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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Address of the toun and parochine of Lawder and Chinghill kirk, subscribing the same, and address of heretors, liferenters, elders, parochiners and remanent indwellers in the paroch of Calder, subscribers of the same, both against an union with England in the terms of the articles, given in and read.
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Therafter another report brought in from the committee, to whom the eight article of union is remitted, was read in these terms: that whyte herrings, red herrings, salmond, dry or barrelled codd and all fishes cured and† packed in order to exportation, ought to be cured and packed with foreign salt alennarly, and that it does require four bolls of foreign salt to cure and pack a last of whyte herring.
And after much debate thereupon, a motion was made for amending that clause of the said eight article of union mentioned in the former dayes minuts in relation to the continowing in force the laws and acts of parliament in Scotland for pining, cureing and packing of herrings, whyte fish and salmond for exportation with foreign salt only, by adding these words: without any mixture of British or Irish salt. And the addition, being accordingly made, the clause as so amended was read over. And, after some furder debate, the vote was putt, approve the said clause as amended, yea or not, and it caryed approve.
Therafter it was proposed that the parliament shall proceed to consider the drawbacks.
And it was also proposed that the parliament should proceed to consider how far allowance shall be given for importation of forreign salt in order to the makeing salt upon salt, the furder consideration of which motions was delayed till the next sederunt of parliament.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten of the clock.