[Advice from the commissioners of the kirk concerning those permitted to rise in arms read and thanks given; paper concerning the remonstrance read and remitted to the commissioners of the kirk]

Prayers heard and rolls callit.

Answer maid be the comissioners of the generall assemblie to the queere givin in to thame be the estaitts of parliament anent the persones to be admitted to ryse in armes and joyne with the forces of the kingdome, and in what capacitie, for defence theroff, aganes the armie of sectaries etc. redd. The lord chancelar, at comand of his matie and parliament, did returne thame hartie thanks for ther readienes in giveing thair advyce so cairfullie, and declared they will be readie to go about to improve the same to the best advantadge.

Paper conteaning the parliament's sense concerneing the remonstrance and petitione givin in be the comissioners of the generall assemblie past in parliament and sent to be communicat to the comissioners of the generall assemblie be the Lord Burghley, the laird [of] Clerkingtoun and Johne Bosuel.

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  4. 'Reveising of actis of the comittee' written in the margin. Back
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[Subscription of acts in absence of the clerk register; the raising of an army for defence of the kingdom remitted to the committee for the affairs of the army; oath taken]

The kingis matie and parliament ordanes Mr David Hay to subscryve all acts of parliament now in absence of the clerk of register.

†Resolved by the kingis matie and estaitts of parliament unanimouslie that thair be ane considerable armie raised for defence and releiff of the cuntrie from the comon enemy, and remits to the comittee for the militarie effairis to think how the uneitted forces of the kingdome shalbe employed for that use, and to report ther opinion with all speid.

The oath of parliament taken be Sir Johne Smyth, comissioner for the toun of Edinburgh.

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[Supplication remitted to the committee for the affairs of the army; business concerning the Western Association remitted to the committee for revising the acts of the committee of estates]

†Supplicatioune Lord Machlene and Colonell Robert Mongomrie redd and remitted to the comittee for the militarie effairs.

†Remittis to the committee appoynted for reveising the acts of the comittee of estaitts to considder the papers and grounds of the associatioune in the west, and to draw a draught for dischargeing therof or of any uther without warrand of parliament.

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[Committee for revising the acts of the committee of estates elected; continuation; supplication approved; supplication remitted to certain members of parliament]

†The noblemen nominat to be wpoun the comittee for reveising of the acts of the comittee of estaitts: erle [of] Linlithgow, Dunfermlein and Lord Coupar. [The barrons:] laird [of] Mertoun, Stobbis and Melgrund. [The burrowes:] Johne Short, George Gardyne and Johne Bosuell.

Ordanes the comittee for the militarie effairs and the comittee for taking course for the money for the coronation to meitt efter the dissolveing of parliament this efternun, and the haill comitteeis to meitt on Monday at eight hours and the parliament at tuo efternun.

Supplicatione shyre of Aberdein redd and approvin.

The uther supplicatioune givin in be thame remitted to Sir Johne Smyth, Sir James Murrey and Keith.

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  4. 'Reveising of actis of the comittee' written in the margin. Back
  5. 'Comittee for reveising of the actis of the comittee of estaittis' written in the margin. Back