The minuts of the last sederunt read.
Ordered that all writs to be founded upon for either party or voter in the competeing elections for West Lothian be given to the clerk of competition betwixt and ten a clock to morrow to the end either parties procurators may have inspection thereof before the next sitting of parliament, with certification that the said contraverted election shall be then determined peremptorie.
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There being four several overtures in form of acts for security of the kingdom presented and read, her majesties' solicitors were allowed to cause print these overtures that copies thereof might be delivered before Thursday next at ten a clock for the information of the members.
The act anent leesing makers and slanderers, read, and ordered to be marked a first reading.
The draught of an act and commission of parliament for inspecting the publict accounts, presented and read.
Overture in form of an act for the more effectual payment of the drawback of customes imposed upon exported victual presented and read.
The draught of an act anent copper coin read.
The draught of an act anent coalyiers, read.
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Agreed that the two actions for remede of law, the one at the instance of Robert Hepburn against George Suttie and the other at the instance of John Callendar against Mr Alexander Higgings, be heard next sitting of parliament for privat business.
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An other draught of an act for a commission to examine the publict accounts, read.
The draught of an act in favors of the inhabitants of the isles of Orkney and Zetland, read.
The draught of an act on the report of a committie for makeing up the tenor of burnt writs in favors of Anna Cockburn, read and ordered to be marked a first reading.
The petition for the burgh of Lanerk read again, and the petitioners ordained to condescend on the customes related to in the petition.
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Overture in form of an act anent the alimenting prisoners for debts, and another for exportation of pork, and a third for preventing the disloyal cureing of salmond, presented and ordered to be read the next sitting of parliament.
Agreed that the overtures prepared by the laird of Stonywood for improveing woollen manufactories be read the next sitting of parliament.
The act prohibiting butchers to be grasiers read again and ordered to be marked a first reading.
An overture for exporting sheep skins and lamb skins, read and ordered to ly on the table.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Thursday next at ten a clock.