[Clerk register excused; reports approved and proclamations ordered to be drafted; certain persons summoned to attend the committee for the affairs of the army]

Prayeris heard and rolls callit.

The lord register excused for his absence till his returne.

Report from the comittee of overturs anent the comissioners of parliament of the shyres of Edinburgh, Lithgow [and] Hadintoun redd and approvin, and ordanes a proclamatioune to be presentlie drawin theranent and intimat at the croce of Perth.

Report from the comittee for the conference anent the tyme of a solemne fast to be keepit, and tyme of his maties coronatioune redd and approvin, and a proclamatioune ordaned to be drawin anent the day of the coronatione to be published presentlie at the mercatt croce of Perth, whiche was accordingly done.†

The estaitts of parliament ordanes intimatioune to be maid to the generall officiars, the generall comisser and the Lord Humbie to be present at the comittee for the militarie effairs.

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[Reports read, approved and remitted; letter remitted to the committee for the bills]

Report from the comittee of bills anent the shyre of Forfar redd, approvin and remitted prout in scriptis.

Report from the comittee of bills anent the Lord Pitsligo redd and approvin.

†Report from the comittee of bills anent Sir James Lockhart redd and remitted to the severall bodyes.

†Letter anent the prisoners in Orkney remitted to the comittee of bills.

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[Recommendation from the commissioners of the kirk read; earl of Dunfermline admitted; continuation]

Recomendatione from the comissioners of the generall assemblie to the parliament in favors of the erle [of] Dumfermling redd, and therefter the erle [of] Dumfermlein callit to the parliament and ordaned to sitt and voyce.

Ordanes the comitteeis to meitt at tuo efternun and the morrow at eight hours, and the parliament at ten hours.

Minutts redd.

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  2. 'was accordingly done' written in a lighter ink but the same hand. Back
  3. 'Bodyes' written in the margin. Back
  4. 'Billis' written in the margin. Back