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Prayers said, rolls called.
James Brodie of that ilk, one of the commissioners for the shyre of Elgin, being absent the former sederunts of parliament, took the oath of alledgeance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
The dean of facultie and the advocats conveened with him being called, and the interloquitor in the cause of the tuentie-third instant read to them, they were ordered to withdraw. And it being moved and debated whither to proceed further against them before the parliament or to remit their case to some of the judicatories, her majesties high commissioner and the estates of parliament ordered the process as it stands to be remitted to the privy councill to be furder proceeded in befor their lordships as they should see cause.
Thereafter her majesties high commissioner made the following speech:
My lords and gentlemen,
The cheirfulnes and unanimity of your proccedings in this session of parliament, in recognizeing her majesties royal authority, secureing the Protestant religion and presbyterian government and expeding the other acts that have been past for her majesties service and the good and safetie of the kingdome, will, I am perswaded, be very acceptable to her majestie and satisfieing to all her good subjects, and, I doe assure you, is very obleidgeing to me.
But I must regrate that when I was expecting we should have parted in the same happy manner, a proposal, which I had some ground to think was laid asyde, was offered the other day to my surprise, as well as that of her majesties other ministers, which occasioned some debate and difference in the house.
My early engadgeing and firm adherence to the present establishment is so well knowen that none can dowbt my readiness to enter into all measures for her majesties service and secureing our happy settlement, according to the Claim of Right, and I am confident that you are all of that mynd.
Since then we are all perfectly the same as to our dutifull and faithfull adherence to her majestie, and that the Claim of Right is our unalterable securitie, I judge it fit for her majesties service and your own interest to prevent further contest and debate amongst persons I know to be so intirely well affected to her majestie, and for whom I have all imaginable honour, to dismiss this session of parliament.
We have had no particular acts or ratifications that doe require ane act salvo, and I doe render yow hearty thanks in her majesties name for the loyaltie yow have testified by your publick acts, and which I shall be carefull to report to her majestie, and shall only recommend to yow to let the countrey know the gracious assurances her majestie hath been pleased to give us, and to dispose them to their duety, and to comply with her majesties royall intentions for their own wellfare and happines. And thus I doe, in her majesties name and by her authority, adjourn this parliament till Tuesday the eighteen day of August nixt, which my lord chancellor is to declare in the usuall forme.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament to meet at Edinbrugh upon Tuesday the eighteen of August nixt, and declared the same to be adjourned.
Marchmont, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. parl[iamenti]