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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Moved that the parliament proceed to limitations, and, in order thereto, that the draught of the act anent the way of chooseing the officers of state in case of her majesties decease without heirs of her body be read, and that it have a first reading marked thereon.
Moved that the parliament proceed to consider the acts already presented which relate to trade, and, after debate, it was agreed that the act anent the chooseing of the officers of state be read.
A resolve offered that the parliament will proceed first to the finishing of all such acts as shall be found necessary for the right regulation of the trade of this kingdom, and next to the finishing the necessary limitations and rectifying our constitution, and that previous to any act for a treatie with England. And, after debate upon the resolve, a proposal was made that it should be insert in the minuts that the parliament doth agree that in the first four ensueing sederunts they will proceed to consider acts in relation to trade, as likewise agree that the next four sederunts thereafter the parliament will proceed to consider rectifications of our constitution and limitations upon the successor, and that no extraneous business shall interveen. And, after debate, it was put to the vote whether approve the resolve or mark the proposal in the minuts, and carried mark the proposal in the minuts.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]