[Warrant concerning prisoners granted; pass granted to various foreigners to leave the country; order to the committee for dispatches concerning those foreigners in or arriving in Scotland]

Prayers heard and rolls called.

Warrant given to the provost and bailies of Edinburgh to receive the prisoners from any of Colonel Kerr's officers.

Pass granted to the 16 Dutch men and Danish men with the Dutch minister to go out of the country, they enacting themselves under the pain of death not to return, and the pass to be drawn by the committee of processes and to bear the obligation.

†Ordain the committee of dispatches to take notice of all strangers who come within the country or are come already and of the ground of their coming, and to report to the parliament.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.8r-8v. Back
  2. 'Dispatches anent strangers' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  4. This minute stops at this point. Back
  5. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Maintenance continued for June 1650' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
[Supplication remitted to the committee for dispatches; the earl of Montrose's seal delivered to the clerk register; decreet of forfeiture read]

†Supplication Simon Wanderson read in parliament and remitted to the committee of dispatches, with power to give satisfaction to him.

[Archibald Campbell], lord marquis of Argyll produced James Graham, [earl of Montrose's] seal, which was delivered to [Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston], lord register.

The decreet of forfeiture against [William Hay], laird of Delgatie read, and the estates declare that the said decreet and execution to follow thereupon shall not prejudice [Gilbert Hay], earl of Erroll of his right and possession of his estates, and ordain this to be extended in the form of an act.

The estates of parliament, in regard of the former sentence of forfeiture pronounced against [...] Hay of Delgatie, [...]†.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.8r-8v. Back
  2. 'Dispatches anent strangers' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  4. This minute stops at this point. Back
  5. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Maintenance continued for June 1650' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
[Report remitted to the several bodies; report from the committee for prisoners and processes read; pardon granted to William Ross and David Drummond]

†Report Colonel Gray read and remitted to the several bodies.

Report concerning William Ross from the committee of processes read.

The estates pardon William Ross and David Drummond as to their lives and banishes them from this kingdom, and ordain them to enact themselves never to return to this kingdom without liberty of the parliament, nor to do any thing in prejudice of the kingdom under the pain of death.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.8r-8v. Back
  2. 'Dispatches anent strangers' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  4. This minute stops at this point. Back
  5. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Maintenance continued for June 1650' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
[Committee for the commissary-general's affairs ordered to be appointed; report from the committee for trying witches read and approved; monthly maintenance continued]

†Supplication Sir James Stewart [of Kirkfield and Coltness], commissary-general, read in parliament. Remitted to a select committee of three of every body to be chosen, five the quorum, to take the desire of the bill and his bygone service into consideration, and report to the parliament.

Report from the committee of witches anent Isobel Alexander, imprisoned for witchcraft, read and approved for suspending the letters regarding the commissioners.

†The estates of parliament continue the monthly maintenance in the state in which it is above for one month further, namely: for the month of June next, and appoint John Denholm and Giles Wright, the commissary deputes, to continue in collecting the maintenance as above for the said month.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.8r-8v. Back
  2. 'Dispatches anent strangers' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  4. This minute stops at this point. Back
  5. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Maintenance continued for June 1650' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
[Remit to the several bodies concerning the power of the committee for valuations; supplication remitted to the committee for dispatches; continuation]

The estates refer to the bodies to consider what shall be the power of the committee of valuations, and ordain nine to be the quorum.

†Supplication from Corporal John Nisbet read and remitted to the committee of dispatches.

The estates ordain the whole committees to meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the bodies tomorrow at 7 o'clock and the parliament at 9 o'clock.

  1. NAS. PA3/2, f.8r-8v. Back
  2. 'Dispatches anent strangers' written in the margin. Back
  3. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back
  4. This minute stops at this point. Back
  5. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  6. 'Bodies' written in the margin. Back
  7. 'Maintenance continued for June 1650' written in the margin. Back
  8. 'Dispatches' written in the margin. Back