rights led and done And ordaines all such services as are to be led deduced hereafter for serving of the heires of the vassals of the lands and others foresaids as heires in the famine lands to be served heires thereintill to be holden of the Kings Majesty and His Successours foresaids as their superiours of the famine Lands and others above mentioned in all time coming with this provision that the few duties of these lands holden of the chapters now retained in titulo shall pertaine and be payed them during the present titulars life-times And it is declared that this present act shall not be prejudiciall to the infestment granted by his Majesty to the Duke of Lennox of the superiority of the whole Lands and Barronies which pertained to the temporality of the Arch-bishoprick of Glasgow but that the said infestment shall stand vallid in the selfe and the vassals to hold their Lands of the said Duke of Lennox and his Successours as their superiours thereof in time coming And also declares thir presents neither act nor reservation foresaid shall not be extended to the Deanrie or Sub-deanrie of Glasgow nor nothing holden of the Dean or Sub-dean As also but prejudice to the Earle of Lauderdaill of his infestments of Stobo and Ettilstoun which is no wayes prejudged by this act nor reservation foresaid Providing that this provision shall not better nor strengthen the Earle of Lauderdails right and infestment foresaid But the famine to be in that famine condition as before the date of thir presents ACT LII COMMISSION FOR REVISING OF The Registers 16. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament considering that this long time by-gone the Registers and Records of Parliament have not beene visited so that some of the ancient Records might have been abstracted vitiate or disordered Therefore our Soveraigne Lord and Estates foresaids gives full power and Commission to the persons following viz. the Lord Chancellour the Earle of Argyle Earle of Lauderdaill and Clerk Register to meet when the Lord Chancellour shall appoint To take inspection and revise and looke over all the whole Registers and Records of Parliament aswell these in the Castle as these in other mens custodie and to call for the old Inventars thereof and compare them with the Registers and to make two new authentick Inventars thereof without copying of the saids Registers and Records Which Inventars shall be subscribed by the most part of the visitors the one whereof shall be delivered to the Clerk Register to bee kept by him the other Inventar shall be laid up either with their Honours or some other lockfast place whereof the Lord Chancellour for the time shall keep the key and to cause make presses boxes buists or other necessaries fitting for keeping of the saids Registers and Records And also to consider of the place and house where the saids Registers lie and to advise and appoint the best wayes and meanes for preserving and sure custodie of the saids Registers and Records With power also to them to mark and observe any defect or wants in the saids Registers and Records and the vitiations thereof if any be And siclike to marke number and put in perfect order the saids Registers and Records with power also to make a perfect Index of all the unprinted Acts of Parliament which doe not concerne particularly private persons but such as import and concerne only generally the whole lieges And siclike gives full power to the persons foresaids to lay up the principall late Treatie amongst the saids Records and Registers and generally to doe all and sundry other things whereby the saids Registers and Records may be preserved and their perfections or imperfections may be notified And ordaines them to make report of their faithfull and exact diligence hereintill at the next Parliament And our Soveraigne Lord and Estates foresaid declares thir presents is no wayes prejudiciall to the Clerk Register of receiving keeping and using of the saids Registers and keyes thereof in the meane time conforme to his right and place ACT LIII ACT ANENT COCQUETS AND ENTRIES of Ships modifying the entrie to 23. shillings 4. pennies and the Cocquet to 40. shillings 16. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates presently conveened understanding there are divers abuses committed by the Customers and Receivers of entries of Ships and by the keepers of the Cocquet in sometime exacting from Masters of Ships greater summes of money than is due to them and sometimes absenting themselves to the great prejudice of the Merchants estate and to the hazard of the losse of their voyage Therefore our Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent of the Estates ordains that there be no greater price exacted for entring their Ships and Goods then the summe of twenty three shillings foure pennies and for the said Cocquet then the summe of fourty shillings and that the keepers of the said Cocquet attend by themselves or their servants diligently and readily to answer and give out Cocquets to all Merchants and Masters of Ships under paine of losing their place whensoever they shall be found either to exact more then the said summe above written or shall occasion to the saids Merchants and Masters more delay nor is needfull for writing of the same ACT LIV. ACT ANENT DISCHARGING THE Registration of comprisings and appointing the recording and allowing of comprisings and prices thereof 16. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament having taken to their consideration that the registration of Comprisings hath put the lieges to great needlesse and unnecessary charges and expences and that the famine doth neither adde to the validity of the Comprisings nor to the benefit of the Comprisers And therefore have discharged and by the tenour hereof discharges all registration of Comprisings together with all gifts Acts of Councell and others warrants consuetude or custome whatsoever granted or observed thereanent And declares that the famine Gifts Acts of Councell and others warrants consuetude or custome to be null and of none availe force nor effect in all time comming And siclike our Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament considering that a short Record of all Comprisings of lands and rents heritable bands contracts reversions and others and legals thereof viz. of the comprisers names and designations The defenders names the debt for the which the comprising is used the lands and others comprised the Maissers and Clerks names the times of the denunciations and executions and witnesses thereto and date of the comprisings and of the superiours of the lands comprised is very necessar for the Lieges their informations Therefore statutes and ordaines that all comprisers shall be obliged to bring their comprisings to the clerk of the Bils within threescore dayes after the date of the comprisings to the effect that the famine may be allowed by the Lords of Councell and Session At the which time ordaines the said clerk to the bils to make a record of the saids comprisings in a
if the same had past the Signet and that aye and while the said Signet bee returned againe to Edinburgh and the same intimate to the Lieges The said George Hadden alwayes keeping and retaining the warrands and making a minute and note thereof And making the same together with the prices payed therefore forth-comming to the Lord Secretarie or others in his name by his warrand And ordaines these presents to be intimate to all his Majesties Lieges by publike Proclamation at the market crosse of Edinburgh to be made hereupon And these presents for the full warrand of the whole premisses to be enacted and recorded in their books of Sederunt Which Act the saids Estates not onely ratifies in manner above specified but also ordaines the said Act to stand in full force and strength to the effect above-written therein specified conforme to the tenour thereof foresaid while the _____ day of _____ 1600. and _____ yeares And strictly inhibits and discharges all keepers of the Signet in any time hereafter for any cause or any pretended occasion whatsoever to transport or carry the Signet or any Seale forth of this Kingdome under the pain of death and confiscation of their moveable goods ACT XXXII ACT DISCHARGING ALL CUSTOME OF Ammunition brought home to the lieges to their owne use for defence of religion and liberties of Kirk and Kingdom THe Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority considering the priviledge and exemption bruiked by the Nobility and Barrons of this Kingdome whereby they have beene exeemed from payment of all custome for goods imported to this Kingdome for their owne use And there-with-all Taking to their consideration that the said exemption ought more especially be enjoyed for the armes brought home at this time to the Nobility Barrons and Gentry of this Kingdome and all others his Majesties lieges whatsoever for their owne use for defence of Religion Liberties of this Kirke and Kingdome in thir times of troubles since the yeare of God 1637. Therefore statutes and ordaines that all sort of Ammunition whatsoever brought into this Kingdome since the year of God 1637. or to be brought in hereafter during the time of thir troubles shall be free of all customes and imposition whatsoever And inhibites and discharges all Customers or whatsoever receivers thereof of exacting any custome or imposition for any kinde of armes or ammunition already imported or to be imported during the time foresaid And of all arresting or detaining the saids armes and ammunition or any goods belonging to the Merchants importers thereof for any custome acclaimed for the same which the Estates finds no wayes due nor reasonable to be granted in the case foresaid ACT XXXIII ACT FOR THE COMMITTEES OF ESTATES THe three Estates of Parliament presently conveened having taken to their consideration the present estate of this Countrey and Kingdome being invironed and threatned with armes by sea and land and great hostile preparations hatcht and prepared against the same without any just ground or quarrell whereby as manifestly doth appeare there is nothing lesse intended against this Church and Kingdome nor an utter exterminion and totall destruction So that the saids Estates are necessitate and forced to put themselves in readinesse for a just and lawfull defence of the Religion Laws Lifes Liberties and Countrey and withall considering how necessar it is for the good of the publick weal of the Countrey and maintenance of the armies lifted and to be up-lifted and out-reiked both by sea and land and for ordering directing and governing of the whole body of this Countrey and Kingdome That a setled grave and solide Committee from the Estates be elected nominate constitute and authorized by this present Parliament which Committee from the Estates shall consist of a competent number of the most able qualified and trustie Noblemen Barons and Burgesses of this Kingdome Therefore the foresaids Estates of Parliament now conveened doe hereby nominate elect choose and appoint the persons after specified viz. John Earle of Rothes James Earle of Montros John Earle of Cassils John Earle of Wigtoun Charles Earle of Dumfermling William Earle of Lothian John Lord Lindesay John Lord Balmerino James Lord Couper Robert Lord Burghly Archbald Lord Napeir John Lord Lower Sir Alexander Gibson of Dury Sir John Hope of Craighall Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet Senators of the Colledge of Justice Sir Thomas Nicolsone of Carnok Sir Patrik Hepburne of Wauchton Sir David Hume of Wedderburne Sir George Stirling of Kier Sir Patrik Murray of Elibank Sir Patrik Hamiltoun of Littlepreston Sir William Cunningham of Caprintoun Sir William Douglas of Cavers James Chalmers of Gadgirth Sir Thomas Hope of Carse _____ Drummond of Riccartoun _____ Lesly of Forbes Master George Dundasse of Maner John Smyth Edward Edgar Thomas Paterson Richard Maxwell Merchants Burgesses of Edinburgh William Hamiltoun Burges of Lithgow Master Alexander Wedderburne Clerk of Dundie George Porterfield Baliffe of Glasgow Hew Kennidie Baliffe of Aire John Rutherfurd Provest of Jedburgh Master Alexander Jaffray Burges of Aberdeene or Master William Ore in his absence James Sword Burges of S. Androes and James Scot Burges of Montros to bee Commissioners from the Estate To whom the Estates and Body of this Present Parliament gives and commits full power warrant and commission to doe order direct act and put in execution every thing necessar expedient and incumbent alswell for the preservation and maintenance of the armies both of horse and foot by sea and land as for ordering the Countrey and whole body and inhabitants thereof deciding of questions and debates which shall happen to arise or fall out in any businesse which shall occasion or offer in this Kingdome concerning the peace and quiet thereof But prejudice of the Colledge of Justice or any other ordinarie judicatorie within this Kingdome lawfully established by Act of Parliament which shall no wayes be prejudged by this commission And with full power to them to borrow up-take and levy moneyes for the use the publick and to give and prescribe orders and directions for depursing thereof and for any other thing requisite which may concerne the good quiet and peace of the Countrey And with power to them to call and conveene such Noblemen Barons Burgesses and other countrey men to repaire to them for their counsell and assistance in any businesse which shall occurre as they shall finde necessar and expedient And with power to them to give orders and directions to collectors commissioners and all other persons who shall happen to be employed or have charge or place either in the army or in the Countrey in the publick busines in every thing which concernes their place and charge and to call them to an accompt al 's oft as they please and to appoint Auditours for hearing and receiving thereof whether of their owne number or any other they please to nominate and with power to them to allow and disallow as they shall find equitable and expedient for what
for the Kirk and the summe of five hundreth markes to be payed yearly to the said Master Archbald Johnstoun as present Clerk to the generall Assemblies of the Kirk for the Fee and Pension of that office and to his Successours chosen and appointed by the Assembly in that place for the discharge thereof and service thereintill And the summe of other five hundreth markes of Fee and Pension yearly to bee payed to Master Robert Dalgleish present Agent for the Kirk and to his Successours chosen and appointed by the Assembly in that charge And in respect that the Advocate Clerk and Agent for the Kirk must have their continuall residence at Edinburgh for attending the affairs of the Kirk and that the saids Fees and Pensions ought to bee payed out of the Bishops rents and that the saids officers should be payed thereof out of the nearest and most commodious rents belonging to the saids Bishopricks Therefore the saids Estates ordaines the saids fees and pensions to be payed to the saids present officers and to their successours respective in that charge out of the readiest of the few duties and out of the quotes of Testaments of the diocesse of S. Andrews Glasgow and Edibburgh according to the proportion and division to be determinate and set down by the Committee from this present Parliament appointed to remaine at Edinburgh and ordaines the foresaids fees to be payed conforme to that division by the heritors fewars fermorers and others adebted in payment of the few duties of the saids three Bishopricks and by the collectors and intrometters with the saids quotes of Testaments And also ordaines the Lords of Session to direct letters on this present Act and upon the determination and division of the said Committee at the instance of the Advocate Clerk and Agent for the Kirk present and to come for payment to them yearly of their saids fees and pensions above-specified And because that the present Procurator Clerk and Agent have been serving the Kirk in these places these two yeares by-gone without receiving their fees otherwayes due to them and that the rents of the saids two yeares are yet untaken up by the pretended Bishops of Edinburgh Glasgow and S. Andrews but are restand in the tenants and collectors hands Therefore they ordaine their entrie of payment to be to the crop and yeare of God 1638. yeares ACT XXXVIII ORDAINING THE WHOLE SUBJECTS And Lieges of this Kingdome to obey maintaine and defend the Conclusions Acts and Constitutions of this present session of Parliament and to subscribe the band appointed for that effect IN the Parliament holden at Edinburgh the eleventh day of June 1640. yeares the Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority Considering that whereas after many petitions and supplications given in and presented to his Majestie and the Lords of his secret councell by divers of the Nobility Barons and Burgesses of this Kingdome for granting a free Generall Assembly and Parliament for reforming of many great abuses and novations tending to the overthrow of the true reformed Religion and undoing of this Kirk and Kingdome devised and brought in by the late pretended Bishops who by their subtle practises during his Majesties absence these many yeares had ingrost in their persons all the Ecclesiastick and civill Power of this his Majesties ancient and native Kingdome It was granted by his Majestie out of his Royall Justice and accorded by the Articles of Pacification made at his Majesties camp in the moneth of June 1639. yeares last by-past that a free generall Assembly and Parliament should be indicted by his Majestie and that all matters Ecclesiasticall should be determined by the Assemblies of the Kirk and matters civill by Parliaments and other inferiour Judicatories established by Law And that according thereunto his Majestie did indict an Assembly to be holden at Edinburgh the twelfth of August and a Parliament for ratifying the Conclusions of the same assembly and setting down such other things as might conduce to the peace and good of the Kingdome To be holden at Edinburgh the twenty sixth of August last by-past In the which assembly the matters concerning the puritie of the true reformed Religion and peace of this Kirk after great debate delayes and protracting of time made by John Earle of Traquaire his Majesties Commissioner being at length concluded upon the _____ day of August 1639. yeares the Parliament sitting down immediately thereafter upon the penult day of the said moneth of August the ratifications of the Conclusions of the same assembly and many other matters of great importance conducing necessarily to the setling of the peace of this Kingdome being proponed in Parliament were likewise shifted and delayed and the closing of the Parliament protracted from time to time unto the _____ day of November last by-past At the which time the said John Earle of Traquaire did take upon him without the consent of the Estates to prorogate the foresaid Parliament to the second day of June instant not only contrary to the Articles of Pacification but also to the prejudice of the Liberties of the Parliament for preservation whereof the saids Estates were forced to make a declaration in Parliament against the same And that albeit since the said _____ day of November unto this time the saids Estates have used all possible meanes to give his Majesty full satisfaction both by their peaceable carriage at home and by sending their Commissioners to acquaint his Majestie with all their just desires and the reasons thereof yet they have not onely received no answer but upon the contrary their proceeding in the said Parliament being untruly related by the said John Earle of Traquaire have been condemned as Rebellious without hearing And our Commissioners sent for clearing thereof all restrained in private houses for a long time and John Lord Lowdoun being one of them committed to the Tower where he is still detained prisoner The Castles of Edinburgh and Dumbartane have in the meane time beene fortified and provided with all sort of Ammunition in great abundance and Garisons of Souldiers not being natives of this Kingdome put therein the Garison in the Castle of Edinburgh dayly killing diverse of the inhabitants of this Citie and spoyling their houses with musquets and great Ordnance all ships belonging to this Kingdome arrested in England and Ireland and many of them coming from other places layed waite for and taken by the way their owners and passengers spoyled of their goods and apparell layed in the yrons and barbarously abused A Commission granted to the Generall of the English forces by sea and land to kill destroy and subdue this whole nation a printed Declaration put forth denouncing war against it perswading exhorting and provoking the other two Kingdomes to grant subsidies and take Armes against the inhabitants of this Kingdome as traitours and rebells And the Parliament of Ireland hath proceeded so farre as to declare them to bee such All which they have hitherto
service and whose fees and recompences are not already allowed and appointed And also with power to them to allow and appoint such fees and recompences to all others who shall necessarily be imployed and intrusted by them as they shall find reasonable And in case any of the above named Commissioners shall happen to depart this life during the indurance thereof It shal be leasome to the rest of the saids Commissioners of that Estate or most part thereof to elect nominate and appoint others in the place of these who shall happen to depart ilk Estate choosing Commissioners in place of these who shall happen to decease of their own estate Like as our said Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament doe hereby require and command all and every person within this Kingdome and all others whom the famine may concerne as they will answer at their highest perill that they give exact and ready obedience to such orders warrants letters and directions as shall be given forth ordered and directed by the saids Commissioners or their quorum foresaid anent the whole premisses Requiring also all Sheriffes of Shires Magistrates of Burroughs Stewards of Stewartries Bailiffes of Regalities Provosts and Bailiffes of Burghs and all others persons whatsoever upon their highest perill as they shall be required to assist and concurre to the executing and obeying of such orders warrants and other dispatches as shall be directed and given forth by the saids Commissioners to the effect above specified With power likewise to the saids Commissioners and their Quorum to call for the assistance advice and information of any persons within this Kingdome of whatsoever quality for cleering of whatsoever questions doubts or scruples which may arise occurre in any particular concerning the premisses as occasion shall offer who are hereby required to assist the saids Commissioners by their presence counsell information and advice as they shall be desired for that effect And it is ordained that horning pounding and caption and all other manner of execution personall and reall shall be directed upon all warrants acts and orders of the saids Commissioners and their Quorum for the better obeying and executing of the famine and for the more ready and timous payment of the said publicke dues Which Commissioners above named are and shall be liable and countable to his Majestie and the Parliament for their exact diligence and constant attendance And for their carriage in the right discharging of this present Commission intrusted to them and every part and particular thereof Like as they shall be obliged to report and represent to the next Parliament a full accompt of their proceedings and deportments anent the premisses Together with the true estate and condition of the burdens and affaires of the publick to the effect that his Majestie and the Parliament after consideration of the premisses and of their proceedings and carriage thereintill may take such farther course thereanent as shall be found expedient And it is also hereby declared That the nomination made by his Majestie and the Parliament of a Clerke to this Commission is and shall bee but prejudice of the Clerk of the Registers right to depute Clerks to all other Commissions from the Parliament seeing the present Clerk Register consented to the Parliaments choosing of a Clerk to this Commission in respect the present Clerke Register being generall Commissar to the late Armie is a principall partie to compt to this Commission for his charge and discharge and so could not depute a Clerk to this judicatorie where he is to make his own compts ACT XXV ACT OF APPROBATION TO THE Committee of Estates 15. November 1641. OUr Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament considering that forsameikle as the Estates of Parliament in June 1640. for the reasons and considerations at that time moving them did nominate elect choose and appoint umwhile John Earle of Rothes John Earle of Cassils Charles Earle of Dumfermling John Earle of Wigtoun William Earle of Lothian John Lord Lindesay John Lord Balmerino Robert Lord Burghlie James Lord Couper John Lord Loure Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie Sir John Hope of Craighall Sir John Scot of Scotistarbet Senators of the Colledge of Justice Sir Patrik Hepburne of Wauchtoun Sir David Home of Wedderburne Sir Patrik Murray of Elibank Sir Patrik Hamiltoun of Little-prestoun Sir William Cunyngham of Capringtoun Sir William Douglas of Cavers Sir Thomas Nicholson of Carnok James Chalmers of Gadgerth Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse Drummond of Riccartoun John Forbes of Leslie Mr. George Dundasse of Maner John Smyth Edward Edgar Thomas Paterson Richard Maxwell Burgesses of Edinburgh Mr. Alexander Wedderburne Clerk of Dundie Mr. Alexander Jaffray Burgesse of Aberdene or Mr. William More in his absence William Hamiltoun Bailiffe of Linlithgow James Sword Burgesse of Saint Andrewes George Porterfield Bailiffe of Glasgow Hugh Kennedie Bailiffe of Air James Scot Burgesse of Montrose and John Rutherfurd Provest of Jedburgh and certaine other persons to be Commissioners from the saids Estates to whom they gave and granted full power warrand and commission to doe order direct act and put in execution every thing necessarie expedient and incumbent as well for the preservation and maintenance of the Armies both Horse and Foot by Sea and Land as for the ordering of the Countrey and whole Bodie and Inhabitants thereof deciding of questions and debates which should happen to arise or fall out in any businesse which should occasion or offer within the Kingdome concerning the peace and quiet thereof But prejudice of the ordinarie judicatories established within this Kingdome by Acts of Parliament And with power to them to borrow up-take and levie moneys for the use of the publick and to give and prescribe order and directions for disbursing thereof And generalitie did give them full power To doe all and sundrie other things requisite anent the ordering directing managing prosecuting and executing of all affaires and businesse of this Kingdome which might or should conduce to the weal of the famine or any part thereof and which might or could be needfull to be done by them for maintenance and preservation of the religion and liberties of this Kingdome anent the premisses as the said commission of the date the 11. day of June 1640. in the same at more length beares And siclike the saids Estates did nominate and constitute Mr. Adam Hepburne of Humbie to be Clerk to the said Commission and gave him power to substitute deputes one or more And his Majesty and the saids Estates now presently conveened having taken to consideration the paines taken by the saids Noble-men Barons Burgesse and other particularly above rehearsed al 's well these who remained at Edinburgh as these who went along with the Armie and resided at the Camp or sent as Commissioners to Rippon and London and of the said Mr. Adam Hepburne and Robert Hepburne his Colleage who served as Clerks in the said Commission They find that they have walked
power commission to the persons after following viz. Iohn Lord Lowdoun Chancellour Archbald Earle of Argyle Alexander Earle of Eglintoun Iohn Earl of Cassils William Earle of Glencairn Iohn Earle of Lauderdail William Earle of Lothian David Earle of Southesk Iames Earle of Findlater Iohn Lord Lindesay Iohn Lord Sinclair John Lord Balmerino Robert Lord Burghly George Lord Forrester Sir George Dundas of that ilk Sir Iohn Wauchope of Nidrie Sir David Home of Wedderburn Sir William Forbes of Craigievare Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balymayn Sir William Cunyngham of Caprintoun William Rig of Ethernie Sir Duncan Campbel of Auchinbrek Sir Alexander Erskene of Dun Sir Charles Erskene of Bandeth Sir Robert Innes of that ilk Alexander Gordoun of Earlstoun Sir Robert Griersone of Lag Master George Douglas of Bonjedburgh Iohn Binnie for Edinburgh Thomas Durham for Pearth Patrik Leslie for Aberdene George Bell for Linlithgow James Sword for Saint Andrews Patrik Bell for Glasgow John Kennedy for Air John Semple for Dumbartan William Glandoning for Kirkcudbright Iames Scot for Montrose Master Robert Barclay for Irving Iames Anderson for Couper George Gardine for Bruntiland Master Alexander Douglas for Bamff Robert Earle of Roxburgh Lord Privie-Seal Sir Alexander Gibson younger of Durie clerk Register Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall Advocate Sir James Carmichael Thesaurer Depute Sir John Hamiltoun Justice clerk Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer Sir Thomas Hope of Kers and Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie three of the Senatours of the Colledge of Justice To meet and conveene at Halyrude-house or Edinburgh or such other places as shall be appointed by them at such times and dyets as they shall appoint And to value and cause value whatsoever teinds great or small Personage or Viccarage of whatsoever Lands and others within this Kingdome liable to the payment of teinds of whatsoever nature and quality the famine be of which are yet unvalued Providing the Ministers serving the cure who doe lead tithes be secured of good and thankfull payment of so much victuall or money answerable to the worth of the saids tithes as the tithes shall be valued to And al 's to receive the reports from the Sub-commissioners appointed within ilk Presbyterie of the valuations of whatsoever teinds of lands and others lyable to teind as said is led and deduced before them according to the tenor of the Sub-commissions direct to that effect And to allow or disallow the famine according as the same shall bee found agreeable or disagreeable from the tenor of their Sub-commissions And for the better expeding and advancing of the saids valuations with power to appoynt Committees or Sub-committees of their owne number to receive the reports of the saids valuations made or to bee made and to receive admit and examine witnesses And to take parties oath with their depositions where the same is referred to oath and to give such farther power to the saids Committees or Sub-committees of their owne number as they shall think fit for the good of the work and speedy finishing of the same And siclike with power to them if need bee to appoynt Sub-commissioners who are not of their owne number within any Parochine or Presbyterie of the Countrey for leading and deducing of the saids valuations and to receive the reports thereof allow or disallow of the samine And generally with power to them to set downe whatsoever other order or course which shall be thought fit and expedient for dispatch of the faids valuations rectifiying thereof and for finall closing of the same And siclike with power to the saids Commissioners or any fifteene of them there being foure thereof for every Estate after closing and allowance of the valuations of ilke Kirke and Parish or at least the exact diligence of the Ministers done to that effect to appoynt modifie and set downe a constant and locall stipend and maintenance to ilke Minister his present stipend being allowed in the first end thereof to bee payed out of the teinds thereof And to grant augmentations to ilke Ministers of other Kirks nor Bishops Kirkes who got not the benefit of the former Commission and have not the full quantity of eight chalders victuall or eight hundred markes according to the tenor of the Acts of Parliament made in anno 1633. wherein that is found to bee the lowest proportion for the maintenance of the Ministers except such particular Kirkes occurre wherein there shall bee just reasonable and expedient causes to goe beneath the said quantity which is hereby also referred to the conscionable consideration of the Commissioners before exprest And to grant augmentations to Ministers of Kirkes which were provided by the former Commission but to a lesse quantity nor eight chalders victuall or eight hundred markes in the cases after following allanerly viz. where the teinds in whole or in part are fewed with the lands cum decimis inclusis whereby the Ministers were debarred of the full quantity foresaid or where the valuations already led the time of the provision of these Kirkes shall happen to bee reduced as unjustly valued or where it can be proved by writ or oath of party that the lesse quantity foresaid proceeded from pactions betwixt the Titular and the Ministers or Titular and Parochiners in prejudice of the Ministers Successors or where the honest Incumbents for the time were impeded by the Prelates for their never practising conformity to obtaine the full quantity in the former Commission albeit there was sufficiency of teinds within the Paroch In the which cases or any of them it is hereby declared that the Ministers provided by the former Commission shall bee supplied to the full quantity foresaid Like as hereby it is declared that all Bishops Kirkes whether or not provided at all or provided by the former Commission but beneath the quantity foresaid shall bee supplied to the full quantity of eight chalders victuall or eight hundred marks out of the tithes of their owne Parish and where the same cannot bee had then out of the teinds of the other Kirkes of that Bishoprick And that all Kirks that had greater quantity of stipend before the restitution of Bishops nor they now have except they have beene diminished by just valuations shall bee supplied and brought to the same quantity whereof they were in possession before the said restitution to bee payed out of their owne Paroch and where it is in-lacking to bee payed out of the tithes of the Bishops Kirkes For the which effect the Kings Majesty and Estates of Parliament grants power to the Commissioners foresaid or any Quorum of them and al 's gives power to the saids Commissioners to dis-joyne too large and spacious Kirks and plant them severally and to cause build and erect new Kirks and appoynt competent provisions for the Ministers to change Kirks incommodiously situate to a more commodious part of the Paroche to dis-joyne and dismember such parts and portions of parochins lying contigue and whereof ane part is farre
of the saids Estates makes nominates and constitutes John Earle of Loudoun High Chancellour of this Kingdome Archbald Earle of Argyle Lord Campbell and Lorne William Earle of Glencairne Lord Kilmars John Lord Lindesay of Struther and Sir James Carmichael of that ilk Knight Thesaurer Depute his Majesties Commissioners to the effect under-written And gives and grants to them or any three of them the full place and power of His Majesties high Thesaurer Comptroller Collector and Thesaurer of his Majesties new augmentations with all liberties priviledges immunities benefits and emoluments whatsoever pertaining to the said place of high Treasurer Comptroller Collector and Thesaurer of his Majesties new augmentations and that in as ample manner and quality as the famine was in the Persons of any of His Majesties high Thesaurers in any time of before With power to them or any three of them to uplift gather and intromet with all and sundry His Majesties rents revenewes customes imposts casualities commodities dueties and others whatsoever any wayes belonging to his Majesty within this Kingdome or to his Majesties dearest Sonne the Prince and that of all years and termes by-gone and yearely in time comming and with power to them or any three of them with advice of the remanent Commissioners of Exchequer contained in his Majesties Commission under the great Seale and according to the tenour thereof to compone passe and subscribe signators gifts confirmations escheats liferents remissions tutories gifts by forfeiture recognition wards marriages reliefe non-entresses legittimations presentations taks rentals licences dispensations and others dispositions writs and securities whatsoever pertaining to the saids Offices or any of them or to the power and priviledges thereof But prejudice alwayes to the said Sir James Carmichael Thesaurer Depute of his gifts of the office of Thesaurary Depute whole liberties power and priviledges therein contained which are holden as herein exprest but adding or paring to him in the point of receiving and without derogation in any sort to this present act and commission And it is declared that the yearly fees and other casualities due to his Majesties principall Thesaurer and especially the summe of foure thousand pounds scots money shall bee divided equally amongst the saids first foure of the said commissioners by the said Thesaurer Depute who hath right to his owne fee and casualities by vertue of his gifts granted to him thereupon And His Majesty with consent foresaid ordains the Lords of His Majesties Privie Councell Session or Exchequer to grant and direct letters at the instance of the saids Commissioners for answering and obeying them their chalmerlands under receivers and officers of all and sundry of His Majesties rents casualities customes imposts and duties belonging to the said office and that enduring the time of this present Commission which shall endure to the next Parliament ACT LXIX ACT ANENT RESTITUTION OF HORSE And Armes to the Owners out-putters thereof 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that diverse Souldiers aswell foot as horse who were imployed reiked out sent forth with the Armies and Regiments levied during the time of the late troubles Having at their going forth and outreiking received troup-horses arms ammunition horses and baggage horses from the heritors of lands and others who did reik and send them forth and that the saids Souldiers keepers up and withholders or have put away the saids horses and armes intrusted to them from the owners thereof Therefore Our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament doe hereby grant full power and warrant to the Committee appointed from the Parliament for regulating and setling of the common burdens and debts of the Kingdome and to all other Judges ordinair aswell to Burgh as Land within this Kingdome within whose bounds any such persons dwell or can be found who have keeped or detained either horses or armes That the saids Judges do forthwith upon complaint of the partie owner of the saids horses and armes call the receivers and detainers or out-putters of them before them and to discern and ordain them to deliver the saids horses and armes to the saids owners or the prices of same their receit of them being lawfully proven And with power to the saids judges to do every thing as lawfull and necessair anent the premisses agreeable to Justice and the Lawes of the Country ACT LXX ACT SALVO JURE CUIUSLIBET 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that in the present Parliament there are many particular Acts and Acts of ratifications made in favours of particular persons which may be prejudiciall to parties having intrest and not heard albeit the meaning of the Estates be at this time as it was ever in all preceding Parliaments That by no particular Act or Act of ratification granted to any particular person any other parties should bee hurt or prejudged of their lawfull rights and defences competent to them of the Law For remeed whereof it is statute and ordained that no ratification nor other particular Act whatsoever made in favours of any particular person in this present Parliament be prejudiciall to any other parties rights or defences competent to them of the law But that the saids particular Acts and Acts of Ratification made in favours of particular persons be alwayes understood salvo jure cujusâ—ibet ACT LXXI ACT APPOINTING THE NEXT PARliament to conveen the first Tuesday of June 1644. 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that forsameikle as by the Act of Parliament made in the Session of this present Parliament holden at Edinburgh in June 1640. anent trienniall Parliaments It is statute and ordained that before the closure of every Parliament the day of the next subsequent Parliament shall be condescended upon And because this present Parliament is this day by the assistance of God Almighty and his Majesties great wisedome to be brought to an happy conclusion Therefore his Majestie and Estates foresaids appoint and ordaine the first Tuesday of the moneth of June in Anno 1644. yeares to be the day of meeting and conveening of the next trienniall Parliament But prejudice alwayes to his Majesty to appoint any diets of Parliament betwixt and that day as his Majesty shall think fitting And ordaines all the Members of Parliament to meet and conveene at Edinburgh the said first Tuesday of June 1644. and all other persons interessed without any other or farther warning and premonition to be made for that effect declaring hereby that the publication of this Act with the rest of the Acts of this present Session shall be al 's sufficient for meeting and conveening of the whole Members of Parliament as if all former solemnities were used whereanent his Majesty and Estates hereby dispenses FINIS A TABLE OF THE PRINTED ACTS DONE IN THE SESSION Of the second Parliament of our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES c. Holden at EDINBURGH upon the eleventh day of June 1640. And in what Leafe
approbation and exoneration Sir Archbald Johnstoun 44 Act of approbation and exoneration Laird of Wauchtoun 45 Act of approbation and exoneration Sheriffe of Teviotdail 46 Act of approbation and exoneration Laird of Riccardtoun Drummond 47 Act of approbation and exoneration Master Alexander Wedderburne 48 Act of approbation and exoneration Hugh Kennedye 49 Commission for tryall of Helene Moyses anent the murder of her Bainn 50 Act of approbation and exoneration Master Alexander Hendersone 51 Act anent Master Alexander Pitcairne and the Laird of Ogill Ramsay 52 Declaration by the Lord Ker concerning the Marquesse of Hammiltoun 53 Act and declaration by the King and Parliament in favours of the Marquesse of Hamiltoun 54 Exoneration to the Marques of Hammiltoun anent his keeping and delivering of the great Seal 55 Act of exoneration and approbation in favours of the Lord Amont 56 Commission for hearing the Generall Commissars accompts 57 Act in favours of Bannatyne of Kames reponing him against the Commissars decreet 58 Ratification and election of the new Kirk of Kilmarnock 59 Commission by the King and Parliament to the Committee for triall of the late incident concerning the Marques of Hammiltoun and the Earl of Argyle 60 Ratification and act in favours of the School-master of Megle 61 Commission to the Lord Almond and his Bayliff anent the triall of John Jervie 62 Act in favours of Lieutenant Generall King 63 Act and ratification to the Universitie of Saint Andrews of the rents of the Priorie and Bishoprick of Saint Andrews 64 Act in favours of the Burgh of Dornoch anent the change of their Faire 65 Act rescinding generall Ruthvens forfeiture 66 Orders of the Parliament concerning the Irish businesse with a warrant to the secret Councell to give instructions to the Commissioners for the remainder of the Treatie 67 Act in favours of the Prince Elector Palatine anent ten thousand men to be sent to Germanie 68 Act and warrant in favours of the Earl of Rothes and others for letters of reprisall against the Hamburgers 69 Commission for tryall of the murther of Isabel Drymmie 70 Ratification exoneration and approbation in favours of the Marquesse of Argyle 71 Warrant for putting Lieutenant Colonell John Munro to libertie 72 Warrant to the Earle of Crafford for his enlargement 73 Warrant for putting M. John Guthrie to libertie 74 Warrant to sir Robert Spottiswood and Sir John Hay for their libertie 75 Commission for visitation of the Colledge of Saint Andrews 76 Act in favours of the Burrows ratifying the act of the Committee for the reliefe of the gilders therein mentioned 77 Act in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow anent their libertie to nominate and elect their Magistrates 78 Act for re-calling the Marquesse of Hamiltoun and Marquesse of Argyle to the Parliament 79 Ratification in favours of the Town of Saint Andrewes 80 Act in favours of Alexander Cunnyngham for four hundred and thirtie pounds sterling 81 Act to the Earle of Montrose Lord Naper Lairds of Keir and Blakhall for their liberation 82 Act in favours of Captaine William Stewart 83 Act anent the keeping of the Castle of Edinburgh to the Earle of Levin 84 Act in favours of the Earle of Levin for 100000. markes 85 Act of approbation and exoneration to the Earle of Levin Lord Generall and sundry other generall Officers 86 Act anent the liberation of the Earle of Montrose Lord Naper L. Keir L. Blakhall Sir Robert Spotiswood Sir John Hay and Lievtenant Colonell Water Stewart with the Act of caution found by them containing also a warrant to the Councell to take the like caution of the Incendiaries 87 Reference to the Councell anent the incarceration of poore people 88 Act in favours of the Officers of fortune within the Countrey with a reference to the Commission for the common burthens 89 Reference in favours of the Lord Forbes to the famine Commission 90 Act in favours of the Procutors for the Estate with a reference to the said Commission 91 Reference in favours of George Foules to the Exchequer 92 Act anent the pryces of Writts Seales and Registers remitted to the Councell with power to doe therein as the King and Parliament might and their determination to have toe authority of an Act of Parliament 93 Reference in favours of Master Alexander Colvill and Master James Robertoune Justice Deputes to the Exchequer 94 Reference Master Alexander Pitcarne minister to the Commission for the common burthens 95 Reference for these souldiers of fortune who were incarcerate at New-castle to the Commission for the common burthens 96 Referene for the Generall of artillerie to the said Commission 97 Reference for the Earle of Hoome and Countesse of Hoome to that Commission 98 Supplication for the Brittish Subjects remitted to the Kings Majestie 99 Reference for the Earle of Nithisdaile to the Councell 100 Reference for the L. of Edzell to the Commission for the common burthens 101 Reference L. Moynes contra Glengarie to the Councell 102 Reference in favours of Sir William Dik to the Exchequer 103 Reference for the Lord Sinclare to the Commission for the common burthens 104 Reference for Sir James Ramsay to the Commission for the common burthens 105 Act and Reference in favours of the Earles of Mar and Linlithgow to the Councell for recompence of their charges and expenses anent the workes contained in their patents for making powder and tanning leather 106 Supplication L. Blair anent his warde and marriage granted 107 Supplication L. of Cauldwell anent his ward and marriage granted 108 Supplication in favours of the Lady Stormonth granted 109 Supplication L. Mynto Turnble for his ward and marriage granted 110 Supplication L. of Cromlix for his ward and marriage granted 111 Act and warrant for transporting of John and Thomas Blaks from Drumfreis to the tolbuith of Edinburgh 112 Act discharging the confluence of people to Edinburgh in this time of Parliament not being members nor having necessar attendance on Parliament and appoynting strong guardes to be kept 113 Ratification in favours of Sir William Scot of Clarkintoun of the lands teinds and Kirke thereof 114 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Forres of their infeftment 115 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Kilbirnie of his infeftments of the Barronnie thereof and others therein contained 116 Ratification in favours of John Hammiltoun of Boghall of the lands of Boghall and others therein specified 117 Ratification in favours of James Melvil of Hall hill for the lands of Nether-Grange of Kinghorne Wester-Mills and Castle of Bruntiland 118 Ratification in favours of Sir John Prestoun of his gift of pension 119 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lindsay of the Signator granted by the King to him of the lands offices and others therein contained with the precept and seasing to follow thereupon 120 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright 121 Ratification in favours of James Sinclare of Skallaway 122 Ratification in favours of William Maxwell of Kirk-house 123 Ratification in
favours of the Laird of Grenok 124 Act in favours of the Burgh of Lawder appoynting a Faire therein yearely 22. of July 125 Act in favours of the town of Jedburgh for two Faires yearly 126 Ratification in favours of Mart Stewart of her letters of rehabilitation 127 Ratification in favours of Thomas Forbes of Watertoun 128 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Hoome of his infeftment of the Barronie of Dunce 129 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Tofts for the lands of Easter and Wester plew-lands 130 Ratification in favours of Sir Andrew Skene for the Barronie of Auchtertuill 131 Ratification in favours of Sir Thomas Nicolson of the Barronie of Carnok 132 Ratification in favours of Master John Skene of the Baronnie of Halyiars 133 Act in favours of the Weavers freemen Burgesses of Edinburgh 134 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Edinburgh anent the augmentation of their Ministers stipends out of the house-meales thereof 135 Ratification in favours of Heriots hospitall 136 Ratification in favours of the Lord Generall Leslie Earle of Levin for the Baronnie of Balgonie and others therein contained 137 Ratification in favours of Master James Baird for the lands of Little Fiddes 138 Ratification in favours of David Carnagie of Ethie of the Baronnie of Craig-ethie 139 Ratification in favours of Robert Pringle and Master John Pringle his son for the lands of Templehall teinds thereof and lands of Woodheid 140 Ratification in favours of the Masons and Wrights of Edinburgh 141 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dumbartane anent their Fayres and Markets 142 Ratification in favours of the laird of Swintoun anent the Baronnies of Swintoun and Cranshaws teinds thereof and patronage of the Kirk of Cranshaws 143 Ratification in favours of the Lord Forrester for Torwoodheid 144 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Glenbervie for the lands and barronie thereof 145 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Renfrew 146 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Montrose 147 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dundie 148 Two Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lothian of his rights and infeftments of the lands and others therein contained 149 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Colingtoun anent the lands teinds and barronie of Colingtoun 150 Ratification in favours of John Arnot of Wodmylne of his right thereof 151 Act in favours of the house and familie of Ruthven of Bandeane to their surname of Ruthven 152 Ratification in favours of the burgh of Linlithgow 153 Ratification of the decreet arbitrall given by the Kings Majesty betwixt the Earle of Buckleugh and Francis Stewart 154 Ratification in favours of John Moodie of his right of some tenements in Leith 155 Ratification of the gift granted by the Kings Majesty to the Ministers at haly-rudehouse of the impost of all wines vented in the Cannongate 156 Ratification in favours of John Earle of Traquhair of his right of the lands and others therein contained 157 Ratification in favours of Master James Lawson of a tak of the teinds of the Parochins of Badreule 158 Ratification in favours of the sheriffe of Teviotdaill for the Kirk lands of Cavers 159 Ratification in favours of the laird of Frendrant of the two charters and infeftments therein contained of the lands and Baronnie of Frendrant and others therein specified containing a declaration by the King and Parliament in his favours 160 Ratification in favours of Sir John Smith of his rights of his lands in Crawmond 161 Ratification in favours of Master James Scot of his infeftments of the lands of Bonytoun 162 Act anent the erection of the Kirk of Elie. 163 Act for establishing a particular Register of seasings for the shire of Argyle at Innerara 164 Ratification and act anent the erection of the Kirk of Anstruther wester 165 Act anent the dis-uniting of the Kirk of Dennie from Falkirk 166 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow of their infeftment thereof 167 Ratification in favours of John Dikson of his infeftments and rights of the lands of Hartrie and Kilbocho with the patronage of the Kirk and tak of the teinds thereof and annuity of the samine 168 Ratification in favours of the Earle Marshall of his tak of the customes of Aberdene and Bamff 169 Ratification in favours of the old and new colledges of Aberdene of the mortification to them of the rents of the Bishoprick thereof 170 Ratification in favours of Master Peter Ewat of the tak of the abbacie of Croceragnell 171 Ratification in favours of the university of Glasgow of the rents of the Bishoprick of Galloway 172 Ratification in favours of Sir John Seytoun of his pension of two hundred pound stirling 173 Ratification in favours of the schoole-master at Auchtertuill of the few dutie thereof 174 Ratification in favours of the Minister at the North Kirk of Leith of the mortification to them of the victuall therein mentioned 175 Act of erection of the Kirk of Carrestoun in favours of the laird of Balnamoone 176 Ratification of the mortification of the teinds of Over-carestoun and Pitforkie c. 177 Ratification to Master Thomas Michell of his gift of the rents of the Bishoprick of Rosse unpayed cropts 1638.1639.1640 and 1641. 178 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Dumfermling of the patronage of the Kirks of May and Dyke 179 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Mortoun anent Dalkeith Lugtoun and Sheriff-hall 180 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Dumfermling of his tak of the Lordship thereof 181 Ratification to John Semple of his infeftment of the Corne Milne therein mentioned 182 Commission to the Earles of Murray and Dumfermling and the Laird of Innes c. for keeping of the water of Spey 183 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinghorne of the right of his lands within the territorie of Glames and others therein contained 184 Ratification to the Towne of Muscleburgh of their infeftment granted by the Kings Majesty 185 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow of the new gift and mortification granted to them by the Kings Majestie 186 Ratification in favours of Patrik Ruthven brother to the sometime Earle of Gowrie ratifying the signator and gift granted to him by the Kings Majestie 187 Ratification in favours of Robert Leslie of his tak of the Bishoprick of Orkney 188 Ratification in favours of the Minister of Culros of his gift and mortification therein mentioned 189 Ratification and Commission in favours of the Burgh of Pearth anent the Bridge thereof and of his Majesties new gift granted to them thereanent 190 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Whithorne 191 Ratification to the Lord Amont of his rights of the Baronie of Falkirk and others 192 Ratification to Master Laurence Scot of his rights of the lands of Bavelaw 193 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Hoome of the contract and disposition to him of the living and estate of Hoome 194 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dumbar
of his infeftment of the lands of Nidrie marshall and others therein contained 263 Ratification in favours of William Seytoun of Grange of his gift of generall post-master of Scotland containing an exception in favours of the burghes of Bruntiland and Kinghorne 264 Ratification in favours of the town of Weik of their infeftment with a declaration declaring the said town to be the head burgh of the sheriffedome of Caithnes 265 Commission to the Earle of Erroll anent the justiciarie of the fishings upon the water of Ithane 266 Ratification in favours of the towne of Bruntiland of an act of exchequer with a declaration that Sir James Melvill his assuming of the style of Bruntiland shall no wayes be prejudiciall to their liberties 267 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Erroll of a pension granted to him by the Kings Majesty 268 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinoull of his right of the lands of Erroll 269 Ratification of the immutuall band amongst the heritours adjacent the Pow of Inchaiffray 270 Ratification in favours of William Gray of Pittindrum and William Master of Gray his son of a tak set by the Kings Majesty to them of the teinds of their lands lying within the Parochin of Fowles and others therein contained 271 Ratification in favours of the minister of Brechin 272 Ratification in favours of the Minister of Navar. 273 Ratification in favours of Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie one of the Senators of the Colledge of justice 274 Ratification in favours of the Master John Cant. 275 Ratification in favours of the Fewars of Kylismure 276 Ratification in favours of the James Dumbar 277 Ratification in favours of the Lord Lorne 278 Two ratifications in favours of the Laird Ackine 279 Two ratifications in favours of Sir James Macgill of Cranstoun Riddle Knight one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice 280 Two Ratifications in favours of Sir James Scot of Rossie 281 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Eglintoun 282 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Queensberry 283 Ratification in favours of the rights of the Canongate 284 Ratification in favours of my Lord Advocate 285 Ratification in favours of Somervell of Drum 286 Ratification in favours of Robert Pringle of Stichell 287 Ratification in favours of John Carstairs 288 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Houstoun 289 Ratification in favours of Doctor Chalmers 290 Ratification in favours of James Maxwell of Innerweek 291 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lawderdaill 292 Ratification in favours of Master William Cochrane of Cowdoun 293 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Irving 294 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Dalmahoy 295 Ratification in favours of the South Queensferrie 296 Ratification in favours of Sir Richard Grahame 297 Ratification in favours of William Scot and his brethren 298 Protestation Earle of Sutherland anent his place 299 Protestation Lord Borthwik anent his place 300 Protestation L. of Cambo as Commissioner for the Sherifdome of Fife 301 Protestation L. of Cesnok in name of the whole Barons 302 Protestation L. of Wedderburne as Commissioner for the Sherifdome of Bervik 303 Commission and warrant by the King and Parliament to the Exchequer for regulating the Book of Rates 304 Warrant by the King and Parliament to the Councel to dis-band the companies yet on foot and to provide for moneys for that effect 305 Protestation Towne of Kinghorne and Robert Hepburne for the Earle of Dumfermling against Halhils Ratification 306 Protestation for the Kings Veallers against James Sinclars Ratification 307 Protestation Towne of Renfrew against the Laird of Grenocks Ratification 308 Protestation Wrights of the Cannongate against the Wrights of Edinburgh their Ratification 309 Protestation Earle of Argyle against the Ratification for the town of Dumbartan 310 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the same Ratification 311 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the Ratification for the Burgh of Renfrew 312 Protestation Town of Renfrew against the Ratifications of the Burgh of Glasgow 313 Protestation Town of Dumbartan against the Ratifications of the said Burgh of Glasgow 314 Protestation L. Dun against the Ratification of the Towne of Montrose 315 Protestation L. of Houstoun against the Ratification of Renfrew 316 Protestation L. of New-warke against the Ratification of Renfrew 317 Protestation Marquesse of Hammiltoun against the Ratification of the Town of Linlithgow 318 Protestations Earls of Buckleugh and Hadingtoun and Bayliffe of Lochend against the Ratification in favours of Francis Stuart 319 Protestation Towne of Pebles against the Ratification of the Earle of Traquair 320 Protestation Lord Amond against the Act for the Kirk of Denny 321 Protestation L. of Minto against the Ratification of the Town of Glasgow 322 Protestation Towne of Renfrew against the Ratification in favours of the L. of Houstoun 323 Protestation Kirk of Anster against the Ratification of the Kirk of Kilrinnie 324 Protestation Sir William Dik and the whole fishers against the Ratification in favours of the L. Aickine 325 Protestation Town of Edinburgh against the Ratification in favours of the Wrights of the Canongate 326 Protestation Towne of Edinburgh against Robert Lesleys ratification 327 Protestation Earl of Galloway against the Ratification in favours of the Universitie of Glasgow 328 Protestation Earle of Pearth against the Town of Newburgh 329 Protestation and declaration Earle of Dumfermling against the Ratification for the Queenes-ferrie 330 Protestation Towne of Air against the Town of Irvings Ratification 331 Protestation for _____ Hoome against John Carstairs Ratification 332 Protestation Town of Brechin against the act of erection of the kirk of Carrestoun 333 Protestation Earle of Lauderdail against the Towne of Muscleburghs Ratification 334 Protestation and declaration Earle of Kinnoull contra Patrik Ruthvens Ratification 335 Protestation Towne of Edinburgh against the act in favours of the Hat-makers 336 Protestation L. of Haddo against the Ratifications in favours of the L. Fraser and L. Lesley and their protestation in the contrair 337 Protestation Laird Lesley for the shire against the Town of Aberdenes Ratification of their infeftment 338 Protestation Lord Maitland against the Earl of Hooms ratification 339 Protestation Lord Yester against the ratification of the Towne of Pebles 340 Protestation and declaration by the King and Parliament in favours of the Procutor and agent for the Kirk for their fees against the Ratification in favours of the Duke of Lennox of his right to the Bishoprick of Glasgow 341 Protestation Marques of Hammiltoun against the Duke of Lennox Ratification 342 Protestation Colledge of Glasgow against the Town of Glasgows Ratification 343 Protestation Earle of Lanerk for Robert Lesley against the Ratification of the gifts of the Bishops rents of Orknay with his Majesties declaration abiding by the gift of Robert Lesley as being first done and preferring the samine to all other gifts 344 Protestation L. Giffan against the Ratification in favours of the town of Glasgow of the Bishoprick of Galloway their gift therof 345 Protestation Earl of Murray against Innes of Leuchars Ratification 346 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the Town of Rutherglens Ratification 347 Protest L. of Balymayne against the L. of Panmures Ratification 348 Protestation Earl of Argyle against the Earle of Seaforths Ratification of the Lewes 349 Protestation Earl of Sutherland against that Ratification 350 Protestation Marquesse of Hamiltoun against the Towne of Lanerks Ratification 351 Protestation and declaration Towne of Dumbartan against Renfrew their Ratification 352 Protestation and declaration Renfrew against the Town of Dumbartan their Ratification 353 Protest L. of Lawers against the Earl of Tullibardans Ratification 354 Protestation Earl of Seaforth against the Ratification of the town of Weik 355 Protestation Earle of Southesk against the Ratification in favours of the Minister of Brechin with the Commissioners of Brechins protestation in the contrarie 356 Protestation Alexander Urchart against the Ratification in favours of the Town of Cromartie 357 Protestation Marques of Hammiltoun against the Ratification in favours of the Town of Glasgow 358 Protestation Lord Yester against the Ratification in favours of the Earl of Kinnoul 359 Protestation Earl Marshall against the Ratification in favours of the Earl of Kinnoull 360 Protestation in favours of the Earl of Erroll FINIS