On the seventeenth day of parliament
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Prayers said, rolls called.
The estates of parliament, taking into their serious consideration the hard condition of this kingdom and the manifold difficulties under which the same lies in relation to the present posture of affairs occasioned by the sins and provocations of the land, and being desirous to return to the Lord by humbling themselves before him that his wrath may be averted, think fitting that a solemn fast and humiliation may be kept the next Sunday by the whole members of parliament and that there be three several sermons in the parliament house that day for that effect, for which they ordain the commissioners of the general assembly to be acquainted that they may appoint and provide ministers to preach the said day in the parliament house. And that this may be the better performed, they ordain [John Kennedy], earl of Cassilis, Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston, his majesty's advocate, and Alexander Jaffray, commissioner for the burgh of Aberdeen, to acquaint the commissioners of the general assembly with the resolution aforesaid and to desire them to provide ministers as said is and to do and order all other things necessary for so solemn and religious an action, which accordingly was done by those nominated to the effect aforesaid.