The estates of parliament, now convened in the second session of this first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, having heard and considered the report of the committee for the processes concerning the desire and supplication of James Maxwell of Brackenside given in to that committee craving to be freed and put to liberty from his restraint and confinement, together with the opinion of the aforesaid committee relating thereto, namely: that the said James Maxwell of Brackenside might be put to liberty, he finding caution for his good behaviour in time coming seeing he has paid a fine of 2,000 merks and had produced the receipt for it which was seen by the committee; the estates of parliament approve of the said commission of the said committee and they order the said James Maxwell of Brackenside to be put to liberty, he finding sufficient caution for his good behaviour and good carriage in time coming under the pain of 5,000 merks Scots. According to which and for obedience whereof, James Maxwell of Innerwick, one of his majesty's bedchamber, compeared personally and became acted and obliged himself as cautioner for the said James Maxwell of Brackenside's good behaviour and good carriage in time coming under the aforesaid pain of 5,000 merks Scots. Likewise the said James Maxwell also compeared personally and became acted and obliged himself to that effect and to relieve his said cautioner of his becoming cautioner for him and of all that may follow thereupon. In respect whereof, the estates of parliament do hereby grant freedom and liberty to the said James Maxwell of Brackenside to pass and return for doing his lawful affairs and that notwithstanding of the former confinement and restraint put upon him and of the caution formerly found by him for keeping of the confinement, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of the committee for the losses concerning Mr John Cunieson, minister at Dull, Mr John Redford, minister at Kinbattoch, and Mr William Davidson, minister at Auchindoir, anent the losses sustained by the said ministers and defined in their supplications given in to the aforesaid committee for the losses; as also having heard and considered the said ministers' supplication given in to the parliament relating thereto for some supply of their present necessity, the estates of parliament modify the sum of 400 merks Scots to each one of the ministers above-named; which sum and modification they ordain to be paid to each one of the said four ministers for their present supply out of the readiest of the monies belonging to the public that can be had until their losses, trial and probation thereof be taken into further consideration, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.