[Papers remitted to the committee for overtures and committee for dispatches; letter to be drafted to lieutenant general concerning prisoners]

Prayeris heard and rolls callit.

†Mr Robert Blair, with others comissioners from the generall assemblie, gave in tuo papers, on[e] conteaning motiones from the commissioners of the generall assemblie anent the childrein of papists, and the other a remonstrance from the saids comissioners of the generall assemblie to the parliament. Both redd in parliament, and the motiones remitted to the committee of overturis to be named be the bodyes and the remonstrance to the comittee of dispatches.

Ordanes a letter to be wreattin to the liuetenant generall to haisten hither the haill remanent prisoners taken ather at Dumbeth or uther places whiche ar not yit com.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5a v-6r. Back
  2. 'Overturis, bodyes, dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  3. The text of the first supplication, with no endorsements, can be found at NAS. PA7/7 no.87. Back
  4. 'Comission for Assint of six' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Committee for overturis' written in the margin. Back
[Process against Lieutenant General Sibbald; supplications read and remitted to the committee for dispatches]

The estaittis ordains the process to go on agans Liuetenant Generall Sibbald, and ordans the lord advocatt to caus draw his dittay to be delyvered to him.

Supplicatione from the officiars of the Yrish companies, and ane uther from the reformeris, redd and remitted to the comittee of dispatches.†

Supplicatioune Colonell Williame Stuart of Castell Stewart redd and remitted to the comittee of dispatches.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5a v-6r. Back
  2. 'Overturis, bodyes, dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  3. The text of the first supplication, with no endorsements, can be found at NAS. PA7/7 no.87. Back
  4. 'Comission for Assint of six' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Committee for overturis' written in the margin. Back
[Committee for the payment of the laird of Assynt; remit of committee extended]

†The estaittis of parliament appoints the marquis [of] Argyll, Lord Burghley, Kinhilt, Kerswell, provest [of] Edinburgh [and] Hew Kenedy to be a comittee to meitt and think upoun a way of payment and satisfactione to the laird of Assint for his good service.

The estaitts gives power to the same comittee to considder and review quhat hes bein thoght fitt to be dun in poynt of reward to officiars and souldiers, obteaners of the laitt victorie in the north.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5a v-6r. Back
  2. 'Overturis, bodyes, dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  3. The text of the first supplication, with no endorsements, can be found at NAS. PA7/7 no.87. Back
  4. 'Comission for Assint of six' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Committee for overturis' written in the margin. Back
[Supplication remitted to the committee for payment of the laird of Assynt and other officers and soldiers; committee for the king's house ordered to be appointed]

Supplicatione George Porterfeild, provest of Glasgow, redd and remitted to the comittee of six.

†The estaitts ordans three of evrie estaitt to be named be the bodyes to meitt anent the affairs of the kingis hous, and to think upon what may conduce for the accommodatione and intertenement theroff.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5a v-6r. Back
  2. 'Overturis, bodyes, dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  3. The text of the first supplication, with no endorsements, can be found at NAS. PA7/7 no.87. Back
  4. 'Comission for Assint of six' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Committee for overturis' written in the margin. Back
[Continuation; committee for the king's house elected; committee for overtures elected]

Ordanes the bodys to meet presentlie, and the haill comittees to meitt the morrow at eight hours, and the parliament at tuo efterun.

†The noblemen nominat upoun the comittee for the kingis hous Eglintoun, Burghly and Balcarrais. The barrones nominat Kinhilt, Freeland [and] Feingask. The burrowis nominat provest [of] Edinburgh, George Porterfeild [and] Johne Jafray.

†The noblemen nominat for the comittee of overtures erle [of] Buccleuch, erle [of] Wymes [and] Lord Burghley. The barrones nominatis Hoptoun, Hartrie [and] Swyntoun. The burrowis nominatis Thomas McBirny, Johne Rutherford [and] Johne Corsane.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5a v-6r. Back
  2. 'Overturis, bodyes, dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  3. The text of the first supplication, with no endorsements, can be found at NAS. PA7/7 no.87. Back
  4. 'Comission for Assint of six' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Committee for the kingis hous' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Committee for overturis' written in the margin. Back