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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The minuts of the last sederunt read.
The petition by Sir Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk for a relief of his father's cautionry for Henry Legatt, late collector of the cess in the shyre of Mid Lothian, who, at the desyre of the commissioners of supply in the shyre for the time, had furnished certain quantities of corn, straw and hay to the forces in the year 1691, read again; and it being moved and agreed to that no singular successor in lands within the shire since the said tyme could be lyable to any such releif, the vote was asked grant the desyre of the petition with that quality or not, and carried in the affirmative.
Petition by Sir George Home of Kello and partners, relateing to the sist of execution granted by delyverance upon a petition in favours of the earle of Crawfurd, read, and the vote asked adhere to the said delyverance, yea or no, carried adhere.
The petition by the heretors of the shyres of Inverness and Ross, with the answers for Duncan Forbess of Culloddin, read, relateing to an act of parliament obtained by the said Duncan in the year 1690 taxing the yearly excyse of aquavitae brown in his lands of Ferintosh to four hundred merks yearly; and, after debate, the vote being stated rescind the act in so far as concerns the excyse or no, carried in the negative, but the effect of the act was restricted of consent to the growth of the said lands allenarly.
Petition by Sir William Douglass anent his arrears and some reparation for the loss of his estate in France read, and the petitioner thereupon recommended to the lords commissioners of the thesaury for his arrears and to the queen's majestie for the said reparation.
The draught of the act for a manufactorie of lame, purselaine and earthen wair in favours of William Montgomery and George Lind read for the second time, put to the vote and approven.
The action at the instance of the laird of Moriestoun against Sir James Cockburn, to declare the trust of certain bonds in the defender's person for the behoof of the persewer's father, called, and the advocats for either party heard. The cause was remitted in statu quo to be discussed summarly before the lords of session.
The action at the instance of the earl of Home against Sir Patrick Home for insisting upon his protestation for remeid of law against the earl called, and the advocats for either party ordained to be ready and insist in their severall actions the next dyet of parliament for privat bussines. After which the vote was asked whither the parliament should at their next meeting proceed upon publick or upon privat bussines, and carried they should proceed upon publick bussines.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament Thursday next at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†