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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Then the following addresses were given in and read, viz: address of the barons, freeholders and others within the sherifdom of Roxburgh, subscribers of the same; address of the magistrats, toun council and others inhabitants of the burgh of Annand subscribing the same; address of the magistrats, toun council and others inhabitants of the burgh of Lochmeben, subscribers of the same; and an address of the paroch of Lasmahago, subscribers of the same, all against an union with England in the terms of the articles.
Thereafter an overture for an act for encouraging the exportation of victual read and ordered to be printed.
As also another overture for an act for encouraging the export of victual, fishes, beef and pork was given in and ordered to be printed.
Thereafter a petition and draught of an act in favors of the burgh of Dundee for an imposition of two pennies Scots upon the pint of all ale and beer brown and vended within the bounds and for the ends therein mentioned both read and a first reading ordered to be marked on the act.
As also a petition of the magistrats, toun council and community of the burgh of Aberdeen, and a draught of an act in their favors for continueing an imposition on wine and ale etc. granted to them by a former act, and a first reading ordered to be marked on the act.
As also the following draughts of acts were given and read, viz: act in favors of the burgh of Kirkcaldie; act in favors of the toun of Borroustounness; act in favors of the burgh of Dysert; act in favors of the burgh of Burntisland; act in favors of the burgh of Saint Andrews; act in favors of the burgh of Kinghorn; and act in favors of the burgh of Elgine, all for an imposition of two pennies Scots upon the pint of all ale and beer to be brown and vended within the respective bounds and for the ends therein mentioned, and a first reading ordered to be marked on each of the said acts.
Petition for the Lord Duffus craving a competent time to enter heir cum beneficio inventarii to his father read, and a vote being stated grant the desire of the petition or not, it carried grant, and the petitioner was allowed to enter heir at any time within six months from this date, conform to an interloquitor on the petition.
Petition for the chancellor, rector, principal, professors and masters of the King's College of Aberdeen, craving a provision for a professor of mathematicks in the said college, read. As also an overture for an act in their favors for a fourth part of a month's cess to be a fund for a sallary to the said professor also read, and the overture ordered to be printed.
Petition for George Lockhart of Carnwath for altering a high way in order to his incloseing of ground for a convenient park read, and the desire thereof granted, and the petitioner allowed to alter the said high way conform to the deliverance on the petition.
Then the sixth article of the union was read, and, after some reasoning thereon, there was a proposal given in for adding the following clause to the end of the sixth article, viz: except in so far as shall be rectified by this parliament upon the consideration of the subsequent articles.
Which being read and discoursed upon, there was another proposal given in for enlarging and explaining the said sixth article in these terms, viz: and seeing by the laws of England now standing there are rewards granted upon the exportation of certain kinds of grain, wherein oats is not specified, that from and after the union when oats shall be at fifteen shillings per quarter or under, there shall be paid two shillings and six pence for every quarter of oatmeal exported in the terms of the laws, whereby rewards are granted for exportation of other grains. And in respect there is a duty upon oats imported into England, but no duty upon oatmeal, the importing of which is a prejudice and discouragement to tillage, therefore that, from and after the union, the quarter of oatmeal be decerned equal to three quarters of oats and pay duty accordingly when imported to Scotland from any place whatever beyond the sea.
Which being likeways read, after some further reasoning, it was moved that the observations in relation to the balance of the trade of this nation made by the council of trade should be laid before the parliament.
And, after debate thereupon, the further consideration of the said sixth article and motions was delayed till the next sederunt of parliament to be then resumed previous to all other business, and ordered that the observations made by the councill of trade be then laid before the parliament.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]