On the ninth day of parliament
The lord king being present
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Prayers heard and rolls called.
Report from the committee anent the solemnities and orders for his majesty's coronation read and remitted so far as concerns the persons to the king's majesty and such as he shall call of the parliament to fill up the persons and to report, and appoint the committee of overtures and such members of parliament as were upon this committee formerly and the commissioners for the treasury to think upon the finding out of the money and to revise and consider the report if any thing be necessary to be added thereto or altered therein, to meet this afternoon.
†Letter from the king's majesty and parliament to the several shires and burghs for additional forces over and above the former levies read and approved, and remit to the committee for the military affairs how the same shall be intimated to the shires south of the River Forth.
†The motion anent the recruiting of his majesty's lifeguard remitted to the committee for the military affairs.
Letters, one to the forces in the west, and another to Colonel Robert Montgomery, read and approved.
†Remit to the committee for the military affairs to consider who shall go with Sir Charles Erskine [of Alva, Bandeath and Cambuskenneth] to Dumbarton and to consider of the house of Dunglass, and they have to have their dispatch this afternoon.
†Remit to the committee for the military affairs to consider of the castle of Edinburgh either by themselves or such of their number as they think fit.
Ordain John Jaffray [of Dilspro] and James Sword to speak with the ministers of Perth anent the present provost and report the next session.
The parliament dispenses with [Sir Daniel Carmichael of Hyndford], treasurer depute, and [Robert Hepburn of] Keith's going to the west, notwithstanding of their former orders.
Report concerning the prisoners at Newcastle read and approved.
Ordain the next meeting of parliament to be at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the committees to meet after the dissolving of parliament.
The lord king being present
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†Report from the committee of bills anent the presbytery of Dunfermline read and remitted back to the committee of bills and the committee that set down the quantity of victual, and to report tomorrow.
Report Cornet John Hay.
Report from the committee of bills concerning [John Maitland], earl of Lauderdale read and approved.
Recommendation from the commissioners of the general assembly concerning [George Livingstone], earl of Linlithgow read, and thereafter the said earl called in and ordained to sit and voice in parliament.
Supplication [William Cranston], lord Cranston and recommendation from the commissioners of the general assembly in his favour read and the report approved.
†Query anent the addition to the commission for grievances remitted to the several bodies.
Report town of Anstruther Wester read and approved.
Report Sir James Lockhart [of Lee] read and approved to liberate him from banishment.
†Supplication Sir John Smith [of Grotehill] remitted to the several bodies.
Ordain the committee for the military affairs to meet this night, the committee for the coronation to meet tomorrow at 7 o'clock and the parliament at 9 o'clock.
Minutes read.