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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 merchants, deacons, trades and other inhabitants of the burgh of Aire, subscrivers of the same; address of barrons, freeholders, heretors and others of the four parochines of Glenkenns in the shire of Galloway, subscribeing the same; and address of the magistrats, toun council, burgesses and inhabitants of the burgh of New Galloway, subscribers of the same, all against ane union with England in the termes of the articles.
Therafter the act adjourning the session till the first of January next was again read, as also the clause continueing the sitting therof from the last of February to the last day of March next inclusive insert in the minuts of the last sederunt, and, after debate, it was putt to the vote add the clause or not, and it caried add.
And the clause being added, the vote was putt approve the act or not, and it caried approve.
The earle of Aberdeen, his absence, excused by his grace her majesties high commissioner in respect of his indisposition.
Agreed that the act in favors of the burgh of Dundee for ane imposition of two pennies upon the pynt of ale and beir to be browen and vended within the bounds and for the uses therein mentioned be taken under consideration the first of all other privat bussiness.
Ordered that the council of trade do meet and give in their observations as to export and import and ballance of trade to the comittie to whom the sixth and eight articles are remitted, and that betwixt and the next sederunt of the said committie.
Then the nynth article of union was read, and, after reasoning thereon, it was moved that six moneths cess shall be the quota of the tax to be imposed on Scotland in place of eight moneths agreed to by the said article. And, after debate therupon,
A vote was stated approve of the nynth article or not.
And therupon a second state of a vote was offered, viz: whether six moneths cess or eight moneths cess should be the quota of the tax to be charged on Scotland.
Then the vote was putt which of the two should be the state of the vote, first or second, and it caryed first.
Wherupon it was putt to the vote approve of the said nynth article or not, and it caryed approve.
Therafter the tenth, eleventh, twelth and thirteenth articles of union were all severally read and were separatly voted and approven.
The fourteenth article of union read and the consideration therof delayed till next sederunt to be then proceeded upon previous to all other bussiness.
Act adjourning the session to the first day of January next and continueing the sitting therof from the last of February to the last day of March next inclusive touched with the scepter by her majesties high commissioner in the usuall manner.
The committie appointed to meet to morrow at nyne of the clock in the usuall place.
Then the lord chancelour, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Thursday next at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]