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Prayers said.
Her majesties commission to John, marques of Tweddall for representing her royall persone in this sessione of parliament was read by the lord clerk register and ordered to be recorded.
Rolls called.
The earle of Forfar protested, in name of the duke of Douglass, that the calling of any other in the rolls of parliament before him may not prejudge him of his first vote in parliament.
The earle of Forfar protested also, in name of the earle of Sutherland, against the calling any of the earles before him in the rolls of parliament.
The earle of Marr protested against the calling any earles before him.
The earle of Eglingtoun protested against the calling the earle of Glencairn before him.
The earle of Finlator protested against the calling the earle of Airlie before him.
The Lord Ross protested against the calling the Lord Elphingstoune before him.
Her majesties gift and commission in favours of Mr James Johnstone to be clerk register was read and ordered to be recorded, and he thereafter took the oath of alleadgeance and subscribed the samen with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Patent creating the marques of Douglass duke of Douglass read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating the marques of Athol, lord privie seal, duke of Athol read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating the viscount of Tarbet, lord secretary, earle of Cromartie read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating the viscount of Stair earle of Stair read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating the viscount of Roseberry earle of Roseberry read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating the Lord Boyll earle of Glasgow read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating Sir James Stewart of Bute earle of Bute read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating Charles Hope of Hopetoun earle of Hopetoun read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie viscount of Garnock read and ordered to be recorded.
Patent creating Sir James Primrose of Carringtoun viscount of Primrose read and ordered to be recorded.
The duke of Argyle, the earles of Glencairn, Bute and Hopeton, the viscounts of Dupline, Garnock and Primrose, with the Lord Torphichen, took the oath of alleadgeance and subscribed the samen with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
John Murray of Struan, one of the commissioners elected for the shyre of Perth, in place of the deceist Oliphant of Gask, and Sinclar of Stemster, one of the commissioners elected for the shyre of Caithness, took the oath of alleadgeance, signed the samen with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Warrand given to the barrons and freeholders of the shyre of Edinburgh to meet on Tuesday nixt (being the eleventh current) to elect ane other commissioner for that shyre in place of Sir James Primrose, now promoted to be viscount of Primrose.
Warrand granted to the barrons and freeholders of the shyre of Linlithgow to meet on Tuesday come eight dayes (being the eighteenth current) to elect ane other commissioner in place of Charles Hope of Hopetoune, now promoted to be earle of Hoptoune.
Warrand granted to the barrons and freeholders of the shyre of Air to meet on Wedensday come eight dayes (being the nyneteenth current) to elect a commissioner in place of John Crawford of Kilbirnie now, promoted to be viscount of Garnock.
Warrand granted to the barrons and freeholders of the shyre of Boott to meet on Wedensday come eight dayes (being the nyneteenth current) to elect another commissioner in place of Sir James Stewart of Boott, now promoted to be earl of Boott.
Her majesties commissioner acquainted the parliament that he had a letter from her majestie to them, but, in respect many of the members were not yet come to town, he thought it more proper to delay presenting of the letter till the parliament were more fully assembled, which he hoped would be nixt dyet, and that then they would proceed to bussines.
After which the lord chancellor, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday nixt at ten a clock in the forenoon.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†