Nov. 28,—“The Kingis Majestie and parliament appoynts thoise wpoun the Conference to meitt wᵗ the Comissioners of the Geˡˡ Assemblie, at 3 of the clok efternun, in the Kirk Sessione-hous.”—P. [543].
Nov. 30.—Remonstrance and Petition of the Commissioners of the General Assembly.—P. [544].
Dec. 2.—Commission for trying and putting to execution three Witches.—P. [548].
Dec. 4.—“The 4 Artickle anent the wreatting of ane Letter to the Moderatoʳ of the Comissioners of the Geˡˡ Assembly, approvin.”—P. 548. Act in favour of persons recommended by the Commissioners of the General Assembly, who have given satisfaction.—P. [549].
Dec. 6. Letter to Moderator of General Assembly read and approven.—P. [550].
Dec. 10. “Ordanes the severall bodyes to meitt at three efternun, and to considder of the remonstrance givin in be the Comissioners of the Asemblie, and ordanes ilk body to name three of yʳ number to confer first among thameselffis anent the remonstrance, and yʳefter to meitt and confer wᵗ the Comissioners of the Generall Assemblie, and also how far incapacities that disables men may be takin aff, and men admitted for defence of yʳ countrie to fight aganes the comon enemy, and to treat anent a previous advysse concerning England.”—P. 552. “Ordanes thoise who shall be appoynted to confer wᵗ the Comissioners of yᵉ Geˡˡ Assemblie to acquaynt the Comissioners they ar appoynted to confer wᵗ thame.”—Ibid.
Dec. 14.—“The K. Maᵗⁱᵉ and Parliament ordanes the E. Cassills, the L. Clarkington, and Joⁿ Jafray to pas and acquaynt the Comissioners for the Geˡˡ Assemblie, That sum course may be takin wᵗ suche persones as haue joyned and complyed wᵗ the Sectaries.”—P. [553].
Eodem die.—“Answer maid be the Comissioners of the Geˡˡ Assemblie to the queere givin in to thame be the Estaitts of Parliament anent the persones to be admitted to ryse in armes and joyne wᵗ the forces of the kingdome, and in what capacitie, for defence yʳoff aganes the armie of Sectaries, &c., redd. The L. Chancelar, at comand of his Maᵗⁱᵉ and Parliament did returne thame hartie thanks for yʳ readienes in giveing thair advyce so cairfullie, and declared they will be readie to go about to improve the same to the best advantage.”—P. [554].
Eodem die.—“Paper conteaning the Parliaments sense concerneing the Remonstrance and Petitione givin in be the Comissioners of the Geˡˡ Assemblie, past in Parliament and sent to be communicat to the Comissioners of yᵉ Geˡˡ Assemblie.”—P. [554].
Dec. 25.—“Sir James Balfour, Lyone King of Armes, exhibeit and produced ane old evident concerning the entailment of the Croun by King Robert the Bruce to the race of the Stewarts, and protested he might be exonered yʳoff. The L. Chancelar, In name of His Maᵗⁱᵉ and the Parliament, did rander him hartie thanks for his cair and paynes takin for recoverie of so noble ane evident, and ordanes him to have ane act of approbaᵒne of his sʳvice, and for his exoneraᵒn of the evident,” &c.—P. [564].