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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of the committee of dispatches anent an address to be made to his majesty, whereof the tenor follows: At Edinburgh, 7 August 1649. The committee of dispatches think fit, first, that an address be made from the parliament to the king as a further testimony of their faithfulness and loyalty, the good of religion, his majesty's honour and happiness and the safety and prosperity of his kingdoms. Secondly, that a letter be written to his majesty from the parliament for that effect, bearing date this day, and that it be signed by [John Campbell, earl of Loudoun], lord chancellor, on behalf of the parliament; that one be appointed to go with this from the parliament to the king's majesty and that such instructions as are fit to be given to him upon the former grounds be referred to the committee of estates, to whom the parliament should recommend his speedy dispatch, as the said report bears. The said estates of parliament do approve the report above-written and do hereby nominate and appoint Mr George Winram of Liberton, one of the senators of the college of justice, to be the person who shall be sent to the king's majesty, and do remit to the committee of estates to hear any reasonable excuse from him why he should not go; and appoint the said committee to communicate the contents of their letters and instructions to the commissioners of the general assembly and advise with them relating thereto.
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The estates of parliament, now presently convened in the third session of the second triennial parliament, ratify and approve all former acts of parliament made in favour of Sir James Hope of Hopetoun, knight, anent the mending, repairing and privilege of the highways leading from the head burghs and the seaports of this kingdom of Edinburgh and Leith to Leadhills and to Carrick, Galloway and Nithsdale, and especially (without prejudice of the generality aforesaid) the act of parliament dated 26 March 1647 made in favour of the said Sir James, whereby the said estates of parliament declared that the mending and repairing of the said highways was good service to the public and that it should be lawful to the said Sir James to cause mend and repair any of his majesty's highways within the kingdom leading to the head burghs and seaports thereof, or from any town, village or seaport to another, and especially the highway leading from the Leadhills to Leith or any of the same highways, by breaking down the high and filling up the hollow parts thereof and paving the myres and lairs therein, and making the same in length and competent breadth 12 foot straight, plain and passable for coaches and carts, and discharged his majesty's lieges from molesting and impeding the said Sir James, his servants or horse carts in the doing thereof or in the peaceable use of his majesty's said highways in time coming, and granted authority of parliament to him to the effect aforesaid and for mending and repairing the said highway within the bounds pertaining to [Sir William Baillie], laird of Lamington in property or superiority, or to James Baillie of Watstonhead, William Baillie of Littlegill, Alexander Menzies of Culter Allers and the bairns of the late James Menzies, portioner of Wolfclyde, Ronald Muir and Andrew Jobson, portioners thereof, and gave power and commission to Sir James Carmichael of that ilk, knight, and Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie and certain others specified in the said act to visit the said highways and to approve thereof in so far as is mended and repaired, and what thereof were unmended, to give order and determine for mending thereof accordingly, and to appoint the bounds and breadth of the said highways as is before ordained, without prejudice to the laird of Lamington of his contraventions against the said Sir James as by law, and ordained the said commissioners to report to the lords of session what they found anent the said contraventions and without prejudice of either of the said parties' actions against others hereupon in manner specified in the said act. Together with the approbation of the said commissioners, dated 20 April 1647, whereby they approved the places of the said highway between Lamington and to [...] and calsay of Biggar as they were mended by the said Sir James already, and ordained the same to be further mended at the aforesaid breadth through the said bounds, according to the aforesaid act of parliament. Together also with the report of the said commissioners, dated 18 May 1647, concerning the said highway from the town of Lamington to the said Leadhills, whereby they found that the said Sir James had kept the highway in every place thereof and gave liberty to him to mend the said highway at Littlegill at his pleasure, and found that there was one way by visual inspection which had formerly gone along the north side of Glengonnar Water in the lands of Lettershaws, but that the said water had worn upon the brae, which had made that way unpassable unless it be made through the meadow and arable land and within a dyke of Lettershaws; and likewise found that between the said ways there was several roads, some going up at one place of the brae and some at another, amongst which roads the said Sir James' carts had come between the two ways through the sandbeds of the water and up the brae of Lettershaws, and therefore the said commissioners appointed the said way where the said carts had gone already to be the constant way hereafter; and approved all the said Sir James' mending of the said highway to and from the said Leadhills, according to the aforesaid commission, and gave power and commission to him to beat and repair the same, keeping the track and 12 foot breadth through the aforesaid whole highway. Together with the lords of council's and session's approbation of the said report, whereby they did approve the same and interposed their authority thereto, dated 18 July 1649, together with the instrument upon the aforesaid approbation taken by the said Sir James Hope in the hands of John Laurieston, notary public, wherein the said first parts of the approbation and report and other particulars found and ordained by the said commissioners the said first day of their visitation is word for word engrossed, dated 20 April 1647, in the whole heads, articles, clauses and circumstances thereof, and will the same to have the force and full strength of acts of parliament in all time coming. And the estates of parliament decree and ordain that the aforesaid ratification shall be as valid and sufficient to the said Sir James Hope and his aforesaids as if the said act of parliament hereby ratified, approbation and report of the said commissioners and approbation of the said lords of session and instrument above-written were word by word herein expressed, albeit the same be not so done, with the which and with all that may follow thereupon the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever, and of new give power, warrant and authority of parliament to the said Sir James Hope to mend and repair the said highways which are not yet mended and repaired, according to the aforesaid first act of parliament.
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At Edinburgh, 7 August 1649. The estates of parliament, now presently convened in the third session of this second triennial parliament, having considered the act of parliament of 12 March last removing the Lord Wariston from the office of being the king's majesty's advocate to the office of being clerk register, and the act of parliament of 16 March last confirming the two former gifts from his majesty of his two pensions, amounting to £400 sterling yearly to him during all the days of his lifetime, and his acts of exchequer and ratifications in parliament thereof, and ordaining him, because of his bygone faithful service to this kingdom, to be duly and exactly paid thereof for all the days of his lifetime, whether he be in any public place or not. The said estates, being desirous to prevent all mistakes and objections that may arise by his removal from one place to another or by any occasion of his being out of public places or employments, and intending to secure these pensions of £400 sterling yearly to him during all the days of his lifetime, and that because of his bygone faithful service and great pains taken and losses of his private fortune sustained therein, therefore they do renew and confirm the two aforesaid gifts and acts of parliament of 12 and 16 March last in all the heads and articles thereof, and declare of new that the said two pensions of £400 sterling shall be continually and exactly paid to the said Lord Wariston during all the days of his lifetime, whether he be in public employments or out of them, and desire him to rest upon this as the public surety of this kingdom thereby engaged to him; and require the commissioners of the treasury and treasurer deputes and their successors in their offices, the lords of exchequer, the receivers of his majesty's rents and all others whom it concerns to be careful according to their several interests that the same be really performed to him during all the days of his lifetime, and that they secure him relating thereto by any warrant or locality that may give him full satisfaction anent the assured and continual payment thereof.
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