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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The patent given in by King James the seventh in favours of Charles, earle of Dunmore for the title and dignitie of ane earle etc. being read and ordered to be recorded, he took the oath of alleadgeance to her majestie and oath of parliament and subscribed the alleadgeance and assurance.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
Ordered that the actione upon the protestation for remeed of law taken by the laird of Pourie against the Lord Gray be heard first of privat bussines.
Moved that Sir George Suittie might adminiculat his commission by proveing that the laird of Beanstoune truely voted for him at his electione, notwithstanding of what is contained in the last minuts relating to that objectione. Whereupon he was allowed a dilligence for adduceing his witnesses to that effect against the first sitting of parliament nixt week.
The petitione for the Lord Ross anent the altering of the common road about his house in the country in favours of his parking and policie was read and granted, and a new way appoynted to be made at sight of the commissioners of supplie for that shire.
A petition for Adam Cockburn of Ormestoun, lait thesaurer deput, craveing that his grace and the estates of parliament may lay doun such rules for enquiring into the manadgement of the funds imposed be acts of parliament as he may hope to see these accompts discharged in his own tyme, read and ordered to ly upon the table.
A motion made by the marques of Atholl, lord privie seal, that the accompts of all fonds given by parliament during the last reigne and how the same were applyed be laid before the parliament or any committie or commissione thereof to examine and report, was agreed to and ordered to be insert in the minuts.
A representation for Sir George Suittie relating to the vote of Home of Gemelsheills was read and rejected.
A warrand granted for citing the creditors of Major Alexander Stevenson in order to his obtaining a protection.
The like warrands granted in favors of Robert Hamilton, eldest son to William Hamilton of Wishaw, and Captain Alexander Cockburne, second son to Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langtoun.
The consideration of the elections yet in contraversie for the shire of Berwick resumed, but afterwards, at the desyre of the pairties, continued till nixt sitting of parliament.
The consideration of the contraverted elections betwixt Sir Alexander Home of Castlemains, the laird of Kilbirnie and Sir William Cunninghame of Cunninghamehead for the shire of Air was resumed, and the objection against Reid of Merkland that he was not qualified to vote in the terms of the act 1681 was sustained in regaird there was nothing produced to instruct his freehold.
The objection against Doctor Dickson, that he was husband to a liferenter and not to ane heiress, was insisted in, and, after reasoning, the vote was stated sustaine the objection or no, and carried sustaine.
The objection against Cathcart of Gainoch was repelled. The objection against Mitchell of Daldillan that he had not subscribed the assurance was sustained. The objection against McGoun of Nether Sinrestoun was repelled, that he haveing removed after he was qualified, he returned not to give his vote untill the pluralitie was declaired.
Then the objection against Cunninghame of Robertland founded on his haveing a protection was sustained, and thereupon Kilbirnie, being found to have the pluralitie of legal votes, was preferred and admitted and took the oath of alleadgeance and oath of parliament and subscribed the alleadgeance and assurance.
The consideration of the contraverted elections betwixt the lairds of Kilmaronock and Luss on the one pairt, and Mr James Campbell of Portkill and George Napeir of Kilmahew on the other, was resumed, and the objection against Kilmahew that he is not appearand heir by vertue of his predecessor's infeftment but by vertue of ane bond of tailzie whereon no infeftment followed and his grandmother in possession, was sustained. The objection against [...] Campbell of Carrick, younger, and James Grant of Pluscarden, that the first was not present and the last not infeft, were sustained The objection against [...] Campbell of Rachean, that he was neither infeft himself nor appeirand heir to any who was infeft, was sustained in regaird there was no sufficient production made for instructing his predecessor's right in the terms of law. The objection against Gartshore of that ilk, that he was only appeirand heir and not in possession as such but as administrator to his son, haveing right by a disposition from the grandfather who had been infeft, was repelled as not instructed. And thereupon the lairds of Kilmaronock and Luss were admitted as duely elected and took the oath of alleadgeance and oath of parliament and subscribed the alleadgeance and assurance.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Munday nixt at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†