On the sixth day of the fifth session of parliament
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After divine exercise, rolls called.
The estates of parliament, now convened in the fifth session of this first triennial parliament, considering the uncertainty the whole lieges stand in anent the place where to find the signet, clerk of the bills, writers to the great and privy seals, keepers of the seals and director of the chancellery, clerks of exchequer and other public officers necessary for the use of the lieges, they, in respect thereof, ordain the aforesaid persons having charge, their deputes and necessary servants to proceed here to St Andrews where the present session of parliament now sits, and to attend there for the service and dispatch of the lieges in their several charges and offices respectively and that during the sitting of this present session of parliament at St Andrews, and ordain the said several persons in their several charges and places above-written, with their deputes and necessary servants and writers to the signet, to proceed here to St Andrews with all convenience to the effect above-specified, and ordain proclamation to be made hereof at the market cross of St Andrews.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in the fifth session of this first triennial parliament, grant dispensation to the sheriffs of the sheriffdoms of Perth, Edinburgh, Fife, bailie of the regality of St Andrews and to the stewart of the stewartry of Kirkcudbright and to their deputes respectively to sit and hold courts within their several jurisdictions for administration of justice to the lieges during the sitting of this present session of parliament and notwithstanding thereof.
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These give warrant and pass to John Wood, esquire, for himself and John Dickman and Andrew Farmer, his two servants, with their three horses, that he and they may safely journey from this kingdom through England to London and return from there to this kingdom for doing his lawful affairs without trouble or impediment. Ordering also all the officers and soldiers of the armies of this kingdom of Scotland and all that are of their garrisons and other officers and magistrates whatsoever belonging to the kingdom of Scotland that they give free passage to the said John Wood for himself and his two servants and their three horses for their going and returning to the effect above-specified and not to trouble nor molest him therein, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant to the effect above-mentioned.