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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minute of the last sederunt read.
Act of dissolution from the crown of the feu duties of Bute and others therein mentioned, in favours of James, marquis of Montrose, read, and the earle of Bute, craveing to be heard for his interest, ordered that a first reading be marked on the act, and her majesties advocat and the earle of Boot's procurators appoynted to be heard before a second reading.
Moved that ane order for levying money in the paroch of Cramond may be censured as illegal, and ane attested double thereof being read, after debate thereon, the farther consideratione thereof delayed to the next dyet of parliament, and the subscriber of the order and commander of the party and others concerned ordered to be cited.
The petition given in by the laird of Grant again taken into consideratione, and the remit from the lords of sessione being produced and another petition from the earl of Sutherland being read, warrand granted for citatione in the termes of the said petitiones.
Overture for ane act, presented by Mr Fletcher of Saltone, for nominateing persones to be commissioners to treat with England, read.
The report given in by the commissioners appointed by the last sessione of parliament for inspecting the accompts of the public fonds laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Moved by the duke of Hamilton that the resolve presented by him, with the act for the two moneths supply, may be again taken into consideratione.
Lykewayes moved that the act presented be the lord justice clerk and declaired by him to be for fourtein moneths supply payable in two years may be likewayes considered; and, after reasoning thereon, the question being stated whither a first reading should be given to the act for two moneths or the act for six moneths cess, and carried to the act for six moneths cess, and a first reading accordingly ordered to be marked thereon.
Petition by the officers of the army and garrisones who want their cloathing and clearing read and ordered to be taken into consideratione before a second reading of the act of supply.
Petition by David Baillie, prisoner in the castle of Stirling, craveing to be set at liberty, read and the desyre thereof granted, he finding cautione to appear before the parliament when called.
Petition by Mr Patrick Ogilvie, sone to the earle of Findlator, craveing that he may have ane independent troup of dragouns to the end therein mentioned, read, and ordered to be considered before the act of supply be read for the second time.
Petition the disbanded officers relateing to their arrears and subsistance read and ordered to be taken into consideratione with the report from the commissioners for inspecting the accompts of the fonds.
The lord chancellour, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday nixt at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]