Wedinsday, 26 Junij. Sessio 1.—This day, letters from our commissioners wer read in the housse, shewing that his Maiesty was sauely arriued at Germouth, in Spey, one Sunday, 23d of Junij instant; and that befor he landit, had solemly suorne and subscriued the couenant, and the lige and couenant.
Thursday, 27 day. Sessio 1.—A letter from Mr Jo: Leuingston to Mr Rob: Douglasse, presented be Mr James Hamilton to the housse, anent his Maiesties subscriuing the couenant, and the leauge and couenant, and granting all the desyres both of churche and stait, of the dait 23 Junij, 1650; read and communicat to the parliament.
The housse ordaines the President of the Parliament to rander the Comissione of the Gen: Ass: in ther name, thankes for ther correspondence.
Friday, 28 Junij. Sessio 1.—Mr James Hamilton, from the Com: of the Kirke, shewes the housse, that they had chossen Mr Dauid Dicksone, Mr James Durhame and Mr Robert Burnett, zounger, reuling elder, to goe to the King, from the Commission of the Generall Ass: and in ther name to congratulat his Maiesties saue arriuall; and intreats the housse that they may accompaney ther commissioners to his Maiestie.
Mr James Hamilton lykewayes presents to the housse a Varning of the Com: of the Generall Ass: to the kingdome, of the dait 25 Junij, 1650,[432] read in the housse. The president is comandit by the housse to rander the presenters thankes; and withall, to intreat them that they wold delay the printing of it some shorte tyme, wntill the parliaments declaration wer redey to be insert therwith, and printed.
Monday, 1 Julij. Sessio 1.—Brodie and Libertone made a full relation of all ther negotiation with his Maiestie; they producit the couenant, withe the churche explanatione, subscriued with the Kinges hand, as also the concessions subscriued by his Maiestie.
The Marques of Argyle this day reportes to the housse, that he had a letter from a trustey frind, shewing him that the Presbyterian partey in England had so delt with Fairfax, the Englishe Generall, not to come aganist the Scotts, that he not only refussed that seruice, but had layed doune his commissione.
Thursday, 4 Julij. Sessio 1.—Acte discharging all duells and combatts, and apeallations therto, wnder the paine of death; the appellants and challengers to be degraded by the hands of the hangman, wnder the gallows, and then to be hanged therone. The accepter of the challenge to be punished with death; and the carrier of the challenge to be banished the kingdome; wotted and past.
The 5 of Julij, 1650, his Maᵗⁱᵉ cam from St Andrewes, and wes banqueted in Couper, to his auen housse of Falkland, one Saterday. My L. the Earle of Arundaill intertained him wntill Monday at night
Mr Thomas Nicolsone, his Maiesties Aduocat, wes knighted in the withdrauing roume at Falkland, after supper, one Wedinsday, the 10 of Julij instant. His Maiesty stayed at Falkland wntill Tuesday the 23 of Julij, from quhence he did remoue to Perthe for one night, quher he was feasted with all his traine by the magistrats of the said brughe, in L. Generall Dauid Lesleyes housse. Hes Maiestie, at hes entrey, was mett by the prouest and magistrate and counsell, all in mourning, with a gaurd of partisans, who attendid his Maiesty during his abode ther, in mourning lykwayes. Mr George Halybrunton, one of the ministers of the toune, had a prettey congratulatorey oration to his Maiestie. After dinner one Vedinsday, his Maiestie went to the gardin housse one the riuer, quherin ther wes a table couered with desert of all kinds; ther the Prouest, one his knees, presented to his Maiestie his Burges Bill, and ane other to the Ducke of Buckinghame. His Maiestie, at my desyre, wrotte in ther booke of preuilidges his name and motto thus: