The housse ordaines the Lord Chanceler to giue thesse from the Com: of the Kirk thankes, and to shew them that they take it werey weill, and with all desyre them to condiscend in particular vpone perssons and faults, wich in ther remonstrance they named maney sade treuthes; and this the Lord Chanceler was comandit to intreat them to goe seriously about the same; and did thank them also for ther good correspondence in so neidfull a tyme, and that the housse (being convened for that effecte) wold looke to thesse deuties God had called them heir for, and the countrey expected at ther hands; and that the King and parl: wold returne them ther anssuer in wreatt to ther papers, hauing appoynted a comittee to consider them, wich particularly should receaue ther particular anssuers in dew and conuenient tyme.
Monday, 2d December. 6 dies parliamenti.—Rege presente.—Alcheyes bill, wpone the recomendation of the Com: of the Kirke, to be reponed, (in respecte his accessione to the late wnlawfull ingagement) to acte in defence of his countrey aganist the enimey:—Granted, nullo contradicente.
The Com: of Dumbartans bill read, seiking a comissione for putting of some Vitches to execution upon the confessions:—Granted.
Vedinsday, 4 Decembris. 8 dies parliamenti.—Rege presente.—Vpone the Marques Argyles motione, it is ordred, that ane afternoone be sett apairte for anssuering the remonstrance and petitione of the kirke, giuen in the 4 day of the parl: and for considering the same.
That a letter be wrettin to the Moderator of the G. Assembley, that he wold call a meitting of the Commissione of the Kirke, against Vedinsday cum eight dayes, to meitt at Perth, to giue ther adwysse anent takin in and excluding of persons from defence of ther countrey, approuen; and the housse wretts a letter to the Moderator for that effecte, to be directed from the King and parl: and seigned by the L. President of the parl: as also, that the Moderator wold adwertisse all the ministers of the nearest synods and presbeteries to assist with ther presence; and if they cannot adwertisse them to be tymously present, that the doing of it be no retardment to the commissions meitting at the day desyred.
George, Earle of Linlithgow, is this day admitted to the housse, and his incapability by his accessione to the vnlawfull engagement takin offe; he hauing produced 2 actes in his fauors, one of the Com: of the Kirkes, ane other of the Com: of Estaites.
William, Lord Cranston, vpone his bill and the Com: of the Kirkes recommendation, is lykwayes admitted to the housse, and his incapability takin offe; and he reponed to his former integrity.
Thursday, 5 December, 9 dies parliamenti.—Rege presente.—Wpone the reiding of the Earle of Lauderdaills bill, the housse, one his humble petitione, repells his acte of banishment.
Mem: This eiuning, candells being lighted in the housse, a grate stock oule muttit one the tope of the croune, wich, with the suord and scepter, lay one a table ouer aganist the throne.
Friday, 6 Decembris, 10 dies parliamenti.—Rege presente.—A letter from the Moderator of the Generall Assembley, 5 Nouembris, shewing that ther can be no meitting of the Comissione of the Kirke befor ther appointed tyme, viz. 23 of this mounthe.