Walter Barclay of Towie and Alexander Ogilvie of Kempcairn. For the sheriffdom of Moray (including Nairn), [James Stewart], earl of Moray, Sir Robert Innes of that Ilk, [Sir Alexander Sutherland], laird of Duffus, Thomas MacKenzie of Pluscarden, James Grant of that Ilk, John Grant of Moyness, Hugh Rose of Kilravock and Alexander Brodie of Lethen. For the sheriffdom of Inverness, [George MacKenzie], earl of Seaforth, [Hugh Fraser], master of Lovat, William MacIntosh of that Ilk, James Fraser of Brey, Master Alexander MacKenzie of Kilcowie and Duncan Forbes of Culloden. Giving, granting and committing to the forenamed persons respectively and each quorum thereof after-specified jointly and their deputes for whom they shall be answerable his majesty's full power and commission to the effect after-specified, with full power to them, or any quorum of them jointly, according to the said division, by themselves or their deputes in their names (for whom they shall be answerable), to set, affix, affirm, hold and how often as need be to continue justice courts or courts of justiciary within the several sheriffdoms respectively foresaid, or any part thereof, as often and so often as need be and at such times and places as they shall think expedient, twice each year during the space of this commission, namely: at one time from the midst of April to 31 May for that session of the year, and in August thereafter that same year, and to begin thereto in April 1642. And to cause charge, call and convene before them all and whatsoever persons within the said sheriffdoms who are either guilty or suspected guilty of committing thefts, depredations, plunderings, murders, fire raising, witchcraft, incest, adultery and other odious crimes and oppressions whatsoever or who are denounced rebels and fugitives from the laws for criminal causes, their assisters, resetters and partakers, and all and whatsoever persons within the said sheriffdoms who are guilty of resetting and supplying of the said thieves, rebels, fugitives and other suspect persons respectively foresaid since the committing of the said odious crimes and oppressions, or who shall happen to supply, maintain or reset them and their accomplices or any of them thereafter, to underlie the law for whatsoever crime or crimes committed by them and to proceed therein according to the order used before the justice general and his deputes. And for that effect to charge them by precepts and letters of horning to underlie the law within six days next after they be charged thereto under the pain of rebellion, and to charge them by open proclamation at the parish kirk of the parish where they use most often to resort upon a Sunday before noon and at the market crosses of the sheriffdoms wherein also they use most often to repair; which form of situation is hereby declared to be as sufficient as if they and every one of them were charged personally apprehended. And in case they fail, to denounce them to the horn, and in case of compearance, to put them to an assize and to do justice upon them either by death, banishment or any other way whatsoever as their crimes do merit and deserve, as well in life, lands as goods according to the laws of this kingdom likewise and in as ample and free manner as any of his majesty's justice generals or justices by commission within this kingdom have been in use to do, use and exercise of before by virtue of their commissions and offices in that part at one time bygone or may do hereafter by virtue thereof in any time coming; assizes, one or more as need be, to summon, charge, choose and cause be sworn and to cause charge the said assizers to attend upon the said justices by commission during the sitting of the said justice courts; to pass upon the said malefactors and other suspect persons respectively foresaid, their assizes, each person of inquest under the pain of 100 merks on every occasion as they fail; suits to cause be called; absents to fine and punish; transgressors to punish; clerks, serjeants, dempsters, procurators fiscal and all other officers and members of court needful to make, treat, constitute and cause be sworn; decreets, judgements, particulars, acts, testimonies, precepts and other writs necessary thereupon to give out and the same to due and lawful execution cause be put; escheats, fines, amercements and other duties and sums whatsoever of the said courts to exact, uplift and receive and to apply so much thereof to their own proper use as will bear their charges in prosecuting of the premises, and to be accountable for the resting surplus if any be to his majesty's treasurers of exchequer or any whom they shall appoint for that effect; and, if need be, to poind and distrenzie thereof by their own decreets and precepts of poinding as appropriate. And also with power to the said commissioners or any quorum thereof to cause summon all parties necessary within the foresaid sheriffdoms to come in and find sufficient caution and surety for keeping of the king's peace in time coming, excepting always from this all those who are denounced his majesty's rebels for any criminal cause whatsoever. With power also to them if need be to remit and pardon whatsoever person or persons convened before them if they think the same may conduce for the peace and well of the country, providing the said persons be not denounced rebels for any criminal cause of before; and also with this condition always: that the said persons give and find sufficient caution and surety for satisfaction to all parties damnified by them and for their good behaviour in time coming. And generally all and sundry other things to do, use and exercise regarding the premises likewise and as freely in all respects as any other of his majesty's justices by commission or justice general heretofore or their deputes have been in use to do in the like affairs at any time bygone or may do in time coming by virtue of their offices in that part, promising to hold firm and stable all and whatsoever things his majesty's justices in that part foresaid or any quorum of them in the due and lawful execution of their offices in that part in the premises righteously does, without prejudice to [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], his majesty's advocate, and [Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston], justice clerk, of their offices and places in the said justice courts and of their privileges thereof, which shall not be prejudiced by virtue hereof; with this provision always and no otherwise: that if his majesty's said advocate and justice clerk shall not have deputes under them being advertised of the diets thereof by the space of 20 days of before to attend the foresaid commissioners in the execution of the foresaid commission, then and in that case it shall be lawful to them and each quorum of them to choose their own procurators fiscal and clerks in the premises in manner foresaid. And it is hereby declared that the foresaid commissioners shall divide themselves in two separate quorums as they think most expedient, having always one of the foresaid justice deputes or such as shall be depute under them in their place present at each quorum at the expedition and execution of the foresaid service. And that the foresaid commissioners and justice deputes may accept of the foresaid commission upon them and make faith by faithful administration, his majesty and estates of parliament ordain them to meet and convene at Perth the [...] day of [...] next, each person under the pain of [...] in case of fail, to the effect they may resolve upon their division and making of the foresaid two quorums, and thereafter to take such course for their proceedings in the premises as may best conduce for the well and good of the foresaid service. Likewise the said commissioners and justices shall be held to report their proceedings and diligences to be done in the premises according to the tenor of the foresaid commission, and that to his majesty's secret council twice each year after the foresaid terms prescribed for holding of the said justice courts. And because it is thought expedient that 120 men shall be levied for attending and assisting the execution of the foresaid commission, as well for bringing in of malefactors and other suspect persons to underlie the law in the foresaid justice courts as for putting the sentences thereof to due and lawful execution, therefore his majesty is hereby graciously pleased, with consent of the estates of parliament, to cause his majesty's treasurers and other commissioners of exchequer pay the charges and expenses of the said 120 men during the whole time of the said service out of the first and readiest of his majesty's rents and casualties payable to his majesty in exchequer, and ordains this commission to be a sufficient warrant to them for that effect. And to the effect it may be known where the said rebels, thieves and other suspect persons respectively foresaid use most often to resort, his majesty and estates of parliament ordain every heritor within his own bounds within the several sheriffdoms above-specified to give up in roll the names of all thieves, sorners and other suspect persons to the said commissioners in their own several shires, and likewise give up indictment to them according thereto as they will be answerable upon their peril under all highest pain and charge that after may follow; and thereafter the said commissioners shall be held to give up in roll the names of the said persons, what they are and where they dwell and resort, and that to the commissioner who shall have charge for bringing in of the said broken men to be punished according to their just demerits. And the foresaid commission shall endure to the next parliament or sooner if the same be expressly discharged, either by his majesty, parliament and secret council. It is always hereby declared that this present commission shall in no way be extended to the bounds or any part whereof the Earl of Argyll is heritable justice by his infeftment held of the king's majesty ratified in parliament [...]† the said whole bounds are and shall be expressly excepted and reserved out of and from hereof. And it is declared that [...]† nothing contained therein shall be prejudicial to his majesty's justice general, his power, liberty and jurisdiction competent to him [...]† of his place and acts of parliament for making and constituting of justice deputes in the same justice courts and justiciars. And his majesty and estates of parliament ordain the foresaid letter to be further extended hereupon in the best form with all clauses needful, and do hereby give command to [Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit], director of his majesty's chancellery, to write out the said letter upon this commission to the great seal freely, and to [John Campbell, lord Loudoun], his majesty's high chancellor, to cause append the said great seal thereto, also freely, without passing of any other seals or registers. And this commission shall be a sufficient warrant to them for that effect.

16 November 1641

This commission being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they remit the same to the secret council with this declaration: that whatsoever the council shall conclude and enact therein shall have the authority, force and validity of an act of parliament.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

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[Commission for levying 120 men to assist the commissioners of justiciary in the north]

Commission for levying of 120 men†

Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament, considering the necessary great and weighty causes for the which his majesty and estates of parliament have given commission to certain of his majesty's nobility and others in the northern and west parts of this kingdom, tending to the good, peace and quiet thereof and for repressing of the barbarous insolencies daily arising and committed therein, namely: within the sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Stirling, Perth, Angus, Kincardine, Aberdeen, Inverness, Banff and Moray (including Nairn), in the which expedition it is thought expedient that 120 men shall be levied for attending and assisting the execution of the said commission, as well for bringing in of malefactors and other suspect persons to underlie the law in the justice courts to be affixed and set by the said commissioners for that purpose as for putting the sentences thereof to due and lawful execution. And his majesty, having experience of the fidelity of [...], and that he will hazard and peril his life, fortune and estate in his majesty's service, therefore his majesty, with consent of the estates of parliament, ordains a letter of commission to be made and passed under his majesty's great seal in due and competent form, making, constituting and ordaining, likewise his majesty, with consent foresaid, makes, constitutes and ordains the said [...] his majesty's commissioner in that part within the bounds foresaid of the said sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Stirling, Perth, Angus, Kincardine, Banff, Aberdeen, Inverness and Murray (including Nairn) to the effect underwritten, giving, granting and committing to him as his majesty's commissioner full power, warrant and commission to raise and convoke the said 120 men, and further if need be, within the said sheriffdoms, well armed and provided with all kind of armour and with guns, hackbuts and pistols and to prosecute with all hostility all and whatsoever persons within the said sheriffdoms who are guilty or suspected guilty of committing thefts, depredations, plunderings, murders, fire-raising and other odious crimes and oppressions whatsoever or who are denounced rebels and fugitives from the laws for criminal causes, their assisters, partakers and resetters and all and whatsoever persons within the said sheriffdoms who are guilty of resetting and supplying of the said thieves, rebels and fugitives and other suspect persons respectively foresaid since the committing of the said odious crimes and oppressions, or who shall happen to supply, maintain or reset them and their accomplices or any of them thereafter, and to bring in the said persons to the said justices contained in the foresaid commission to underlie the law for the said crimes at such times and places within the foresaid sheriffdoms as the said commissioners shall think expedient in manner and to the effect contained in the foresaid commission. And if the said rebels, fugitives and other suspect persons respectively foresaid or any of them flee to strengths or houses by warlike engines then, and in that case, to set fire thereto or otherwise by himself or others in his name to besiege them, force and compel them to render the same. And if it shall happen the said [...] or his companies or followers to take any of the said thieves, sorners, rebels and fugitives and other persons respectively foresaid and their assisters and partakers, with power to him to put them in ward and prison within the said sheriffdoms until justice be done upon them or otherwise to bring them to the said commissioners or justices mentioned in the foresaid commission, that justice may be done upon them according to the laws of the kingdom. And if it shall happen any blood, slaughter, mutilation or any other hurt or damage to be done by the said [...] or his companies or followers in the execution of the foresaid commission, his majesty and estates of parliament declare that the said [...] and all that shall happen to rise with him or be in his company during the time of the said service, they, their heirs nor executors shall incur no damage nor danger in their bodies, lands, goods, gear nor possessions by the prosecuting of the said rebels, delinquents and others foresaid nor for whatsoever slaughters, mutilations, spuilzies or intromission with their goods and gear which shall happen to be done by virtue of the foresaid commission, nor for fire raising, bearing and wearing of hackbuts, guns and pistols, that they and every one of them shall be free and discharged thereof for ever. And generally with power to the said [...] and his companies and followers foresaid to do, use and exercise all and every thing which to the office of his majesty's commissioner belongs to be done in the premises within the bounds foresaid. And this commission shall endure until the same be expressly discharged by the king's majesty, parliament or secret council. And his majesty is graciously pleased, with consent of the estates, that the foresaid commissioner and 120 men shall be maintained upon his majesty's charges until the diet of the foresaid circuit courts, and thereafter they shall be maintained upon the surplus and rest of the fines and fines of the said courts if any be over and above that which pays the commissioners' charges in the foresaid expedition. And if the said surplus will not pay the maintenance and charges of the said commissioner and 120 men, then and in that case they shall have their pay out of the first and readiest of his majesty's rents and casualties in exchequer and that the treasurers and commissioners thereof and at their modification, and this commission shall be a sufficient warrant to them for that effect. It is always hereby declared that in case the said [...] or any of his company or followers happen in any way to hurt, damnify or prejudice any of his majesty's free lieges within the bounds foresaid in their lands, rents, goods or gear during the space of the foresaid commission, then and in that case the said [...] shall be held to restore the same to the said persons with all their loss or damage sustained by them therein, and that upon their complaint to be given in relating thereto. And that the said letter be further extended in the best forms with all clauses needful, commanding hereby [Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit], director of his majesty's chancellery, to write out the said letter upon this commission to the great seal freely, and to [John Campbell, lord Loudoun], his majesty's chancellor, to cause append the said great seal thereto, also freely, without passing any other seals or registers. And this commission shall be a sufficient warrant to them for that effect.

16 November 1641

This commission, being moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, they remit the same to the secret council with this declaration: that whatsoever the council shall conclude and enact therein shall have the authority, force and validity of an act of parliament.

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[Act taking order with rebels and broken men]

Act regarding the taking order with rebels and broken men, remitted to the council†

Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament, considering the great and heavy prejudice sustained by a great number of his majesty's subjects who having obtained decreets and sentences before the judges competent, either in civil, criminal or other lawful judicatories, and having used all execution thereupon competent of the law by horning, caption and letters of treason for delivery of their houses and notwithstanding thereof the persons against whom the same decreets and executions are used stands and abides out contumaciously and rebelliously, to the great contempt of his majesty's royal authority and evil example to others to commit the like, for remedy whereof his majesty, with consent of the said estates of parliament, ratifies and approves all acts and laws made against fraudulent dispositions in prejudice of lawful creditors, and declares that the not possession of debtors or payment making to them or to their benefit of their goods, ferms or other duties is altogether fraudulent, and that their lawful creditors have just right thereto, notwithstanding of payment made to them or other interposed persons to their benefit and may recall and pursue for the same. And finds and declares that where letters of treason are executed at the instance of the creditor against his debtor in a civil cause for non-payment of money or for not observing of such deeds as he is tied to by bond, decreet or otherwise, that then and in that case the creditor, his heirs and assignees shall have right to the double of the whole sums principal, penalties and annualrents contained in his decreets where the sums are liquidated, and to the double of the value of the heads and obligations whereupon decreet is given where the same are not liquidated, and also to the annualrents of the said liquidated sums and of the value of other heads and obligations of all years and terms after the execution of the said letters of treason and disobedience thereof and yearly thereafter until the obtainers of the said decreets be fully satisfied and their decreets with the double thereof fulfilled to them as said is. It is always provided that the said double is and shall be only in those cases where the principal sums or worth of other deeds contained in the said sentences do not exceed the sum of 5,000 merks of money, but if the same exceed, in that case the said sum of 5,000 merks of money or worth foresaid being doubled it shall be in the power of the lords of secret council or session (before whom the matter shall be drawn in question) to modify such sum or sums by and above the said sum of 5,000 merks and worth foresaid as they shall think fit to be paid or performed to the party at whose instance the said decreets are obtained, according to the proportion of the sums or worth foresaid in so far as the same exceeds the said sum of 5,000 merks and worth thereof proportionally and by rate, with this declaration: that every 5,000 merks or worth thereof shall be doubled and the modification to be for and in respect of the extent so far as it exceeds 5,000 merks or worth thereof. And ordains the lords of session to direct letters of horning, poinding, comprising and all other execution necessary for payment or performance of the said double and annualrents thereof where the same exceeds not 5,000 merks as said is and of such other sums as shall be modified in manner foresaid, proportionally where the same exceeds 5,000 merks or the worth of 5,000 merks, and that in favour of the obtainers of the said decreets, their heirs and assignees. And for the greater terror to the said persons who disobey the letters and charges of treason, whether in civil or criminal causes or in matters of riot pursued before the lords of secret council, it is declared that the party against whom letters of treason shall be directed and disobeyed by him shall be accounted as denounced rebel for a cause which of the nature is criminal; and if he shall happen to be slain or mutilated, that the said horning being objected by way of defence shall liberate the party accused. And also it is declared that the sheriffs of the shires within the which the parties so rebellious dwell shall take the said rebels' houses and keep the same and intromit with their rents and duties and make account and payment to their creditors thereof, deducting off the first and readiest of the said debtors' goods, rents and duties the ordinary charges and expenses that shall happen to be bestowed in the service in taking and keeping of the said houses and uplifting of the said rents. And if the sheriffs be not able to take the said rebels' houses and collect their rents and take their persons, then to require the barons, gentlemen and inhabitants of the said sheriffdom to concur with them to take the said rebels and their houses and to present them to the lords of secret council or put them in the next and surest jail until the council be advertised. And if the inhabitants of the sheriffdom being required refuse, they shall be punished thereof by the lords of secret council and underlie the pains contained in the acts of parliament. And if the sheriff of the sheriffdom with the assistance of the inhabitants be not able to seize upon the said rebels and their houses, it is declared that the lords of secret council upon the supplication of the parties interested shall give command to the next and adjacent sheriffdoms and inhabitants thereof to assist them in the execution of the premises. And also that if cannon or ammunition be requisite for breaching and taking in of the said houses, that the lords of secret council shall upon petition foresaid give command or warrant to the keepers of his majesty's castles to furnish such ammunition as the lords of secret council shall think fit. As also statutes and ordains that if by violence the said debtors shall escape from the said sheriffs and others foresaid or shall resist his highness's officers in execution of their office, then and in that case they shall be liable to simple forfeiture of life, lands and goods, and that their associates, partakers and assisters shall be subject to the like punishment and that their non-compearance before the ordinary judge shall be no stop to the said process. And this present act to be extended as well against all those that have disobeyed and contemned the letters and process of treason foresaid since the beginning of his majesty's reign as in all time coming.

16 November 1641

This being moved in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, who remit the consideration hereof and to take course herein to the secret council.

[John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, in presence of the lords of parliament

At Edinburgh, 8 March 1642

The lords of privy council having taken the act within written to their consideration in respect of the reference therein contained, appoint [David Carnegie], earl of Southesk and [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], lord advocate, to consider of the within written, and what they think fit either to add or change therein to report their opinion relating thereto to the council with the first convenience.

[John Campbell, lord] Loudoun [...], in presence of the lords†

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