[Edinburgh, 17 June 1606]

Procedure: preamble

Parliamentum continuatum excellentissimi principis Jacobi Dei gratia Magne Britannie etc. regis tentum apud Edinburgh decimo septimo die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo sexto, per hos commissionarios subscriptos, viz Joannem comitem de Montrose, Alexandrum comitem de Dunfermeling cancellarium, Georgium comitem de Cathnes, Jacobum comitem de Sutherland, Georgium comitem de Dunbar, Petrum episcopum de Dunkeld, Joannem commendatarium de Halyrudhous, Marcum dominum de Newbuttill, Jacobum dominum de Balmirrenoch secretarium, Davidem dominum Scone, Archibaldum Dowglas de Quhittinghame militem commissionarium pro constabularia de Hadingtoun, unacum Joanne Robertsoun et Georgio Foulis pro burgo de Edinburgh, Jacobo Stewart pro mariscallo, Alexandro Stobo pro constabulario et Willielmo Makesoun pro vicecomite de Edinburgh, Davide Lyndesay adjudicatore. Sectis vocatis, curia affirmata.

  1. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  2. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  3. NAS, PA2/16, f.48v. Back
Judicial proceeding: summons of treason

The quhilk day Schir Thomas Hammyltoun of Monkland, knycht, advocat to oure soverane lord, producit four summondis of treassoun rasit at oure soverane lordis instance, ane aganis Patrik, erle of Orknay, the secund aganis Rory McCloyd of Herich, the third aganis Richard Grahame of Reidkirk, and the fourt aganis Rory McNeill of Baro, quha, being all thryse callit at the tolbuth windo and nane comperand except the said Patrik, erle of Orknay, quha, being personalie present, askit instrumentis that he wes personalie present and readie to ansuere to the said summondis of treassoun rasit aganis him.

  1. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  2. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  3. NAS, PA2/16, f.48v. Back
Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments

The lordis commissionaris of parliament continewis this present parliament in the samyn forme unto the first day of Julii nixtocum, to be haldin at Perth the said day, with continuatioun of dayes, at the quhilk day ordanis all the estaittis to await thairone, and continewis the foirsaidis haill summondis of treassoun quhill the said day. Upoun the fenssing of the quhilk parliament and continewatioun thairof, the said advocat askit instrumentis.

  1. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  2. NAS, PA2/16, f.48r. Back
  3. NAS, PA2/16, f.48v. Back