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The draught of ane address from the parliament to the King's
Majestie against the late Earle of Argyle, being read, the consideration
thereof continued untill to morrow.
The endytment of treason against the Lairds of Cessnock, elder and
younger, being called, and the pannalls being brought to the barr, and
compearing with their advocats, after the lybell was read they gave
in their defences, which being read his Majestie's Advocat declared he
insisted on the second article of the lybell anent the pannells accession
to the conspiracie being art and part thereof, and concealing and not
revealing the same ; which being considered, that article of the lybell
was found relivant, notwithstanding of the defences proponed against
the same which were repealed.
10 June 1685.
Ane Act being brought in in favours of the Royall Burrows and read^
it was remitted to the Earle of Tweeddale, the Lord Tarbet, the
President of the Session, Sir George Lockhart and any of the Commissionej'S
of the burrows that pleases, to meet and adjust that Act ta
be brought in againe to the Lords of the Articles to morrow.
Ane Act for encouraging of fishing, being read, laid asyde.
Ane Act anent measuring of myles, being read, agreed to be past.
His Majestie's Advocat having proposed that Sir George Lockhart
may be ordered to assist him in debating of the process of treason,
depending before the parliament, against the Lairds of Cessnock, elder
and younger, it being of importance ; and Sir George, having alledged
that he could not plead for or against any partie conveened before the
parliament, in regard he is a member of parliament, and does represent
a shire, for whom he is commissioner, and the said Sir George being
removed, the Lords of the Articles repelled the alledgeance proponed
by him, and found that he may be appointed to assist his Majestie's
Advocat in this process, likeas the Lord Commissioners Grace in his
Majestie's name did comrriand the said Sir George upon his alledgeance
to concurr with the Advocat in the foresaid process.
The Lairds of Cessnock, elder and younger, being called, after debate
some interlocutours were given as the mi nuts of process beares.
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June 1685.
The address of his Majestie against the late Earle of Argyle, being
againe read and amended, was approven to be brought in to the parliament.
Ane Act anent escheits of persones denounced for fanaticall disorders
being read was voted and past to be offered to the parliament.
12 June 1685.
The proces betwixt Abden and Pitravie remitted to the Lords of
Session to be determined by them, notwithstanding of any dependence
before the parliament.
Ane Act for weighing of bear and male being read, the materials of
the Act was aproven, and his Majestie's Commissioner did nominat the
Earle of ErroU, the Bishop of Edinburgh, Sir George Lockhart, Sir
William Bruce, the commissioners for AlDerdeen and Linlithgow, to
meet and to adjust any thing to be further done in that affaire, and to
consider any proclamations of Councill relating thereto, and also anent
the making of malt, and to report.