Ultimo Novembris 1650

5 dies parliamenti

Domino rege presente

[Letter remitted to the committee for the affairs of the army; report read; letters ordered to be drafted]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Letter from Johne Denholme to the lord chancelar redd in parliament and remitted to the comittee for the militarie effairs to think wpoun a generall commissar.

Report from the comittee for the militarie effairs redd.

That fyve letteris be drawin to be sent to thoise who should have bein present to give ane accompt of the muster whiche should have bein at the randevouez.

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  3. 'Bodyes' written in the margin. Back
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  7. 'Comittee for grevances, Paterson' written in the margin. Back
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[Remonstrance and petitions submitted from the commissioners of the kirk and various ministers; continuation]

Remonstrance and petitione from the comissionars of the generall assemblie to the kingis matie and estaitts of parliament presented be Mr Robert Douglas and certane others comissioners of the generall assemblie, with ane supplicatioun from the ministers in Lothiane to the moderatour and remanent comissioners of the assemblie, with ane other supplicatioun from the ministers of Tueddaill to thame, with ane paper conteaning the sense of the comissioners of the generall assemblie wpoun the westerne forces remonstrance, with ane other paper, bearing a warrand to present the sense of the comissioners of the kirk anent the remonstrance, and concerning the particulars chargit wpoun the tuo brethrein, redd in presens of parliament. The lord chancelar, in name of his matie and estaitts of parliament, did returne thame hartie thanks for ther seasonable warning and constant correspondence, and further desyred that, since the sad treuthes mentionat in the paper ar generally reflecting wpoun all, that they would be at the paynes to tak tryell of the particulars that sua they may be applyed to the ryght parteis. And as to the last desyre anent ther goeing on against the enemy, declairis that they shalbe cairfull to go activelie about the same as God shall give thame assistance.

Ordanes the comittee of the militarie effairs to meitt presentlie, and the parliament at 4 efternun.

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  7. 'Comittee for grevances, Paterson' written in the margin. Back
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[Additions to the membership of the committee for the affairs of the army; letter remitted to the committee for the affairs of the army; continuation]

Ordanes tuo of evrie estaitt to be addit to the comittee of the militarie effairs to be named at the first meting of the bodyes.

Letter from Generall Major Holburne to the marquis [of] Argyll redd in parliament, and referred to the comittee of the militarie effairs, quho ar to meitt at tuo efternun.

Ordanes the comitteeis to meitt at tuo of the clok, and the parliament at four of the clok.

Minutts redd.

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  7. 'Comittee for grevances, Paterson' written in the margin. Back
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Eodem die, post meridiem

Domino rege presente

[Reports read and approved; business concerning the Western Association remitted to the several bodies]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Report from the comittee for the militarie effairs redd. The first part theroff conteaning exoneratioune to the liuetenent generall and approbation of his faithfulnes voyced and approvin, and ordanes ane act to be drawin therwpoun; and therefter the other four artickles lykwayes approvin.

The artickle of the report ordaneing the wholl forces of the kingdome to be wnder on[e] comand voyced and approvin.

Remittis to the severall bodyes [to] tak in consideratioune the associatioune in the west.

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[Committee for grievances elected; continuation; query concerning teind duties remitted to the several bodies]

The parliament appoynts the Lord Angus, laird [of] Humbie, laird [of] Nithrie, laird [of] Balhoussie, Bachiltoun, Sir Johne Smyth, Patrik Ross and Mr Johne Patersone, or any four of thame and thair quorum, to be a comittee for grevances and wrongis comitted by officiars or sojors, and ordanes the first draught of the comission to be soght.

Ordanes the nixt meitting of parliament to be on Monday at ten hours.

The quere quither, in respect of the augmentationes of the ministers stepands granted since the last valuatioune of the rent in the shyres of this kingdom, the teynd and teynd dueties payed out that way to ministers may be free of payment of mentenance and publict dues in all tyme coming, remitted to be considdered be the severall bodyes.

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  7. 'Comittee for grevances, Paterson' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Bodyes' written in the margin. Back