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List of the baggage horse to be put out by the several shires read in parliament. Thereafter,
It being put to the question whether or not the burghs should put out their baggage horse according to the maintenance or the number of men, it was voted according to the number of men, and one baggage horse to be put out by them for every 15 men, and ordain the shires to put out a baggage horse for each £50 of maintenance.
His majesty and parliament recommend to the committee of estates that the act of parliament made at Perth in the last session of parliament anent transporting of money may be put into execution against the contraveners thereof.
[Sir Alexander Belsches of] Tofts asked instruments upon the production of the order anent the money belonging to the lords of session, and that he pursued and urged the same in parliament as well for the said lords, and thereupon asked instruments.
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His majesty and parliament grant commission to four of every estates to be named by the parliament to take into consideration how the maintenance appointed for his majesty's use since his coming to the kingdom has been disposed.
His majesty did declare that he would name certain persons to join with the others for considering the accounts of his own rent.
Being put to the question whether or not there shall be one full month's maintenance extraordinary uplifted through the whole kingdom over and above former impositions for his majesty's use only, it was voted affirmative and to be without exemption of any burgh or land to be paid presently.
Ordain [Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock], his majesty's advocate, to draw up a draft of a ratification.
Ordain the next meeting of parliament to be at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Supplication [James Livingstone], viscount of Newburgh, in name of the king's regiment, read, and remitted to the committee of estates, with power to determine therein.