Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Warrand granted, upon a petition, to Sir Patrick and James Ogilvies, elder and younger of Boynd, to cite their creditors in order to their obtaining protection.
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The parliament, conform to the minuts of the last sederunt, proceeded to elect the committee for examination of the calculation of the equivalent of three hundred [and] ninety eight thousand, eighty five pounds [and] ten shillings, and the three estates, having seperated to their usual places, returned and reported their respective elections and the list of the committee is as follows. Of the nobility, the marquess of Montrose, lord president of the privy council, the duke of Argyll and the marquess of Tweeddale; of the commissioners for shires, Sir Alexander Campbell of Cesnock, George Baillie of Jerviswood and John Haldan of Gleneagles, [and] of the commissioners for burghs, Robert Inglis, Lieutenant Colonell John Erskine and Hugh Montgomery, and the committee was appointed to meet in the inner-session-house the first intervall day of parliament at ten of the clock in the forenoon.
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Thereafter the eighteenth article of union was again read and, upon reasoning thereon, it was moved that the English laws concerning regulation of trade, customes and such excises to which this kingdom, by virtue of the treaty, is to be lyable, be printed for information. Moved likeways that it be remitted to a committee to consider the several branches of our trade, as to export and import, with the English laws and books of rates in relation thereto, with the customes and excises thereof for the satisfaction of the members of parliament thereanent, and to cause print such of the acts of the English parliament concerning the same as they find expedient or to report to the parliament, and after some debate on these motions the further consideration thereof was delayed till the next sederunt of parliament.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Friday next at ten of the clock.