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Prayers said. The rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
The draught of an act containing certain limitations on the successor of the crown of this kingdom failyieing heirs of her majesties' body, offered but before reading it was moved that the parliament might proceed to finish the act relateing to the exporting English and Irish wool and not lay that aside to begin the consideration of new overtures.
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Moved that the proceedings of the commissioners in the treaty for the union with England be laid before the parliament, and thereupon it was ordered that the progress and advancement in the said treatie be laid before the parliament next sederunt and declared by a vote of parliament that the commission of parliament granted for the said treaty is terminat and extinct, and that there shall be no new commission for treating of an union betwixt the kingdoms of Scotland and England without consent of parliament.
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The act continuing the prohibition to export English and Irish wool proceeded in and a clause offered appointing all packs of skins with wool upon them to be sealed by the several collectors at the three ports of export and to pay a certain duty, which was read and thereupon the vote was asked, if the duty should be five or eight of the hundred of the value of ilk pack and carried five; and then the clause agreed to be added to the act and, before voteing the act, Sir Patrick Johnstoun and Robert Inglis, in name of the toun of Edinburgh and the rest of the royal burrows, protested that the act or any thing therein contained might not prejudge the right and priviledge of the royal burrows and their free ports, and particularly the burgh of Edinburgh and burgesses thereof, of their right of free ports and priviledge of export belonging thereto, conform to their rights and infeftments thereof, and thereupon entred their dissent and craved the same might be marked, which protestation was adhered to by Alexander Robertson, John Scrimzour, John Allardice, Collonell John Erskine, Walter Steuart, Alexander Watson of Aitherny, Hugh Montgomery, John Muir, James Scot, Robert Johnstoun, Alexander Duff of Drumure, Sir John Erskine, Mr James Melvill, Alexander Cunninghame, Walter Scot, William Coltrane, Sir Andrew Hume, Sir James Smollet, Archbald Shiells, Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, Mr William Johnstoun, Alexander Edgar, Daniel Campbell, James Bethun, John Hutchiesone, who all protested for their severall burghs to the effect abovementioned. After which the act was put to the vote and approven.
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Petitions by Collonell George Mackgill, Collonell George Hamilton and Lieutenant General George Ramsay ordained all to be seen and answered against the next sitting of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.