The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Letter: king's letter to the estates
His majesties missive anent the conventioun
The whilk day George, vicount of Dupline, lord high chancellor of this kingdome, produced and exhibite to the estaits presentlie conveened the missive letter underwrittin signed be the king's majestie and directed unto the saids estaits conteaning the caus of the calling of this present conventioun, and siclyke he exhibite unto the saids estaits foure articles underwrittin signed be the king's majestie and ordained to be propouned frome his majestie to the saids estaits to the intent they may returne to his majestie thair opinions thereanent, of the whilk missive letter and articles the tennour followes:
Charles R[ex], right trustie and right weilbelovit cousine and counsellour, right trustie and weilbelovit cousines and counsselours, right trustie and weilbelovit counsellours, right trusty and weilbelovit and trustie and weilbelovit, we greit yow weill. Having upon verie weightie consideratiouns beene moved to deferre our repairing to that our kingdome till the nixt spring and desyring that all things necessarie both for our interteanement and for settling of effaires may be so prepared in the meane tyme that they may with the lesse trouble to ws and yow be than concluded for the good and honnour of that our kingdome whiche we exceedinglie affect, we have sent unto our right trustie and right weilbelovit cousine and counsellour, the Vicount of Dupline, high chancellare [...]2 as we thought most fitt to be considered of [...]3 and supplee, being verie confident that yow will use your best [...]4 for our satisfactioun heerin, who sall ever be cairfull of that [...]5 concerne your good and we bid yow fareweill. Frome our court at Whitehall, the fyft day of July 1630.
Articles to be propouned frome ws unto the conventioun of the estats now warned, that they may returne to ws thair opinions thairupon
Charles R[ex]
1. To consider of the best course how the valuatiouns of tithes may be most speedilie and exactlie perfytted, that those things conteaned in our decree may take effect.
2. To consider how manufactures for making the best benefite of wooll and for imployment of our people may be most convenientlie settled as hath beene formerlie intended.
3. To give order for proceeding according to our commissioun grantit for reviewing the lawes and practicks of that kingdome, that all things necessarie to be treatted of in the nixt parliament may be the better prepared against that tyme.
4. In regarde of the great charges requisite for our interteanement during the tyme of our being in that our kingdome and for payment of the debts contracted for buying of heretable offices, that a taxatioun may be had suche as our loving subjects for so great a caus sall willinglie grant.
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