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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Draughts of the following acts, viz: act recognizeing her majesties royall authority, act for adjourning the session, act declareing the present meeting† to be a lawful meeting of parliament†, act for secureing the true Protestant religion and presbyterian government, and act for a nationall fast, all read for the first tyme.
Her majesties most gracious letter to the parliament presented by her majesties high commissioner in ansuer to the address from the parliament in relation to the Company Tradeing to Africa and the Indies and concerning the union with the kingdome of England, read and ordered to be printed and recorded. And the drawing of ane ansuer thereto remitted to the committie to be named for drawing ane ansuer to her majesties letter read the former sederunt.
Ordered that the severall estates of parliament separat and make electione of the committies appointed by the last sederunt, whereupon the states, having separated, returned and reported their severall electiones as follows, viz:
For the security of the kingdome, of the state of the nobility: the earl of Melvill, lord president of the privy councill, the duke of Argyle, the marques of Lothian, the earles of Marr, Lauderdale, Loudoun, Leven and Hyndfoord, and viscount of Stair. Of the state of barrons: Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevensone, Sir John Swintoun of that ilk, Mr Francis Montgomery of Giffan, John Crafurd of Kilbirny, Sir Colin Campbell of Aberuchill, Adam Drummond of Megginsh, Sir James Elphinstoun of Logie, Duncan Forbes of Culloden and Mr James Melvill of Halhill. And of the commissioners for brughs: John Anderson for Glasgow, Sir Archibald Mure, Sir James Smollet, Sir David Dalrymple, Sir Alexander Ogilvie, Sir John Hamilton, Sir Hew Dalrymple, Mr Robert Stewart and Sir Alexander Home.
For contraverted electiones, of the state of the nobility: the earles of Buchan, Glencairn and Kintore, the viscount of Tarbat and Lord Forbes. Of the state of barons: William Morison of Prestongrange, Robert Pollock of that ilk, Sir Colin Campbell of Arkinglass, Sir John Dempster of Pitliver and Robert Reid of Baldovie. And of the commissioners for brughs: John Muir for Aire, Sir Andrew Home, Mr John Murray, Mr William Johnston and Mr Robert Forbes.
For drawing ane ansuer to her majesties letter: the duke of Argyle, Mr Francis Montgomery of Giffan and Sir Hew Dalrymple.
And for reviseing of the minuts: the viscount of Tarbat, Sir Coline Campbell of Aberuchill and Sir David Dalrymple.
A motion being made that a supplie be granted to her majestie for maintaining of the forces, for security of the peace of the kingdome, and it being also moved that effectuall courses be taken for secureing the coasts and trade of the kingdome, and lykwayes for secureing the peace of the highlands, and sicklyke it being moved that that part of her majesties letter concerning the union with England be taken into consideration.
The said motions were all remitted to the committee for security of the kingdome.
Ordered that the committees do meet in the usuall places to morrow at nyne a clock.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.
Marchmont, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. parl[iamenti]