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The estates of parliament grant power and warrant to the committee appointed for visiting the castle of Edinburgh, with advice of the general officers, the provost and some of the town of Edinburgh, to go down to Leith and take into consideration the present condition of the fortification of the said burgh, with power to them to give orders for doing what they shall think further necessary for repairing the same fortification; as also to call for the assistance of the several parishes and burghs within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, and to call for such canons out of the ships and other canons belonging to the public as they shall think fitting. And in the meantime, until the said committee meets, appoint the provost and bailies of Edinburgh to go to Leith and take such course in the premises as they find necessary and make report relating thereto to the parliament, that they thereafter may do as they shall think fit.