and concluded the Agreement of the people, but have not yet resolved vpon the maner of subscription; which is all we have to communicate for the present. And so we rest, Your most affectionat brethren to serve yow, London the 2d of Januarij 1649. Subscribitur, LOTHIANE, Jo. CHEISLIE." he My Lord Mar quis Argils speech, which for took up himself. This day my Lord Marques Argyle, for corespondence with the Comission, comunicate vnto them a speech which delivered in Parliament, and he had caused putt in writ that effect. after reading he Robert Blair. 'RIGHT REVEREND,-Wee are exceeding sensible of the sad Letter to Mr. condition of affaires in that kingdome. But what advise to give yow concerning your stay or returne we cannot in this place and at this tyme be so clear and resolved as yourself and the remanent Comissioners there may be; And therefore we leave yow in that to doe as the Lord shall direct yow. It will be very necessarie that at this tyme some publik testimony be given from this Kirk, which we are vpon, and we hope by the nixt occasion shall be sent vp to yow. In the meane tyme it is fitting that yow labour by all meanes in privat for the encouragement of our friends and such as stand to the cause and Covenant, and for Presbyteriall Government. Being to dissolve now this night, in respect of the solemn fast we joyn into to-morrow with the Parliament, wee recomend yow to the wyse counsell of the Lord, and remain, Edinburgh, this 9 Januarij 1649. Your loving brethren, THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE GENERALL ASSEMBLY." 'We wrytte at this tyme only to your self, intending only to vote, nemine contradicente, and the 'rump' of the House of Commons, on 5th January passed both, by their own authority, and passed the following resolutions: (1) That the People are, under God, the Original of all just power; (2) That the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, being chosen by and representing the People, have the supreme power in this nation; (3) That whatsoever is enacted or declared for law by the Commons in Parliament assembled hath the force of law, and all the People are concluded thereby, although the consent and concurrence of the King or House of Peers be not had thereto.' Power of the Committee above named. returne ansuer to your letter, but by the nixt we shall wryte to yow all more fully.' The nixt meeting vpon Thursday at 10 houres. Edinburgh, 12 Januarij 1649, ante meridiem. The Comission appoynts Mr. Samuell Rutherfurd and Mr. James Wood to preach to the Parliament the nixt Sabboth, Mr. Hew Peebles and Mr. Andro Stewart in the Tron Kirk. The Comission appoynts the Comittee, named vpon the 5 Januar, to have also power to meet with the Comittee of Parliament to consult vpon Overtures for suppressing of prophanitie and taking course with excomunicat persons, supplieing of the poore, setling of schooles, searching out all mortified rents and how they are imployed, and what is to be done farder in prosecution of comissions for planting of kirks; As also the visitatioun of hospitalls, and concerning the disclaiming of the Ingagement, and purging of the judicatories and armies, and to report the result of their consultatiouns. The Comission appoynts the foirsaid Comittee to consider vpon the letter from Ireland, and to report their opinions. : Eodem die, post meridiem. Sederunt:-MINISTERS.—Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator. Mr. Zacharie Boyd Mr. John Hamiltoun: Mr. John Nevoy: Mr. John M'Ghie: Mr. William Jamesone: Mr. Ephraim Melvill: Mr. Hew Peebles: Mr. Hew Kennedy: Mr. Samuell Rutherfurd: Mr. James Wood: Mr. George Leslie: Mr. Alexander Dickson: Mr. William Oliphant: Mr. David Dickson: Mr. Patrik Colvill: Mr. John Lawder: Mr. George Bennet Mr. James Hamiltoun: Mr. Andro Affleck: Mr. Patrik Gill aspie: Mr. John Row: Mr. Mungo Law: Mr. Thomas Henderson : Mr. Andro Duncason: Mr. Robert Ker: Mr. John Home: Mr. John Livistoun: Mr. Andro Donaldson: Mr. Robert Trail: Mr. Samuell Austain : Mr. John M'Ghill: Mr. James Gutterie: Mr. John Smith: Mr. John Sinclair: Mr. Alexander Livistoun : Mr. John Chalmers. ELDERS.-Marques Argyle: Lord Eglingtoun: Balmerino: Burley: Torphichen: Kilcudbrigh: Lord Couper: Lord Advocat: Sir James Fraser: Sir James Hacket: Sir George Maxwell: Dundas: Libbertoun: Englistoun: Dudistoun George Porterfeild: Whytbank: Obstale: Alexander Brodie of that Ilk: Mr. Alexander Colvill: Mr. Thomas Murray: Mr. Alexander Peirson: Mr. Robert Barclay: William Browne. Waristons This day the Lord Advocat, for correspondence with this My Lord tioun-Mr. Concerning the sumonds at the instance of the towne of TransportaEdinburgh for transporting Mr. Hew Mackall, the said Mr. Heugh Mackale Hew appearing personally, and the Earle of Eglingtoun, Mr. to Edinburgh. Robert Barclay appearing for the parochiners of Irwing, and the Lord Provest, Baillies and Ministers of Edinburgh appearing for the good towne, The Comission of Assembly, having heard the parties and considerit their reasons given in hinc inde for and against his transportation, Finde that the said Mr. Hew ought to be transportit, and therefore doe hereby transporte him from his present charge at Irwing to the charge of the ministry at Edinburgh, and appoynts him to remove from Irwing and setle himself for the said charge at Edinburgh betuixt this and the fyften of Apryle nixt. Transporta to Bruntiland. Concerning the sumonds for transporting Mr. John Carstaires Refusall of the to Bruntiland, the said Mr. John appearing personallie, and tioun of Mr. diverse of the parish of Cathcart, and Sir James Melvill, John Carstaires George Gairnes, and diverse vthers of the parish of Bruntyland, The Comission of Assembly, having heard the said parties and seriously considerit their reasons given in hinc inde for [and] against his transportatioun, Finde that the said Mr. John Carstaires should not be transportit to Bruntiland, and therefore doe refuse the desire of the parish of Bruntiland, and appoint him to stay at Cathcart notwithstanding thereof. Transporta Concerning the sumonds for transportatioun [of] Mr. Andro Refusall of the Lawder to Air, the said Mr. Andro appearing personallie and tioun of Mr. the Provest of Air, Hew Kennedy and diverse others of the Andro Lawder towne of Air, and Mr. Andro and diverse of the parish of to Air. Transportatioun of Mr. to Inneraray. Whithorne, The Comission of Assembly, having heard the Edinburgh, 13 Januarij 1649. Sederunt:-MINISTERS.-Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator. Mr. Andro Affleck: Mr. William Jameson: Mr. Hew Kennedy: Mr. James Wood: Mr. John Livistoun : Mr. George Weymes: Mr. James Hamiltoun: Mr. George Bennet: Mr. John Row: Mr. John Lawder: Mr. John Smith: Mr. John Hamiltoun: Mr. John Home: Mr. Samuell Rutherfurd: Mr. David Dickson: Mr. Ephraim Melvill: Mr. Thomas Donaldson: Mr. Alexander Livistoun : Mr. Patrik Colvill: Mr. James Nasmith: Mr. Patrik Gillaspie. ELDERS. Marques Argyle: Earle Eglingtoun: Dundas: Whytbank: Mr. Alexander Peirson: Mr. Robert Barclay : Mr. Alexander Colvill: Mr. Robert Burnet: William Browne. The Commission appoints the Comittee, appointed yesterday to have a conference with the Parliament, to consider the divisive petitions that were to be presented to the Assembly, and to consider what in their opinions is fitt to be done thereanent, and to report. 1 This day the Parliament haveing sent some of their number desireing that some of the Ministers might come to the Parliament to be witnesses to their subscryving of the League and Covenant, which they have now againe sworne and renewed, The Comission appoints Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator, Messrs. David Dickson, James Hamiltoun, John Livistoun, James Gutterie, Englistoun, Mr. Alexander Peirson, Whytbank to attend the Parliament for the effect aforesaid. Concerning the petition and summonds for transporting Mr. Walter Comrie Walter Comrie, the said Mr. Walter being personallie present, with Mr. Samuell Rutherfurd and Mr. James Wood and others for St. Leonards, and Archbald Marques of Argyle and others for Innararey, The Comission of Assembly, having heard the said parties hinc inde, and considered the reasons for and against Mr. Walters transportatioun, as also having considerit the reasons of Dunkeld for the said Mr. Walter his transportatioun 1 They, i.e. the members of Commission. to them, conforme to the reference of the late Assembly; Doe Edinburgh, 16 Januarij 1649. Mr. John Sederunt:-MINISTERS.—Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator. This day a letter following produced from the Comissioners at London: : 2 at Lundon. 'RIGHT REVEREND AND HONOURABLE,- -Wee send yow here in- Letter from closed the reasons of the Counsell of Warr for secureing and Commissioners secluding the members of Parliament, and the votes which passed the Comons on Thursday last, wherein they declare the people vnder God to be the originall of all just power, themselves to be the supreame authority of this Nation, and that they alone have power to make lawes, though the King and Lords consent not therevnto. Vpon Saturnday they passed a Comission in the nature of an Act of Parliament for trying the King.3 Yesterday the Generall, Leivtenant-Generall and others of that Comission mett and satt very late. This day a proclama 1 Before that date, however, Comrie, who at first had only been assistant in St. Leonard's parish church, was presented to the full charge and continued there till 1662, when he became second master in St. Mary's College, and in 1666 succeeded Alexander Colville as Principal. 2 Given in note on pp. 148-9. 3 An Act for erecting an High Court of Justice for tryall of the King was this day read the third time and passed.'-Common's Journals, vol. vi. p. 113. |