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Legislation

Act of approbatione and exonoratione in favoures of Sir Williame Scot of Harden and Sir Thomas Ker of Caveris

The estates of parliament, now presently conveined be vertew of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his matie and the thrie estates in anno 1641, haveing hard and considered the supplicatione givine in be Sir Williame Scot of Harden and Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, quhilke wes publictly red in audience of the parliament, beirand ane particulare compt of ther cariage anent that quhilke wes recommendit to them be the committie of estates in Apryle last conserneing the invasione than made be the erle of Montroise and these other noblemen and other rebellious and unnaturall Scottismen of his faction wpoun the south borderes, for giveing notice and conveineing togither in hostile maner of the erle of Buccleughes freends, vasselles, tennentes and otheres weill affected gentlemen and otheres in the cuntrie for repelling and resisting of the said erle of Montroise and his saids rebellious associates, as the said supplicatione at lenth proportes; and haveing compaired, the saids supplicantes, thair chairge, actiones and proceidings heiranent, with the chairge recommendit to them be the committie of estates as said is, the saids estates of parliament findis and declaires that the said Sir Williame Scot and Sir Thomas Ker hath in all fidelity cairfully and diligently caried themselves in that whilke wes recommendit to them be the committie of estates, and ratifies and approves ther conveining of the erle of Buccleughes freends, vasselles and tennentes and of the haill remanent gentillmen and otheres [of] his maties leiges with ther men, tennentes and serveantes in a body furnished with all sort of armes for repelling of the said erle of Montroise and his rebellious associates; and also allowes thair haill actiones and proceideings in the said bussines as done for the honor and weill of the cuntrie and of the good cause in hand. And for exonoratione of the trust put wpoun them be the said committie of estates, lykas the estats findis and declaires that the said Sir Williame Scot and Sir Thomas Ker, ther cariage heiranent, hath deserved weell of the publict and caried themselves as loyall subjectes to the king, faithfull servantes to the estates and trew patriots to the cuntrie; and therfore the saids estates exoneres them of the foirsaid commissione or recommendatione foirsaid put wpoun them be the said committy of estates.