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The king's majesty and estates in parliament, considering the frequent contentions and debates that fall out between noblemen at the parliaments and general conventions regarding the priority in places and voting, for removing of all such occasions of controversies and disagreements hereafter, have given and granted commission to the lords of his highness's secret council, there being present for the time six of their number who are earls and lords, to convene in Holyroodhouse, 12 February next, and there to determine and conclude regarding the priority of the place of every nobleman within this realm. And in case of the compearance of any noblemen or any in their name to produce their infeftment and evidents for instructing of the said commissioners, that they shall receive the same and hear the allegations of all parties compearing, and give forth their determination according to justice as they will answer to God and his majesty upon the discharge of their offices. And whatever be determined by them it is declared that the same shall have as great strength, faith, force and effect as if it were concluded in this present parliament. And therefore it is appointed, to the effect that none of the said nobility shall think themselves hereby prejudiced by the ignorance of this present commission, that this commission be duly published at the head market crosses of this realm and other places needful that between now and the said day appointed in the said commission they may either by themselves or others in their names produce such testificates of their antiquities as may inform the said commissioners; with certification that after the expiring of the said day the said commissioners, notwithstanding of their absence, shall proceed and give forth their declarator as well regarding the presents as absents under the penalty above-specified.
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Our sovereign lord and estates in parliament, considering the benefit that will ensue to the commonwealth by the retaining of the wool within this realm and by the working of the same by the lieges of this country, how the country will be thereby very far enriched, his majesty's customs augmented and a great number of the idle and poor people put to work, have therefore given and granted commission to the lords of his highness's privy council, having adjoined with them the commissioners of six of the principal burghs within this realm, to convene at such time and place as they shall think most expedient and there advise, conclude and determine all such things as to them shall be thought most fit for the advancing of the said work, whose conclusions are declared by this commission shall be of as great strength, force and effect as if they were concluded in this present parliament. And also it is appointed by the said estates that the said commissioners shall take such order with his majesty's customs as the same may be employed to his majesty's greatest profit and with the least hurt and detriment of the subjects.