[Act and commission approved; continuation]

The rolls called.

The act approveing the Engadgment 1648, and annulling the parliament and comittees 1649, etc., after tuyse reading, and serious consideration therof, and of the prooffs of the narrative therof, unanimouslie approven, bot is not to be tuiched be the scepter, nor extracted, till the general act of indemnitie and grace be past or furder order.

[Speech made]†

A commission past concerning the laird of Preston's writs.

The comissioner continows the parliament till Wednesday nixt at tuo afternoone; the lords of the articles to meit on Tuesday.†

  1. NAS. PA3/3, f.7v. Back
  2. NLS. Wodrow Qu XXXV, f.26v-27 - 'The earl of Lawdone made ane elegant speech for his own vindicatione from all the answers therin in the narrative of this act, wherin he wes better understood than believed by some of the members then present. The Lord Burliey wold gladlie have done the lyke, and perhaps with the same success, yet bot agreeid to the act as it was drawne'. Back
  3. NLS. Wodrow Qu XXXV, f.27 - 'Mr John Paterson, minister at Aberdeen, said prayer'. Back