The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 20 April 2024

[C1639/8/3]1

[Members present; lord commissioner's subscription of covenant; ratification of the acts of the general assembly]

[Lord commissioner present]2

The lord commissioneris general subscryved the covenant with some declaratioune premitted to his subscriptioune as commissioner, but subscryved the same simplie as thesaurer.3

Ratificatioune of the actis of assemblie, viz: the act maid upon the 17 August last, intituled, 'Anent the sex causes of oure bygane evillis' and the act prefixed to the covenant, red, voited and past in articles under the protestatioune maid by the Erle of Argyle, for himselfe and suche noblemen as adheir to him, and by the baronis and borrowis, that the same is voited without prejudice of the protestatiounes formerlie maid by thame and that all quhilk shall pass in articles be under the same protestatiounes until they receave answer.4

[Supplications read and debated]

The supplicatione against Doctor Balcanquall red, voited and past in articles.5

The supplicatioune anent the greevances of the ministers of the north red, and becaus the same is generall, the commissioners from the assemblie ar appointed to condiscend speciallie upon the particulars, persones, tyme, places, and factis.6

The supplicatioune presented by the commissioners of the assemblie for disunitting of churches, augmentatioune of ministers stipendis, especiallie of bishopis kirkis, erectioune of schooles etc., as containing many pointis of greate importance, takin to farder consideratioune and advisement.7

  1. NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.4(a) r.
  2. A draft entry of this day's business at NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v contains the following additional clause: 'The lord commissioners general present with the lords of the articles ut in die precedenti'.
  3. A draft entry of this business can be found on NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v, as follows: 'The lord commissioners general subscryved the covenant with some declaratione prefixed therto for him as commissioner and absolutelie as Erle of Traquair.'
  4. A draft entry of this business can be found on NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v, as follows: 'Ratificatione of the act of the assemblie, viz: the act 17 August, 'anent the sex causs of our bygane evills' and the act prefixed to the covenant past in articles with the protestatione published by the barones and some noblemen.'
  5. A draft entry of this business can be found on NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v, as follows: 'The supplicatione agaist Doctor Balcanquall red and past in articles.'
  6. A draft entry of this business can be found on NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v, as follows: 'The supplicatione anent the grievances of the ministers of the north red, and the commissioners from the assemblie ordained to condiscend upon the particulars.'
  7. A draft entry of this business can be found on NAS, PA6/3, 'August 31-October 22 1639', f.3(a) v, as follows: 'The supplicatione for dismembering of churches, augmentatione of ministers stipends especiallie of bishopis kirks and erectioune of schools takin to consideratione.'