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Prayers said, rolls called.
The lords Balmirrino and Blantyre took the oath of alleadgeance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Moved that a day be appoynted for nominateing commissioners to be insert in the act and commission of treaty with England, likewayes moved that the act of security might be read the second time, and, after reasoning, agreed that the next dyet of parliament be appoynted for nominatione of the saids commissioners, and the second dyet of the week after the nixt week for a second reading of the said act and commission, and, in the mean time, to proceed to the acts of security and supplie.
Act of security read the second time, and, after advyseing, before voteing of the said act, the marquis of Annandale renued his protestation made last session of parliament against passing the said act, and craved that his dissent might be marked.
The act was put to the vote approve or not, and carried approve.
Next dyet of parliament appoynted to consider the report of the commission for auditing the accompts of the publict fonds after the nameing of the commissioners to be insert in the act and commission of treaty with England.
The act of supplie for six moneths cess out of the land rent to be given to the queen for the ends and payable at the terms therein mentioned, read the second time, and, after some debate and amendments made thereon, it was put to the vote approve the said act or not, and carried approve, nemine contradicente.
Ordered that the noblemen and commissioners for shyres and other members concerned bring in lists of commissioners of supplie nixt dyet of parliament, and, if they doe not, that the lord register fill up the commissioners formerly named in the last act of supplie.
The petition the earle of Sutherland and laird of Grant, with a representation given in by the commissioners of thesaurie, read, and, after hearing her majesties advocat and solicitor for the queen's interest, it was put to the vote remit the cause to be discussed before the lords of session or reserve the same to be considered in plain parliament and that a day be appoynted for that effect, and carried remit.
Before the said vote, the marquis of Annandale, earle of Marchmount and Mr Francis Montgomerie gave in their protestatione against the same, and craved the same might be recorded, and that they might have extracts thereof, and the laird of Grant, younger, protested in the contrary.
Act of dissolution of the feu duties of Bute and other rents allocat to the keeping of the castle of Dumbarton and the constabularie thereof, act for the security of the kingdome [and] the act of supplie all tutched with the scepter by her majesties commissioner in the usual manner.
The lord chancellor, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday nixt at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]