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Prayeris heard and rolls callit.
Summondis at the instance of his maties advocatt aganes Colonell Strauchane, Dundas, younger, Major Abernethie and remanent debttours therinconteanit, callit thryse publictlie be ane maisser at the utter doir of the parliament hous, non of the debttours comperit.
Ordanes a comittee to be appoynted be the severall bodyes of tuo of evrie estaitt to considder of the meanes of probatioune to be used for proveing the summonds, and for that effect to confer with the lord advocatt and considder what have bein the debttouris caradge in relatioune to the present tymes and trubles of the cuntrie, and ordanes thame to tak the overtures to consideratioune whiche wer givin in be the barrones.
†A paper givin in be the lord marquis of Argyll, shewing that he haveing the honor to be his maties master [of the] houshold, as lykwayes to be on[e] of the commissioners of his maties thesurarie, hes often represented to this honorable hous the caice and condition of the effairs of his maties hous throw the want of money, and often desyred sum meanes of further provisione might be appoynted, whairin nothing being effectuat and least so great a deffect should be imputed to him haveing the charge forsaid, he did humblie agane intreat for his exoneratioune that the caice and conditione of his maties hous may be takin in consideratioune and further meanes of provisione appoynted, and that his desyre and diligence might be recorded in the recorde of parliament.† Efter reiding whairoff, the lord chancelar [and] erle of Cassills, as a commissioner for the thesurarie, and thesaurar deputt, did lykwayes for ther exoneratioune adhere to the said paper and desyre therin conteanit, quherwpoun ordanes the comittee for the effairs of his maties hous to meitt imediatlie efter the parliament.
Letter from Liuetenent Generall Middletoun to the kingis matie redd in parliament, wanting daittis, with a list contenit therin.
Letter from the gentilmen of Ross from Chanrie of the 12 of March 1651 redd in parliament.
†Supplicatioune and report from the comittee of bills concerneing George Campbell and James Ker redd and remitted to the severall bodyes.
Ordanes a letter to be wreattin to Generall Liuetennent Middletoun anent the coming wp of the forces from the north and yles and the wayes of ther interteanment and of bringing thair provisione with thame.
The oath givin in be the commissioners of the generall assemblie redd in parliament, voyced and approvin.
The queere givin in be the king and parliament to the commissioners of the generall assemblie, with the returne from the generall assemblie to the same, redd.
†Supplicatioune Lord Lorne and officiars of the foott guaird and report redd and remitted to the severall bodyes.
†Remitted to the comittee of militarie effairs to considder of sum mark of respect to be putt wpoun Generall Major Massie and how his regiment may be strenthned and recrewted.
Supplicatioune and report Captain Andro Blair redd and approvin.
†The queere efterspeit, viz: whither or not thair shall be ane select comittee for manadging the effairs of the armie distinct and independent from the comittee of estaitts, and that the extent of ther power and the difference of ther power from the comittee of estaitts and councell of war of the armie may be condiscendit wpoun, and whither or not persones excludit be former acts from being wpoun the comittee of estaittis may be wpon this comittee, and whither any of the comittee of estaitts shall lykwayes be of that comittee, yea or no; remitted to the severall bodyes.
Ordanes all thoise who have any of the muster rolls to give in the same to the generall quartermaster.
The kingis matie and estaitts of parliament, for anser to the lieutenent generall's bill, hes ordaned and ordanes the lieutenent generall to continew still in his charge as generall of the army and to await on his matie and the army only quhen he is able and in hailth, and, in respect of his inhabilitie, that he shall not be comptable for any omissiones of the armie.
Supplicatioune parochinars of Kirkpatrik and Leinzie and report [redd] and approvin.
†Supplicatioune Johne Campbell of Edinample remitted to the comittee of bills, and ordanes thame to report.
Ordanes the severall bodyes to meitt the morrow at eight houres, the comitteeis at ten and the parliament at tuo efternun.