The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1587/7/38]1
Act of certain matters remitted to the secret council
2Our sovereign lord, with advice of his three estates assembled in this present parliament, has remitted and remits the articles and supplications after-specified to the lords of his highness's secret council: they are to say, an article craving commission to be given to the young Laird of Foulis and Andrew Munro of Dawcharty for doing justice upon the slayers of young salmon, black fish and fry of all other kind of fish upon the waters and rivers of Killisochell, Abortayne, Shin, Cassley, Oykel, Evayne, Calinsaik, Aferon, Skeak and Alegrand within Ross and Sutherland; an article presented by the town of Dumfries concerning a new fair and certain other privileges to be granted to them; two supplications of the burgh of Forres; and whatever the said lords of secret council shall think expedient and ordain to be done in the premises, the same shall have like effect, force and execution as if the same were done, statute and ordained in this present parliament.
- NAS, PA2/13, ff.94v-95r.
- 'P.O.' written in margin.