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Prayers said, rolls called.
The Lord Burligh, who was absent the last sessione of parliament, took the oath of alledgeance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Another commissione for Patrick Murdoch of Cumloaden, newly elected one of the commissioners for the stewartry of Kirkudbright, presented, and the competition moved betwixt this commission and the commission given to Palgoune. After reasoning, it was agried that the matter should be remitted intire to be proceeded in the first dyet of parliament nixt week, and Palgoune of consent declaired that he would not vote till the case was determined.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Petition the earl of Sutherland and laird of Grant against the lords commissioners of the thesaury, and a farder delay being craved, the first dyet of parliament was appoynted for considering the same previous to all other bussiness, and, in the mean tyme, the lords commissioners allowed to see and answer the samen.
Moved that the act nominating persones to be commissioners to treat with England might be againe read in order to have a first reading marked thereon. Likewayes moved that the act of security might have a second reading. And, after reasoning, it was put to the vote proceed this day to the consideration of the report of the commission for auditing the accompts of the publick fonds or to one of the two publick acts now proposed, and carried to one of the two publick acts. Thereafter put to the vote proceed to consider the act for nominating persones to be commissioners to treat with England or to consider the act of securitie, and carried to the act nominating persones to treat with England. And the said act being read, a first reading ordered to be marked thereon, and the act ordered to be printed.
The lord chancellor, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]