Procedure

Prayers said. Rolls called.

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Procedure: oaths taken

The Lord Burleigh, who was absent the last session of parliament, took the oath of alleadgeance and subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.

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Procedure: disputed election; minutes read

Another commission for Patrick Murdoch of Cumloaden, newly elected one of the commissioners for the steuartry of Kirkcudbright, presented, and the competition moved betwixt this commission and the commission given to Palgoun, after reasoning, it was agreed that the matter should be remitted intire to be proceeded in the first diet of parliament next week and Palgoun of consent declared that he would not vote till the case was determined.

Minuts of the last sederunt read.

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