Committee Members: committee concerning the rates of money and for bringing in bullion
[Commission granted to a select committee anent the rates of money and for bringing in bullion]†

The estates of parliament, now presently convened in this third session of the second triennial parliament, have nominated and appointed and nominate and appoint Sir James Hope of Hopetoun, Mr William Sandilands of Hilderston, Sir John Chiesley of Kersewell, knight, Sir James Stewart [of Kirkfield and Coltness], provost of Edinburgh, George Porterfield and Mr Robert Barclay as a committee of parliament (or most part of them as their quorum) to consider the several rates of money and whether it be fitting at this time to overvalue the same or not, and to think and consider upon some effectual way how bullion may be brought into the country according to the acts of parliament.

  1. NAS. PA2/25, f.37r. Back
  2. Not in manuscript, but entitled this in the printed 'Table of the unprinted acts and ratifications past and done in the third session of the second Triennall Parliament of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second, beginning the 23 of May, and ending the 7 of August 1649' in The acts done and past in the third session of the second Triennall Parliament of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the II. Back