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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Act in favours of the burgh of Dundee for an imposition of tuo pennies upon the pynt of ale and beer to be browen and vended within the bounds, and for the uses thereinmentioned, read a second tyme and, after reasoning thereon, a clause was offered to be added thereto impowering overseers and managers of the said imposition and with power to determine how it shall be uplifted, whither out of the malt or out of the liquor. And a petition given in for the brewars of Dundee against the said act was read, and another clause was offered to be added to the said act in favours of Mr James Anderson in these terms: with this provision, as it is hereby expressly provided and declared, that the said imposition is and shall be burdened with the sum of tuelve hundered pounds yearly for the space of six years to be paid to Mr James Andersone, wryter to the signet, or his assigneyes, as a part of the expenses of the work recommended to him by the parliament, and that at tuo terms in the year Martinmas and Whitsunday, beginning the first term's payment at Martinmas jM vijC and seven years, and ordains the magistrats of the said burgh to make payment of the same accordingly. Which being read, it was aggreed to add the said clause and, after further reasoning on the said act, severall other amendments were made thereupon. And after debate on the above petition for the brewars and clause in relation to the management, it was putt to the vote, approve of the act as amended or add the clause, and it caryed approve.