On the second day of parliament
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The parliament of the most excellent and illustrious prince and most merciful lord of ours, James, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, held in Edinburgh on 23 July in the year of the Lord 1621 by the foresaid commissioners named below, specially constituted by virtue of the commission under testimony of the great seal dated in Edinburgh on 31 May in the foresaid year 1621, namely Alexander [Seton], earl of Dunfermline, supreme chancellor of the realm of Scotland, George [Seton], earl of Winton, Thomas [Hamilton], earl of Melrose, John [Hay], lord Yester, Alexander [Elphinstone], lord Elphinstone, John [Elphinstone], lord Balmerino, James [Elphinstone], lord Coupar, David [Carnegie], lord Carnegie [of Kinnaird], James [Law], archbishop of Glasgow, [Patrick Forbes], bishop of Aberdeen, Patrick [Lindsay], bishop of Ross, together with Alexander Lauder of Haltoun and David Crichton of Lugton for the minor barons of Lothian, Master Robert Learmonth for the sheriff of Edinburgh, William Hay for the constable, Master William Keith for [George Keith], earl Marischal, and Andrew White, dempster. The suits having been called, the court lawfully fenced.
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The which day, the lords commissioners aforesaid continue this present parliament and all actions, causes, summonses, supplications, petitions and articles whatsoever to be therein treated until Wednesday next, being 25 July, at the which day ordain the whole estates of parliament to attend and await James [Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton, earl of Arran and Cambridge, lord Aven and Innerdale etc., his majesty's commissioner, with all due reverence, in manner used to others having the like charge of before, and to abide until the said parliament end under the pains contained in the acts of parliament; and ordain publication to be made of this present continuation at the market cross of Edinburgh; whereupon [Sir William Oliphant of Newton], his highness's advocate, in his majesty's name, asked instruments.