[Petition and proposal read and ordered to be printed; petition read and granted]

Prayers said, rolls called.

Minuts of the last sederunt read.

Petition by Lieutenant Collonel Patrick Ogilvie for guarding the west coast to prevent the import of Irish victuall etc. read and the same ordered to be printed.

Ane other proposal to prevent the import of Irish victual also read and ordered to be printed.

Petition by Mr George Campbell for improveing the salt of this kingdom read and considered, and the desyre therof granted.

  1. NAS. PA3/7, Printed Minutes No.17, 1 or NAS. PA6/36,119, f.1. Back
[Act read, amended and delayed; continuation]

Then the parliament procceded to consider the act for appoynting a council of trade, and, after debait upon the clause wherby it is provyded that the commissioners thould be named by queen and parliament, it was put to the vote approve or alter the clause, and carried approve the clause; and, after some other amendments made upon the act, agreed that the same be under furder consideration nixt sederunt of parliament previous to all other business.

Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a cloak.

Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]

  1. NAS. PA3/7, Printed Minutes No.17, 1 or NAS. PA6/36,119, f.1. Back