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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The lord advocat protested for the lord register and himself that the calling of the lord thesaurer deput in the rolls before the lord register and him, with regaird to his being a peer, might not prejudge them of their just rank and precedency.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
The formula subjoyned to the act of parliament in November 1700 for preventing the growth of popery, as it was subscribed by the Lord Semple and attested by the earle of Eglintoune and her majesties advocat, two of the lords of her majesties privy councill, being read, the Lord Sempill was ordained to take and subscribe it again in parliament, and he took and subscribed it accordingly.
It being moved that the act presented by the duke of Hamiltoun for recognizeing and asserting her majesties authority might have a second reading, her majesties advocat offered to the consideration of the parliament an additionall clause to the statutory pairt of the act, viz: that it should be treason to quarrel her majesties right and title to the croune or her exercise of the government from her actuall entry to the same. And, after reasoning upon the addition, the vote was stated proceed or delay the consideration of the amendment, and carried proceed.
It was thereafter moved that in place of these words proposed by her majesties advocat the following words might be added, viz: that it should be treason to quarrell her majesties right and title to the crown or her being in the exercise of the government thereof, conform to the Claim of Right. And thereupon the vote stated whither the first or the second clause should be added, it carried that the first should be added, and then the act with the first additionall clause was put to the vote and approven.
The desyre of a petition for the earle of Home craveing a warrand to cite Sir Patrick Home, advocat, to compear before the parliament for discussing a protestation for remead of law taken upon his obtaining a decreit of the lords of councill and session against the said Sir Patrick, was granted.
Warrands on petitions in order to the obtaining protections granted for citing the creditors of Mr William Gordon of Balcomie, advocat, and Mr John Buchan, clerk to the high commission for valuation of teinds etc.
The lord chancellor, by order from her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Wednesday nixt at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†