[Eligibility of shire and burgh commissioners to sit in parliament without new commissions; representation of those burghs and shires absent or under the power of the enemy]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Being putt to the questione whither or not any ather barron or burges may sitt as comissioners in parliament and voyce without productione of ther comissione or of ane act of continowatioune of ther former comissiones bearing thame to heave bein nominat comissioners to the parliament, it wes voyced negative.

Ordanes letters to be wreattin to the shyres.

†Ordanes a comittee to be appoynted to think wpoun the way of calling in of the comissioners of suche shyres and burghis as ar not yit come to the parliament, and to considder what course shall be takin for bringing of comissioners from thoise shyres and burghes whiche ar wnder the pooer of the enemye; and remitts this to the comittee of overturs.

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[Conference with the commissioners of the kirk]

†His king's matie and estaitts of parliament earnestlie desyres the comissioners of the generall assemble to remayne heir for sum tyme, that they may have ther advyce in sum particulars to be comunicat to them. And that they may leive behind thame sum with quhom they may adevyss and that now they may think upon the fast and humiliatioune to be throw the kingdome. And that they may have this day or the morrow a conference with thame thairanent, whiche wes communicat to thame by the Lord Burghley, the laird of Duffus and Hew Kennedy.

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[Committee for the affairs of the army, committee for the bills and committee for overtures ordered to be appointed; bill remitted to the committee for the affairs of the army]

That a committee be apoynted to think wpoun the best overturs anent the comanding, strenthing, uneitting, disposing off and provyding the forces of the kingdom with mentenance, amonitione and uther necessars, and for redressing of ther disordors, opressiones and for any uther thing concerneing ther forces, to consist of four of evrie estaits to be named be the severall bodyes. That a comittee be appoynted of tuo of evrie estaitt for overturs, and a comittee for bills consisting of three of evrie estaits, the threid part of the number to be the quorum of evrie comittee promiscuus, keeping the tyme and places appoynted for meitting be the parliament. And ordanes the place of meitting for the comittee for militarie effairis to be the sessione hous, the place for the comittee of bills the north syd of the parliament hous and for the overtures the south syd. The body of the noblemen to meitt in the kingis rowme, the barrones to meitt on the north syd of the parliament hous and the burrowis on the south syd.

Bill from the liuetenent generall remitted to the comittee for the armie.

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[Warrant approved; order to the committee for the bills; extension of the remit of the committee for the affairs of the army]

Warrand anent the keiping of the generall register of seasings in the burgh of Perth past in parliament.

Ordanes the comittee of bills to tak in consideratioune papers givin in concerning witches.

Appoyntis the comittee for the armie to be the comittee for the conference.

The subject of the conference to be anent the causes and tyme of the fast and anent the ceremonyes of the coronatione anent ministers to the kingis familie. Ordains letters to be writtin to the severall shyres anent comissioneris to be sent to the parliament to be direct to the shireffis or to the former comissioneris.† And anent the reasones pro and contra quhy men should be admitted or excludit from joyneing with the armie or acting a part againes the comon enemy.

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[Letters to be written for commissioners for the parliament; continuation]

Ordanes letters to be wreattin to the severall shyres anent comissionars to be sent to the parliament to be direct to the shireffis or the former comissioners.

Ordanes the severall bodyes to meitt at tuo hours, and the parliament at three hours.

Minutts redd.

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