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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Then the estates did seperat to choyse their commissioners, who returned the persons following, for the nobility: the marquess of Lothian, the earle of Marr, the earle of Buchan, the earle of Leven, the earle of Hyndfoord, the earle of Stair, the earle of Hopetoun, for the barrons: Sir Robert Dickson, the laird of Carnwath, Sir John Swyntoun, the laird of Jerviswood, the laird of Kilmaronock, Sir Thomas Burnet of Leys, James Moir of Stonywood, for the royall burrows: Sir Patrick Johnstoun, Hugh Montgomerie, Sir James Smollet, Sir Alexander Ogilvie, Mr John Clark, Mr Dougall Stewart [and] Sir Hugh Dalrymple.
Ordered that these lists be insert in the act.
The Lord Balmerino gave in the protest following: that the nomination of this commission or council of trade by the estates severallie, being a late practise and founded upon no law, shall not be drawn in consequence in prejudice of the right and priviledge of parliament to name by the whole house, whereupon he took instruments; to which protest the earles of Erroll and Marishall adhered.
Moved that any member of parliament may have the priviledge to be present at the meetings of the council of trade and the same agreed to.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]