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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Ordered that a scurrilous print entituled Queries to the presbyterian noblemen, barrons, burgesses, ministers and comoners in Scotland who are for the scheme of an incorporating union with England acording to the articles agreed upon by the commissioners of both nations, be burned by the hand of the common hangman at the mercat cross of Edinburgh to morrow betuixt eleven and tuelve of the clock, and the magistrats of Edinburgh appointed to see the same punctually done.
And remitted to the committee of parliament to whom the sixth and eight articles of union are remitted to make enquiry anent the printer, author and ingiver of the said scurrilous paper.
A fifth report was then brought in from the committee to whom the sixth article of union is remitted and read in these terms: the committee of parliament appointed for considering the sexth article of union and proposalls made in parliament relative therto, having considered the clause underwritten, are of opinion that it should be added to the articles of union as followes: excepting and reserving the dueties upon export and import of such particular comodities from which any persones, the subjects of either kingdome, are specially liberated and exempted by their private rights, which after the union are to remain safe and intire to them in all respects as before the same.
And, after some reasoning, it was putt to the vote approve of the said fifth report or nott, and it caryed approve.
A sexth report brought in from the said committee was read in these terms: the committee are also of oppinion that there be a clause added to the articles of union in these terms, viz: that from and after the union no Scots cattell caryed into England shall be lyable to any other dueties, either on the publick or private accounts, than these dueties to which the cattell of England are or shall be lyable within the said kingdome.
And a vote was stated approve of the said sexth report or not, and it caryed approve.
A seventh report was brought in from the said committee and was read in these terms: the committee, having considered the clause mentioned in the twenty seventh dayes minuts, which was desired to be added to the articles of union, viz: that Scotland shall be free from and noewayes subject to the prohibitions against exporting of wooll, sheep and lamb skins with wool upon them and woollen yairn for the space therein mentioned, after full reasoning theranent, the committee are of oppinion that the foresaid clause ought not to be added to the articles of the treaty, but that the exporting of wool, sheep and lamb skins with wool upon them and woollen yearn ought to be under the same prohibitions as in England.
And, after reasoning, a state of a vote was offered: approve of the said seventh report of the committee as to all except mort lamb skins, and remitt to the said committee to receave overtures for encouragement of woolmasters and woollen manufactures, yea or nott.
After some reasoning, it was proposed that a premium be given upon exportation of coarse cloath made of tarred wool for encouragement of the woolmasters, and therafter a resolve offered in these terms: resolved that there shall be an encouragement provided to the heretors of wool countries in case the report of the committee anent the exportation of wool etc. be approven
And, after some reasoning, a proposall was given in for adding a clause in these terms: and for remeeding the loss woolmasters may suffer and for encouraging the manufactoring of tarred wool within the kingdome and to prevent effectually the exporting therof, it is provided and declared that for the space of seven years after the union, when the tarred wool within the shyres of Roxburgh, Selkrig and Tweedale is at four pounds Scots or under for the stone weight, fifteen shillings Scots shall be paid of premium for every stone weight of tarred wool to every woolmaster, who, within a moneth after the said tarred wool is clipped or shorn off the sheep, shall by his own oath, or the oaths of two habile witnesses before any judge ordinar, make appear that the number of stones of tarred wool specified in the said oaths were really and truely clipped and shorn from sheep in Scotland properly belonging to the persons mentioned in the saids oaths, and which premium shall be payed by the next collector of cess, excise or customes upon delivering to them the foresaid depositions signed by the deponents and judge foresaid with a receipt of the money, and the said collectors and each of them shall be personally lyable for the said premium upon instruments taken against them in case of refuseall, and the foresaid depositions and receipt shall be allowed to the said collectors as an exoneration in their accompts pro tanto.
And, after some furder debate, it being moved that the said seventh report be remitted back to the committee with the severall proposalls made theranent,
A second state was offered for a vote in these terms: approve of the said seventh report of the committee, or remit the same and proposalls theranent back to the committee.
After debate which of the two should be the state of the vote, whither first or second, it was putt to the vote first or second, and it caryed first.
Therafter the vote was putt approve of the seventh report of the committee as to all except mort lamb skins, and remit to the said committee to receave overtures for encouragement of the woolmasters and woollen manufacture or not, and it caryed approve in the terms of the state.
Petition of John Hendrie Huguetan and his factor craving to be naturalized and also craving a protection, read, and the consideration thereof delayed till the first sederunt of parliament on private bussiness, to be then taken into consideration next after the act in favours of the burgh of Dundee.
The committee appointed to meet in the usuall place to morrow at nyne of the clock.
Then the lord chancellor, by ordor of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Munday next at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]