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Prayers said.
The duke of Hamilton immediatlie thereafter craved to be heard, and tho desired by the lord chancellor to sit till her majesties commission was read and the house constitute, yet persisted, and said that for eviting of contests he had a paper to read, which paper he read as containing the reasons of his withdrawing; and thereupon and upon his withdrawing, took instruments, but without giving in his paper.
Thereafter the clerk register and severall of the members declared that they adhered to the duke of Hamilton's paper and also took instruments and withdrew.
The queen's commission to James, duke of Queensberrie to be her majesties high commissioner to this session of parliament read.
Rolls called.
The earl of Mar protested for the precedencie of all the earles ranked before him in the rolls of parliament.
The earl of Morton protested for the precedencie of all the earls ranked before him in the rolls of parliament.
The earl of Finlater protested against the calling of the earl of Airlie before him in the rolls of parliament.
The earl of Leven protested against the calling of the earl of Callander before him in the rolls of parliament.
By order of the lord high commissioner, one of the clerks of parliament and session and clerk to her majesties processes (in respect of the clerk register's withdrawing) tendered the oath of alledgeance to the lord chancellor, who did swear and sign the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament. And then all the clerks of parliament and session did swear the oath of alledgeance, and signed the same with the assurance, and gave their oaths de fideli administratione.
The earl of Melvill, lord president of the privie council, and the earl of Crafurd and the other nobility called up by order of the roll at different tymes took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament; and, in the same manner, the barons and commissioners for burghs.
A letter from her majestie to my lord commissioner appointing my Lord Montgomery to sit and vote in this present session of parliament as lord high thesaurer read, and the Lord Montgomery took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
A commission to William, marques of Annandale under the great seal to be lord privy seal read and ordered to be recorded, who took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
A commission to James, earl of Seafeild under the great seal to be one of the principal secretaries of state, and a letter from her majestie to my lord commissioner appointing the said earl to sit and vote in this session of parliament as lord secretary read, and the commission ordered to be recorded.
The patents under the great seal creating Archibald, earl of Argyle duke of Argyle, and Robert, earl of Lothian marquees of Lothian, and William, earl of Annandale marquees of Annandale, and James, viscount of Seafeild earl of Seafeild, and John, lord Carmichell earl of Hyndfoord, were read and ordered to be recorded.
The duke of Argyle, the marques of Lothian and the earles of Seafeild and Hyndfoord took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
John Sharp of Hoddam, commissioner for the shire of Dumfreis, and Mr John Stewart of Sorbie, for the shyre of Wigtoun, and now elected in place of the tuo former members deceased, took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
John Scrymzeour, commissioner for the brugh of Dundee, and Sir Alexander Ogilvie, for the brugh of Bamff, in place of the tuo former members deceased, took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Tuo commissions, the one to George Monro of Culrain† and the other to David Sutherland of Kinnald, being presented from the shyre of Sutherland, the same were remitted to the committie to be appointed for contraverted elections.
The queen's most gracious letter to the parliament, presented by her majesties high commissioner, read.
Then her majesties high commissioner made a speech to the parliament.
Thereafter the lord chancellor made his speech to the parliament.
A motion being made for printing her majesties letter, his grace the commissioner's speech and the lord chancellor's speech, the same was ordered accordingly.
Moved that ane act be brought in next sederunt of parliament for recogniseing her majesties royall authoritie; and her majesties coronation oath, with the attestation by severall of the privie councill of her takeing the same were read.
Ordered that the draught of ane act be brought in nixt sederunt of parliament for recogniseing her majesties royall authority.
Moved that ane act be brought in nixt sederunt of parliament for secureing the Protestant religion and presbyterian church government as now established, which was ordered accordinglie.
Moved that ane act be brought in authoriseing the appointment of a fast, conform to the desire of the commission of the generall assembly, which was ordered accordingly.
Moved that the committies be appointed, and agreed that there be four committies: ane for the security of the kingdome, consisting of nyne of each state; a second for contraverted elections, consisting of fyve of each state; a thrid for drawing ane answer to her majesties letter, consisting of one of each state; and a fourth of the lyke number for reviseing the minuts.
Ordered that the members prepare their lists for the severall committies to be elected nixt sederunt of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Thursday nixt at ten a clock.
Marchmont, cancellarius, I.P.D. par[liamenti]†