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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
The draught of an act enjoyning the assurance given in and read.
The draught of ane act against the imposing of any other oaths and declarations than these alreadie appoynted by law given in and read.
Moved that the remaining contraverted elections be determined or a day appoynted for that end, and the next day the parliament shall sit appointed to consider the same accordingly.
Resolved that the committee for inspecting the publict accompts be named immediatly after discussing the elections.
Moved that the petition given in for the laird of Moristoun might be read, and thereupon ordered that Sir James Cockburn be cited by getting a full copie of the petition with the report to which it referrs, to compear and be readie to ansuer the first sitting of parliament next week.
Sir David Dalrymple allowed upon the petition of Doctor George Osuald to plead for the doctor against the granting protection to Mr John Buchan.
The draught of ane act in favours of the burgh of Elgine toward the compleiting of their harbour at the mouth of the river of Lossay read and ordered to lye on the table.
The act for security of the kingdome read and considered.
The draught of ane act for rescinding the second act of the third parliament of King Charles the second read, and, after reasoning thereon, the vote was stated if the act should be marked a first reading or should lye on the table, and carried that it should lye on the table.
Then the consideration of the act for security was resumed, and, after reasoning on some clauses thereof, the farder consideration of the act was continued to the next sitting of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Fryday next at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†