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The lord commissioner moved that, seing in prosecution of the 25 act of the third session of the last parliament wherby the estates of the kingdom did make offer of a certaine number of horse and foot armed to serve his matie when hee should call for them, the lords of his maties privie councill had, by order and warrand from his matie, setled a milita of horse and foot in the severall shyres of this kingdome, and made severall acts and orders theranent, that ane act of parliament might be thought upon and prepared ratifying what acts the councill hals maid relating therto and efter establishing what further will bee necessar for full settling the militia in tyme coming, which motion was agreid by the lords of the articles. And the lord commissioner did nominate the lord duke of Hamilton, the earles of Erroll, Tweddale and Kincardin, Liuetenant Generall Drummond, justice clerk, Haltoun, provest of Edinburgh, or any thrie of them, and the lord chancellor supernumerarie, to bee a comittee for considering how the act shall bee drawne.