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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
A petition for Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie, craving he might be allowed by taking the oath of alleadgeance and subscribing the same with the assurance to qualifie himself for his imployment as an advocat, read and granted, and he allowed to qualifie before the lords of session.
Sir George Broun of Coalstoun, Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford and John Hay of Letham, witnesses adduced for adminiculating the commission from the shire of East Lothian in favours of Sir George Sutie of Balgon, were called to prove that William Hepburn of Beanstoun truely voted as he had subscribed to the said commission, and gave their oathes thereanent in presence of parliament. Upon advising whereof, the vote was stated if Sir George Sutie had by the testimonies adduced adminiculated his commission by proving that Beanstoun truelie voted for him at his election, yea or no, and carried no.
Moved then that the probation adduced to instruct that Ogle of Popilhall had still in the shire of East Lothian a fifth part of the ten pund land contained in his retour might be advised, and thereupon the vote stated if in this case the probation should be allowed by the real rent, yea or no, and carried no.
A petition for Sir George Sutie, founded upon new documents relating to Gamblesheil's having right to vote at his election, read, but the mater represented therein not being instructed, the electors for the laird of Ormiestoun, younger, were found of equal number to such as were dulie qualified of those who had elected Sir George Sutie, and thereupon a warrand ordered for a new election of a fourth commissioner for East Lothian, and the freeholders appointed to meet for that end on Tuesday the first of June nixt.
The instrument and protestation taken by Sir Thomas Kilpatrick of Closburn and his son against the elections for the shire of Dumfreis was read, and, after hearing the parties upon the objections contained therein and the answers, they were allowed to be withdrawn.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Wednesday nixt at ten aclock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†