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Prayers said.
Her majesties commission to John, duke of Argyle for representing her royall person in this session of parliament read by the lord clerk register and ordered to be recorded.
Rolls called.
The earl of Forfar protested, in name of the duke of Douglas, that the calling of any other in the rolls of parliament may not prejudge him of his first vote in parliament.
The earle of Forfar also protested, in name of the earle of Sutherland, against the calling of any other earle before him.
The earle of Mar protested against the calling of any earle before him.
The earle of Findlater protested against the calling of the earle of Airly before him.
Her majesty's gift and commission in favours of James, earle of Seafield to be lord high chancellor, read and ordered to be recorded; and then the lord clerk register administrat the oath of alledgeance to him, who swore the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Her majesty's gift and commission in favours of Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh to be lord clerk register, read and ordered to be recorded. Thereafter the lord high chancellor administrat the oath of alledgeance to him, who swore and subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Her majesty's gift and commission in favours of William, marquis of Annandale to be one of the principall secretaries of state, read.
As also her majesty's gift and commission to Hew, earle of Loudoune to be the other principal secretarie of state, read, and both commissions ordered to be recorded.
Her majesty's gift and commission to David, earle of Glasgow to be lord thesaurer depute, read and ordered to be recorded, who thereafter swore the oath of alledgeance, signed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Her majesty's gift and commission to Adam Cockburne of Ormistoun to be lord justice clerk, read and ordered to be recorded, who thereafter swore the oath of alledgeance, signed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Charles, earle of Erroll, lord high constable, and David, earle of Weymes swore the oath of alledgeance, subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Sir David Ramsay of Balmain, one of the commissioners elected for the shyre of Kincardine in place of the deceast Sir James Falconar of Phesdo, swore the oath of alledgeance, subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Sir Peter Hackat, commissioner for the burgh of Dumfermeling, and Mr James Stewart, commissioner for the burgh of Queensferrie, swore the oath of alledgeance, subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Moved that there being two commissions presented last session of parliament from the shyre of Clacmannan, one for Andrew Burnsyde of Heartshaw, the other for Mr Alexander Abercrombie of Tulliboddie, and Burnsyde being now dead, Tulliboddie should be admitted.
Moved that seeing there was a competition betwixt these two commissions, there be a competent tyme allowed to acquaint the barrons and freeholders of that shyre for objecting against Tulliboddie's commission, if they think fit, and that before he be admitted. And, after some debait, it was put to the vote admitt or delay, and carried admitt. Tulliboddie thereafter swore the oath of alledgeance, subscribed the same with the assureance and took the oath of parliament.
Her majesty's commissioner acquainted the parliament that he had a letter from her majesty to them, but, in respect many of the members were not yet come to toun, he thought proper to delay presenting the letter till the parliament were more fully assembled.
After which my lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday nixt at ten a clock in the forenoon.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]†