[3 April 1593]†

Procedure: preamble; fencing of parliament; asking of instruments

†Parliamentum excellentissimi principis Jacobi sexti regis Scotorum tentum et inchoatum apud Edinburgh tertio die mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo tertio, per dominos commissarios parliamenti subscriptos, viz Wilhelmum comitem de Mortoun dominum Dalkeith, dominum Thomam Lyoun de Auldbar thesaurarium, dominum Robertum Melvill de Murdocarne militem thesaurarium deputatum, Valterum commendatarium de Blantyre, Eduardum commendatarium de Kinloss, Robertum Douglas prepositum de Lincluden, per commissionem supremi domini nostri regis specialiter constitutos, de data primo die mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo [...], una cum Thoma Scott deputato mariscalli, Wilhelmo Henrysoun deputato constabularii, et Roberto Fraser nuntio, deputato vicecomitis de Edinburgh, et Oliuero Sincler adiudicatore. Sectis vocatis, curia affirmata. Upoun the fensing of the quhilk parliament, Maister David Mackgill, advocat to oure soverane lord, in his hienes name askit insrumentis.

  1. There is what appears to be a draft of the first folios of this mss bound in at the back of NAS, PA2/13, different from this mss in a number of respects. It has been collated by Thomson into the main record without comment. See Additional Sources for this draft material. Back
  2. NAS, PA2/15, f.1r. Back
  3. 'Jac. 6' written in the margin, not in a particularly contemporary hand. Back
  4. NAS, PA2/15, f.1r. Back
Procedure: continuation

The saidis lordis commissionaris of parliament decernis and declaris this present parliament to rin ay and quhill the same be speciallie desert be oure soverane lord, and thairfoir ordanis all his hienes leigis quha hes ony actionis and causes in this parliament to await thairon.

  1. There is what appears to be a draft of the first folios of this mss bound in at the back of NAS, PA2/13, different from this mss in a number of respects. It has been collated by Thomson into the main record without comment. See Additional Sources for this draft material. Back
  2. NAS, PA2/15, f.1r. Back
  3. 'Jac. 6' written in the margin, not in a particularly contemporary hand. Back
  4. NAS, PA2/15, f.1r. Back