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The act for securing the Protestant religion against poperie and phanaticisme, being againe reade, was approven and appoynted to bee brought in to the parliament.
Ane act anent wyves terces, being reade, was approven and appoynted to bee brought in to the parliament.
Ardmillan's petitione against Bargenie being reade with Bargenie answers therto, resolved that a representation bee made to his matie for Bargenies vindication; and, to that effect, the lord register appoynted to draw from the minutes, wrytts and declarations before the lords of the articles and the committee an account of the matter of fact, and that it bee intimate to the Lord Bargenie to attend the articles to morrow that it may bee enquyred at him if hee will insist in ane proces against Ardmillan before the parliament or not.
Ordored that there bee a draught of ane act brought in for restraining the exorbitant expenses of brydalls, bairne christeinings and burialls, and remitted to the committee for the lawes to prepare that act.
Lockhart of Lie appoynted to see the petitione given in by the Lady Lockhart and to answere the same to morrow.
The petitione of the royall burrowes being reade, it was ordored that any persons concerned represent what they have to say against the granting of the petitione to the articles on Munday nixt.
The petitione of Wardling of Abden against Pittreavie being reade, a citation ordered against Pittreavie upon fourtie eight houres.
The act for securing the peace of the kingdome being reade, with the note of amendments given in, ordored that the delation bee upon oath of calumnie of the informer.
That the penaltie for the resett of a tennent or servant bee thrie yeeres dewtie of the tenents and thrie yeeres fies of the servant to the heritor and master, and 100 lib. to the king.
That the fyne for field conventicles bee double of what is appoynted by the act of parliament 1670.
That the act conteine a clause that in the case of field conventicles the king may constitute persones to bee shirreffe deputes or justices of peace to have a cumulative jurisdiction in these matters with the shireffe and his deputtes.
Ordered that in the enmuration of persones in the act of religion who are to take the Test bee added burgesses at the receaving of their burges ticketts.