[1639/8/31/6]¹

Committee members: lords of the articles

The commissioner's grace nominated and elected the eight noblemen following to be upon the articles, namely:

The lords elected to the articles

• For the nobility
• [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly
• [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll
• [William Keith], earl Marischal
• [John Leslie], earl of Rothes
• [James Graham], earl of Montrose
• [John Maitland], earl of Lauderdale
• [David Carnegie], earl of Southesk
• [John Lindsay], lord Lindsay²

• The officers of state
• [Robert Ker, earl of Roxburghe], privy seal
• [Sir James Carmichael], treasurer depute
• [Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston], justice clerk
• [Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall], advocate

Thereafter, at the same time, the noblemen, after nominating and voicing, nominated and elected the eight barons and eight commissioners for the burghs to be upon the articles as follows:

The lords elected to the articles

• For the barons
• [Sir William Douglas of Cavers], sheriff of Teviotdale
• [Sir Robert Innes], laird of Innes
• [Sir Robert Graham], laird of Morphie
• [James Lyon], laird of Auldbar
• [Sir Robert Grierson], laird of Lag
• [Sir George Dundas], laird of Dundas
• [Sir George Stirling], laird of Keir
• [Sir Patrick Hepburn], laird of Waughton

• For the burghs
• John Smith [of Grotehill], commissioner for Edinburgh
• James Fletcher for Dundee
• Patrick Bell for Glasgow
• Thomas Bruce [of Weltoun] for Stirling
• James Glen for Linlithgow
• Mr Alexander Jaffray [of Kingswells] for Aberdeen
• Mr Robert Barclay for Irvine
• John Semple [of Stainflett] for Dumbarton

After the electing of the which lords and others above-named to be upon the articles, the lord commissioner's grace and whole noblemen returned again to the great parliament house and public place of convention, and there caused publicly read the names of those who for every estate were elected to be upon the articles; and therewithal did intimate to those of the articles and commanded them to attend the commissioner's grace and keep meeting every sitting day at 11 o'clock in the inner parliament house, and ordained the whole estates to attend until the conclusion of the parliament.