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[Supplication of Mr Alexander Henderson for exoneration of his carriage in the treaty negotiations]

Warrand for Maistir Alexander Hendersone exoneratione and approbatione

To the king's most excellent majestie and the honorable estates of parliament.

The humble petition of Maistir Alexander Hendersone, minister at Edinburgh, shewing that wher being appointed by the presbyterie of Edinburgh to attend the generall in the late expedition, I wes by the meeting of the ministers at Newcastle and by the committe of the parliament they joyned with the commissioners of the treaty wherein diverse matteris of church concernement wer to be treated. And now the treaty being by the mercy of God brought to a desyred conclusion and the commissioners approved and exonered in parliament, my humble desire is that if the church hath susteaned no prejudice by my weaknes, and if it be found that by my accessory labours for the publict I have beene faithfull in whatsoevir hath beene intrusted unto me by the commissioners whome I did attend, I may also be exonered and publictlie approven, which shall be an incouragement to me for efterward to contribute my best endeavours for the publict and to pray that peace and all other blessings may be multiplied upon the king and kingdome.

28 September 1641

Red in audience of his majestie and parliament, who of certaine knawledge of the supplicantis faithfull and wyse cariage in all the actionis of this trust, doe unanimouslie graunt the desyre of this supplicatione and the exoneratione and approbatione thairin craved.

Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti