Sir Hary Innes, younger of that ilk, commissioner elected for the shire of Elgine in place of the deceased Robert Dunbar of Grangehill, did take the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
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The duke of Hamilton moved that the resolve given in by him might be reassumed unto consideration and, being read, after some debate thereon another resolve was presented by the earl of Rothes in thir terms: resolved that the parliament will go in the first place into such conditions and regulations of government as may be proper to rectifie our constitution and vindicat and secure the sovereignity and independency of the kingdom, and then the parliament will take into their consideration the resolve offered for a treaty previous to a nomination. And, after debate upon both the said resolves, moved that both the said resolves may be conjoined in this manner viz. Resolved that this parliament will not proceed to the nomination of a successor untill we have had a previous treaty with England for regulating our commerce and other concerns with that nation. And farder, it is resolved that this parliament will proceed to make such limitations and conditions of government for rectification of our constitution as may secure the religion, liberty and independency of this nation before they proceed to the said nomination. And after reasoning thereon, the question was stated, proceed to the two resolves jointly or seperatly, and carried jointly. And thereafter put to the vote, approve the two resolves jointly or not, and carried approve.
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Moved by the duke of Athol, lord privy seal, that her majestie, haveing been graciously pleased to signifie by her commissioner that the examination of the plot should be laid before the parliament, that his grace the lord commissioner would be pleased to write to her majestie to send down the persons who were witnesses, and all papers relating to that plot as soon as possible, that that affair might be examined to the bottom and those who were unjustly and falsely accused might be vindicat, and these who were guilty might be punished according to their deserveings.
The lord chancellor declared, by order of the lord commissioner, that his grace had writ and would again write to her majestie to send down the haill evidences relating to the plot as soon as possible.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties' commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Wednesday next at ten a clock.