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The draught of ane Act, concerning the resetting and intercommuiiiug
with rebells, being read, continued untill the next meeting that it may
be further considered.
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Sir George Lockhart allowed to consult and plead for Madam
Brisbane in the process pursued by her against the Earle of Leveu
before the parliament, if he please.
The Bill given in by the Lairds of Cessnock, elder and younger, for
ane exculpation, being read, the consideration thereof continued untill
tho next meeting.
4th cf May 1685.
The Lord Tarbet did make report to his Majestie's Commissioner
and the Lords of the Articles, that the Committee appointed to consider
of ane Act for regulating the collection of the Excise, having mett,
and finding that by the Act past in this parliament, tho Excise is
appointed to be collected in manor prescrived in the Act of parliament
1681, and that be that Act his Majestie has the power of appointing
collectors for inbringing of the Excise, the Committee conceaved that
there remained nothing to be done by the parliament in relation to the
ordering the collection of the Excise.
The proclamation of the Councill anent quartering, founded on the
Kings letter, appointed to be considered.
The draught of ane Act appointing that all clerks of courts should
be notars, being brought in and read, it was putt to the vote if the Act
should be rejected or not, and it was carried in the negative ; and
thereafter the Act was restricted to the clerks of sheriff, commisser,
Stewart and regalitie courts and the clerks of burghs royall and of
regality and delayed to be past untill it be further considered.
Ane overture being made, that for preventing the prejudice the
Hedges may sustaine by the loss of their principal seasings, that the
nottar who takes the seasing be holden to give to the pairty two
authentick instruments of seasing, and that when the seasing is
registrat one of them be left as the warrand at the register, which is
to be considered.
The draft of ane Act read, ratifying the priviledges of the ordinarie
senatours of the Colledge of Justice, and all Acts made thereanent,
and particularly the 8th act of the 2d session of the 2d parliament of
King Charles 2d, anent their immunitie from publick burthens. The Act
appointed to be made more breiffe in the narrative and to be brought in.
Ane Act for cleering resett and intercommuning with rebells, being
read and debated, it was remitted to the President of the Session, his
Majesties' Advocat, the Justice Clerk and Sir George Lockhart to meet
in the afternoone, and to consider how that Act shall be worded and to
bring in the same to morrow.
It is remitted to the same committee to consider the bills given in
for exculpations, if the same should be granted or not, and if these
persones can have summonds of exculpation, who are not in prison and
doe not find caution to compear.
The committee nominat to consider the Act anent Tailzies appointed
to meet in the afternoone.
The cash-keeper appointed to see the petition given in by the heretours
of the shire of Argyle for a valuation in that shire, and to answer
tomorrow.
Vpon the Laird of Pittarro his petition, warrand given for citation of
the Earle of Lauderdale and uthers against the twenty of this instant-
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