The earle of Caithnes protested against calling the earle of Glencairn in the rolls of parliament before him.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Additional list of commissioners of supply for the shyre of Caithnes given in and read, and ordered to be added to the commissioners formerly named for that shyre, and all members allowed to bring in lists of commissioners of supply to be added to these already named at any tyme dureing this session of parliament.
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Therafter the last clause of the eight article of union, in relation to the allowing of premiums and drawbacks, was read. As also, a report brought in from the committee, to whom the said eight article was remitted, insert in the minuts of the xviith instant, number 39 in these terms: but in respect it appears from the books of the Royall Fisherie Company, confirmed by practise, that the quantity 102 1 0 8 8/1 2 0 0 of pound weight aver: du: pois of foraign salt which pays eight shillings and four pence of duety, is necessary for the right cureing and packing a barrell of white herrings, therfore, there shall be allowed and payed, dureing the present allowances for othir fishes, for every barrel of whyte herrings which shall be exported, ten shillings sterline.
And another report brought in from the said committee was also read in these termes: that sixteen shillings [and] eight pence upon every barrell of salmond; six shillings [and] eight pence upon every barrell of reid herrings; that two pounds [and] ten shillings upon every hundred cod fish, ling or hack of twenty-four inches and upwards from the bone in the finn to the third joynt of the tale; one pound [and] fyve† shilling sterline for every such fish of the length of eighteen inches and upwards and under twenty-four inches, and one moyety of the forsaid allowance for every such fish dryed commonly called haverdenes of the like dimensions (being the drawbacks allowed by the English laws upon the exportation of those fishes) are sufficient encouragements.
And, after reasoning on the above severall reports, it being moved a higher drawback should be allowed upon the exportation of white herring, after some further debate theron, the said last clause of the eight article of union was agreed to with this addition: that there shall be allowed and payed to the subjects inhabitants of Great Brittain, dureing the present allowances for other fishes, for every barrell of whyte herrings which shall be exported from Scotland, ten shillings and fyve pence sterline.
Therafter another report brought in from the said committee was likeways read in these termes: that there ought to be no drawback upon the exportation of salted beef and pork and, after debate therupon, the furder consideration therof was delayed till the next sederunt of parliament.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till the morrow at ten of the clock.