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Prayers said. The rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
Then the estates separated and choosed five of each estate to be commissioners for examining the publict accounts, which were reported in parliament as follows viz. the earls of Galloway, Northesk, Belcarras and Dunmoir, and the viscount of Stair, for the nobility; Robert Dundass of Arnistoun, Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, John Haldan of Gleneagles, William Seatoun of Pitmedden, younger and James Ogilvie of Boyn, younger, for the barons; Colin Campbell, Mr John clerk, Mr Dougald Steuart, Sir David Cunninghame and Mr Robert Frazer for the burrows.
Agreed that all members of parliament may be present in the commission, and after leave obtained may speak their opinion upon any matter treated therein.
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An overture being presented in form of act for the more effectual execution of the laws prohibiteing the importation of Irish victual, it was moved that, before the consideration of any such overture for trade, the parliament might proceed to the consideration of other overtures for the further security of the liberty of the nation. And after much debate, the question was at length stated, if the parliament should proceed first to the consideration of farder overtures for secureing our liberty or of overtures for trade, and, being put to the vote, it carried proceed to consider overtures for trade. Whereupon several new overtures, a representation and petition with some overtures for acts formerly given in were read as follows viz. the act in favors of the Company Tradeing to Africa and the Indies, with severall reasons offered for passing thereof; representation in behalf of the royal burrows anent the communication of trade, with the draught of the act to which it referrs; the act for the more effectual execution of the laws against importing Irish victual, with a clause to be added against importing Irish horse and cattle; act for turning the excise from the liquor to malt; the act anent the draw backs for exported victual; the act for allowing the exportation of sheep and lamb skins with wool on them; act for encourageing of coal and salt works; petition for Mr George Campbell anent his new invention to improve the makeing of salt; act anent planting and policy and lyming of corn ground; the act for delivering meal by weight; act for declaring this kingdom a free port, and all ordered to ly on the table and the members who presented the several overtures allowed each of them to print his overture.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Friday next at ten a clock.