Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Petition for the toun of Culross, read and all parties haveing interest ordained to see and answer against the third sederunt next week appointed for privat business.
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Act prohibiting the importation of commodities from England, again read and, after reasoning, recommended to the council of trade to consider the branches of our commerce with England and other places, and to bring in what overtures shall be proper for advanceing the trade of this kingdom next session of parliament.
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Then the parliament proceeded to consider the act of supply, which was again read and, after reasoning, it was put to the vote, grant six moneths supply to her majesty extending to four hundreth and thirty two thousand and eight hundred pounds for maintaining the army garrisons and frigots for one year or not, and carried grant six moneths supply for the ends foresaid.
Agreed that the supply be payed at the terms following, viz: two moneths at Martinmass next jM vijC and five two moneths at Candlemass jM vijC and six and two moneths at Lambmass thereafter.
Moved that another months supply be granted for payment of four thousand, eight hundred pounds to Mr James Anderson, writer to her majesties' signet, and four thousand, eight hundred pounds to Mr James Hodges, conform to a vote in this session of parliament, and also for payment of two thousand and four hundred pounds to William Baine, brother to the deceased James Bayne, wright, in part of the sums due to the said James Bayne by the government and for outrigging her majesties' ship the Royal William and for maintaining two birlines to be keept upon the west coast for preventing the importation of Irish victual and other prohibite goods, and the term of payment of the said months supply to be Martinmass jM vijC and six and, after reasoning upon the said motion, it was put to the vote, approve or not, and carried approve.
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Then ordered that the royal burrows outrig the frigots and two birlines with all convenience, and recommended to the lords of thesaury to assigne so much of the said moneths supply as shall be debursed by them for these ends. As also recommended to the lords of thesaury to assigne so much of the said moneths supply to the above persons as will satisfy the respective sums granted to them by the parliament.
And the act of supply haveing received some other amendments, it was put to the vote, approve the act or not, and carried approve.
Ordered that additional lists of commissioners for supply be given in next sederunt.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday next at ten a clock.