The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 24 April 2024
[1703/5/100]1
Procedure
Prayers said. The rolls called.
Procedure: minutes read
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
Procedure: members pardoned
Petition by the Lord Belhaven and Sir Alexander Ogilvie, both in custody by order of the lord high constable, being read, wherein they acknowledged their fault by unbecoming expressions and other undutifull behavior in the house, and intreated her majesties' high commissioner and the estates might be pleased to pardon their offence, and that they might be reponed to their seats as members of parliament. Her majesties' high commissioner signified from the throne that, since the petitioners had made such humble submission and given such satisfaction for their offences, he would not stand in the way of what favour the estates might incline to shew them. Whereupon the lord high constable was ordered to cause the officer of his guard to bring the petitioners before the parliament, and they being accordingly brought to the barr and craveing pardon of his grace and the estates for their offence in the terms of their petition, the desire thereof was granted as follows:
- NAS. PA2/38, f.102v.