[Examination of the earl of Montrose and others; remit and membership of committee for dispatches extended; sentence pronounced against the earl of Montrose]

Prayers heard and rolls called.

The estates of parliaments appoint the committee who examined James Graham, [earl of Montrose] to enquire of Lieutenant Colonel Wallace and others if any thing of matters of importance has passed between him and James Graham since his going to prison, and, if need be, to examine James Graham and interrogate him further upon those particulars.

†The estates of parliament give the same power to the committee appointed for examination of prisoners as was given to the committee of processes in former parliaments, and add one of every estate, who shall be named by the several bodies to the said committee, and ordain them to examine and report. And further ordain them to intimate to Lieutenant Colonel Sibbald that if he does not give them satisfaction with his examination, that then the parliament will ordain him to be tortured.

The doom and sentence of forfeiture against James Graham, [earl of Montrose] pronounced to him and ordained to be put to execution in manner therein mentioned.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5r. Back
  2. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
[Continuation; visiting access to the earl of Montrose]

Ordain the committee for the prisoners to meet in the exchequer house at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the parliament to meet at 4 o'clock.

The parliament gives warrant that any friends of James Graham, [earl of Montrose] whom he desires to speak with may have access to him and to speak to him only in presence of two of the magistrates or of Major Wallace and Major Weir and the keeper of the tolbooth.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.5r. Back
  2. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back