The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 24 April 2024
[M1641/8/36]1
[Exoneration of the carriage of the commissioners in the treaty negotiations granted; warrant for printing the acts of parliament of June 1640 granted]
Rege presente.
Supplicatioune be the three commissioneris of the borrowis for the treatie, craving exoneratioune and approbatioune of thair charge and service, red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, togidder with thair depositiones taken be the committe appointed for thair examinatione and the testimonie of hia majestie and other commissioneris. They find the desyre of the supplicatione reasonable and thairfor grauntis the exoneratione and approbatione thairin mentioned, and appointis the same to be drawin up in forme of act to everie ane of thame.
Supplicatione be Maistir Archibald Jhonestoune, craving exoneratioune and approbatioune, red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who (efter heiring the testimonie of his majestie and other commissioneris present) doe find the desyre of the supplicatione reasonable and thairfoir unanimouslie grauntis the exoneratione and approbatione thairinmentioned, and appointis the same to be drawin up in forme of act.
Supplicatione of Adame Blair, who was employed clerk to the commissioneris, craving exoneratione and approbatioune, red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who findis the desyre thairof reasonable and thairfoir grauntis the exoneratioune and approbatioune thairinmentioned, and appointis the same to be drawin up in forme of act.
Warrand graunted for printing the actis of June 1640 and the title page thairof.
[Proposition for keeping the peace of the borders remitted to the Earl of Roxburghe; reports of the committee for the army read]
Propositione from Sir Richard Grahame, desyring that ordour may be gevin to the commissioneris of both kingdomes to call the border landlordis now in towne to informe thameselfis anent the course which formerlie hath been taken for suppressing of disordour and apprehending fellonis and fugitives, red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who appointis the copie thairof to be gevin to the Erle of Rogburgh.
Report from the committe for the armie at their meitting with the Inglish commissioneris of the 16 September instant red in audience of his majestie and parliament.
Report from the committe for the armie anent the payment of the officiaris of fortune and otheris thairin contained red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament and approvin.
[Supplications read and remitted to each estate; committees appointed to meet; continuation]
Supplicatione be the Erles of Home, Hadingtone, Lord Cranstone and other heritouris of the Mers, desyring that the regiment in the Mers may be disbandit, inrespect they ar content to bind for the indemnitie of the shyre from the garison of Bervik, red in audience of his majestie and estaittis, who appointis ane dowble thairof to be gevin to everie estaite.
Appointis the committees following to meitt efternoone, viz: the committee for the armie, the committe for the north, the committe for the Erle of Galloway and towne of Wigtone, the committe for the Erle of Stirlingis creditouris. And appointis everie estaite of parliament to meitt upon Tuesday morning at sevin houris, and the haill parliament at nyne houris.
- NAS, PA6/4, 'September 24 1641', f.1(a) v-1(b) r.