Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Moved that this day being appointed for discussing the contraverted election of the steuartry of Kirkcudbright betwixt Palgoun and Cumloden, the parliament would now proceed to the consideration thereof and, the samen being called, and parties procurators allowed to be heard, it was objected by the procurators for Palgoun that the protestations taken by Cumlodan against Palgoun's electors at the time of the election were not legal in regaird these protestations bear not that there were instruments taken thereupon in the terms of the act of parliament jM vjC and eighty one made anent election of commissioners to the parliament. And, after reasoning thereupon, it was put to the vote, sustain the objection made against the protestations taken by Cumlodan or not, and carried sustain the objection.
Thereafter Cumloden withdrew his commission, whereupon Palgoun was allowed to have his vote in parliament.
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Draught of an act for appointing a council of trade, read and ordered to be printed.
Draught of an act dissolveing royall mynes from the croun, read and ordered to be printed.
Draught of an act for preserveing the game, read and ordered to be printed.
Resolved that Doctor Chamberland's proposal and other overtures relating to coin be first under consideration next sederunt previous to all other business.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.