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The running parliament of the most excellent prince James VI, king of Scots, held and opened in the tolbooth of the burgh of Linlithgow on 1 December in the year of the Lord 1585, with the lords commissioners mentioned below specially constituted by commission of our supreme master the king, namely Peter [Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld, Adam [Bothwell], bishop of Orkney, John [Maxwell], earl of Morton, lord Maxwell, Alexander [Colville], commendator of Culross, Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull, knight, lord justice clerk, Sir Robert Melville of Murdocairnie, treasurer depute, Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, clerk of the rolls of register and council, Nicholas Uddard and Michael Gilbert, commissioners of Edinburgh, James Drummond, commissioner of Perth, John Muschet and David Lindsay [of the Mount], commissioners of Stirling and Cupar, together with James Keith of Canterland, marischal depute, William Henderson, constable depute, Philip Whitehead, sheriff depute of Linlithgow, and James Matheson, dempster. Suits were called and the court affirmed.
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The which day the aforesaid lords commissioners of parliament declared this present parliament to run as of before, with all actions treated and to be treated therein in the same force, form and effect as it was of before, to be held hereafter within the king's great palace of this burgh, within the great hall thereof; and therefore ordain all parties having interest to attend and await upon their calling and offices as is appropriate.†