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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.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, acquainted the parliament that in this session of parliament other tuo dayes shall be appointed for private bussines.
Draught of an act for dissolution of the lands of Orknay and Zetland from the crown in favours of the earle of Mortoun read, and agreed that the few duety payable therefor shall be sex thousand pounds, and that the queen's hauks be reserved; and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon, and aggreed that the said act shall be first proceeded upon the first sederunt for private bussines preferable to all others.
Petition John Henry Huguetan, craving to be naturalized, and also craving a protection again read, and therafter an act for his naturalization was also read. And sicklike an act for the naturalization of Collonell Schipio Hill; Lieutenant Collonel Henry Verriere of her majesties regiment of foot guards; Lieutenant Collonell John Caddour, captain in Major Generall Maitland's regiment; Captain Theodore Dury, her majesties chieff engeiner; Captain Daniell Charlott, briggadeer in her majesties troop of guards; Captain John Burjond in Collonell Grant's regiment; Captain James Cavalier, lieutenant in her majesties troop of horse grenadeers; Ensign Peter Charantoun in my Lord Strathnaver's regiment; Peter Cregutt, formerly lieutenant in Sir William Dowglas's regiment; Jeremiah Bossugne, adjutant to Major Generall Maitland's regiment; Mr James Le Blanc and Daniell Lafagette, merchants; Joshua Legoux, servitor to the earle of Roxburgh; Francis Gobron, late servitor to the earle of Crawfurd; Peter Bishop, alias La Marr, servitor to the earle of Strathmore; Mr John Godfrey, preacher of the Gospell; and Major Belthazer Guydett, captain of dragoons in the marqueis of Lothian's regiment, was read and a first reading ordered to be marked upon the saids acts.
And, after debate upon the above petition, as to the protection it was moved that a deliverance be granted thereon in the following terms, viz: that for the better enableing the petitioner to reestablish his affairs and satisfie his just debts, protection be granted for the space of seven years to the petitioner's person, and also that protection for the space forsaid be granted to the petitioner's goods and estate heretable and moveable against dilligence at the instance of creditors for such debts as have been contracted before Aprile jM vijC and five years, excepting such debts as have been contracted to any of the subjects of her majesties dominions, or such debts as have been originally contracted to the subjects of her majesties allies, or which shall be made appear by the creditors before the judge ordinary to have been transferred to them bona fide, and for adequat onerous causes before the tuelth of December last, providing always the petitioner reside within this kingdome during the tyme of the said protections.
And, after further debate, it was putt to the vote grant protection to the petitioner in the above terms or delay till the act for his naturalization gett a second reading, and it caryed grant protection in the above terms.
Agreed that the act in favours of the burgh of Aberdeen for an imposition in the terms therinmentioned be under consideration the first sederunt for privat business next to the act in favours of the earle of Mortoun.
Then it was intimat that there being an action upon the protest for remeid of law, Sir Thomas Dalziell of Binnis against the Lady Caldwell and her husband, the procurators for the Lady Caldwell and her husband be ready to ansuer against the next sederunt for private business, and Sir David Dalrymple authorized to plead for the pursuer.
Petition for the heretors and tradesmen of the Canongate for a remitt to the commissioners of supplie of the shyre to value their tenements and yeards and to establish a setled valuation thereof that, conform to the valuation, they may pay their proportion of cess to the good town for their releif thereof, read and appointed to be seen and ansuered against the next sederunt of parliament for private bussiness.
Aggreed that my lord chancellor rank and bring in private busines the following dayes in parliament for private bussines as he finds just.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Monday next at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]