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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
The earle of Caithnes took the oath of alledgiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
The first clause or paragraph of the eight article of union again read with the report of the committee in relation therto for explanation of the same insert in the former dayes minuts.
And, after reasoning therupon, the vote was stated approve of the said first paragraph with the report of the committee for explanation of the same, yea or not.
And before voteing the said paragraph and report of the committee for explanation of the same were again read.
Then the vote was putt approve or nott, and it caryed approve.
Then that clause of the said eight article of union anent the salting of flesh for exportation or victualing of shipps read. As also a report of the committee relative thereto for altering the same, which, after some reasoning, was amended and again read in these terms: and for establishing an equality in trade that all fleshes exported from Scotland to England, and putt on board in Scotland to be exported to parts beyond the seas, and provisions for shipps in Scotland and for foreigne voyages, may be salted with Scots salt, paying the same duety for what salt is so employed as the like quantity of such salt payes in England, and under the same penalties, forfeitures and provisions for preventing of frauds mentioned in the English lawes.
And, after further reasoning thereon, it was putt to the vote approve of the report as amended or not, and it caryed approve.
Then the following clause of the said eight article of union in relation to the continueing in force the laws and acts of parliament in Scotland for pining, cureing and packing of herrings, whyte fish and salmond for exportation with foreign salt only, and for preventing of frauds in cureing and packing of fish, was read. As also a report brought in from the comittee for adding a clause therto in these terms: but in respect it appears from the books of the Royal Fisherie Company confirmed by practise that the quantity of 102 1 0 8 8/1 2 0 0 of pounds weight aver de pois of foreign salt, which payes eight shillings and four pence of duety, is necessary for the right cureing and packing a barrell of white herrings, therfor there shall be allowed and paid during the present allowances for other fishes, for every barrell of whyte herrings which shall be exported, ten shillings sterline.
Therafter a petition of the salt owners, fishers of herrings and whyte fish and others who make use of Scots salt was given in, craving that such amendments might be made to the said eight article of union as would putt them in an equall footing with their neighbours in England with regaird to their salt, and also the freedome of making salt upon salt.
Which being read, after some debate theron and upon the above last insert report of the committee, the furder consideration therof was delayed till the next sederunt of parliament.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till the morrow at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]