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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
William Alves, commissioner for the burgh of Sanquhar, elected by warrand of parliament in place of Sir Alexander Bruce, took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
A letter from her majestie to the parliament read and ordered to be printed.
A representation of the heretors and others upon the coast of Lochryan for secureing the said coast against privatiers read and remitted to the privie councill, to do in the matter represented what they shall judge necessary for the end forsaid.
According to the order of the former sederunt of parliament, lists were brought in of such commissioners of supplie as were desired to be added to the number, and, being read in parliament, were approven, and leave given to bring in more lists nixt sederunt of parliament.
Draught of an act anent the Highland justiciary brought in from the committie of securitie read a first tyme.
Draught of an act concerning the union betwixt the kingdomes of Scotland and England read a second tyme, and ordered to ly on the table till the next sederunt of parliament.
The dean of facultie and advocats appointed to appear and ansuer this day were called, and, they appearing, and her majesties advocat's charge against them read, they moved they might have advocats to assist, whereupon they were allowed seven to assist them in their defence. And in their defence, having proponed peremptor defences, and then reccuring to dilators, and a debate arising if this should be allowed, it was agreed that the defenders be heard both upon their dilator and peremptor defences, and that the advocat make ansuer to both befor the parliament give their judgement in the case. Then both dilator and peremptor defences were read, and, after a long hearing on both sydes, the defenders removed. And the question was put sustain the dilators or repell them, and carried repell.
Thereafter the question was put if the voting that the dean of facultie should signe in name of the facultie in a matter extrinsick to their ordinare administratione and his signing accordinglie be relevant to inferr ane arbitrary punishment or not, and carried in the affirmative.
The further insisting in the charge continued till the next sederunt of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Thursday nixt at ten a clock.
Marchmont, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. parl[iamenti]