3 Julii 1650

37 dies parliamenti

[Act approved; William Sinclair of Dun sent to Caithness; regiment for the general of artillery]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Act in favors of Liuetenent Colonell Halkheid and Liuetenent Colonell Strauchane past in parliament prout in scriptis.

†The estaitts permitts Williame Sincklar of Dun to go to Caithnes to be assisting to the levie, he finding cawtioune to returne betwix and the [...] day off [...].

†The estaitts remitts to the Lord Brody, Cesnock and Sir Johne Cheislie to think upoun a regiment for the generall of arteliarie.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
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[Delegation sent to the moderator of the general assembly; report approved; act remitted to subcommittee of the conference for the security of the kingdom]

The estaitts appoynts the marquis [of] Argyll, Sir Johne Cheislie and Sir James Stewart to speik with the modrator of the generall assemblie and suche other as can be had, that a competent number of ministeris may be in readienes to go out both with the levie and with these appoynted be the act of posture.

Report from the comittee of bills anent Williame Glendoning of Gelstoun redd and approvin.

The estaitts appoynts the subcomittee appoynted for directing the horse and foot to reveise the act of postur and draw it new according to the amendements mad be the comittee of conference approvin in parliament.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
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[Overture read from the committee concerning the castle of Edinburgh; protestations concerning the possible capture of the castles of Edinburgh and Dumbarton; continuation]

Overture from the comittee concerning the provyding of the castell of Edinburgh produced and redd.

The lord generall, in his owne name and in name of the remanent under officiars of the castell, protested that he may be free of any inconvenience may befall the castell of Edinburgh in respect the same is not provydit, and therupoun askit instruments.

Sir Charles Erskyne protested the lyk for the castell of Dumbartan.

The lord register protested for the lyk in respect of the registrs in the castell.

Ordanes the nixt meitting of parliament to be at three hours efternun.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
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Eodem die, post meridiem

[Act approved; report read and approved; paper from the committee for the exchequer approved]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Act of posture redd, voitted and past in parliament.

Report from the conference redd and the threid artikle, conteaneing ane act anent a leifguaird of horsmen to his maties persone and ordaneing the erle [of] Eglintoun to be comander theroff, redd and approvin.

The fourt artikle of the foresaid report anent Sir Williame Balfour, his having charge of strangers or natives volunteiris (agans quhom thair is no exceptione) redd and approvin.

A paper conteaning four artickls from the comittee for the exchakquer anent the kingis rent redd and approvin.

The last artickle of the report anent the employment of Englishmen who have bene faithfull in the covenant and caus redd and approvin.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
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[List of foot approved; addition to the committee for purging the army; disposal of the 80,000 merks provided by the burghs delayed]

List of the foott to com furth for obedience of the act of posture redd and approvin.

Ordanes on[e] to be nominat to be upoun the committee of purgeing in place of the erle [of] Eglintoun.

The matter anent the disposing of the 80,000 merkis payable be the burrowis continewed till the morrow.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
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[Oaths taken; continuation]

The lord register, Brody, Hoptoun, Kerswell and Sir James Stewart took the oath as being of the comittee for [...].

Ordanes the comissione for the comittee of estaitts, and the instructions to the comissioners, and anent the kingis coronatione, and the declaratione, to be takin in consideratione be the conference, quho ar to meitt the morrow at sevin hours and to sitt till nyne, at quhilk tyme ordans the parliament to meitt.

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  2. 'Dun, comittee of estaitis 13 Julii' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Generall arteliarie' written in the margin. Back
  4. NAS. PA3/2, f.25v-26r. Back