[1645/11/7]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates ordain that all members of parliament that shall come to parliament be first tried if they had any compliance with the enemy before they sit or voice in parliament, and ordain the commissioners for the burghs to be called by their names and not by their burghs.
[1645/11/8]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates think fit that committees be appointed to this effect following, namely: a committee to be called the committee of dispatches for considering the case of the country and armies thereof; secondly, a committee for the processes; thirdly, a committee for the bills. And appoint six of every estate to be upon the committee for dispatches, with the general officer to be supernumerary; 10 to be the quorum, there being one of every estate. As also six of every estate to be upon the committee for the processes, nine to be the quorum, there being two of every estate. And appoint three of every estate for the committee of the bills, the quorum to be four, there being one for each estate. And ordain [John Lindsay, earl of Crawford Lindsay], president of parliament, to be supernumerary in all committees.
Ordain three of every estate for hearing the business anent the commissioners for the towns of Edinburgh and Linlithgow; and one for each estate, namely: [Robert Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh, [Sir Thomas Ruthven], laird of Freeland and [Mr Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness], clerk of Dundee, for hearing the matter concerning the commissioners of St Andrews and Jedburgh.
[1645/11/9]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The estates, after hearing and considering of the report made by [Robert Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh anent [John Lepar], provost of St Andrews' carriage find that he may sit and voice in parliament as commissioner for that town.