[Protestation against the four protests of the previous sederunt; continuation]

Prayers said.

Rolls called.

Minuts of the last sederunt read.

Whereupon it being moved that the four protests given in the former sederunt by the duke of Atholl, the earle of Buchan, George Lockhart of Carnwath and Walter Stewart ought not to be insert in the minuts nor to be printed, after some reasoning thereon, the earle of Marchmount gave in a protestation against the said four protests and took instruments thereupon, and the lord chancellor, the marquis of Montrose, president of the privy council, the duke of Argyll, the marquis of Tweedale, the marquis of Lothian, the earle of Marr, lord secretary, the earle of Lowdoun, lord secretary, the earles of Sotherland, Rothes, Mortoun, Roxburgh, Dalhoussie, Findlater, Leven, Belcarras, Forfarr, Kintoir, Hyndford, Glasgow, thesaurer deputt, Delorain and Ilay, the lords Forbes, Elphingstoun, Ross, Torphichen, Fraser, Banff, Rollo, the lord register, the lord justice clerk, Sir John Swintoun of that ilk, Sir Alexander Campbell of Cessnock, Sir William Kerr of Greenhead, Archibald Dowglass of Cavers, Mr John Murray of Bowhill, Mr John Pringle of Haining, William Morison of Prestongrange, George Bayllie of Jerviswood, William Dowglass of Dornock, Mr Francis Montgomerie of Giffan, Mongo Graham of Gorthie, William Seton, younger, of Pitmedden, Alexander Grant, younger, of that ilk, Mr John Campbell of Mammore, Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck, James Campbell, younger, of Ardkinglass, James Halyburton of Pitcurr, Alexander Abercrombie of Glassoch, Alexander Dowglass of Eaglishaw, Sir Patrick Johnstoun, Lieutenant Collonell John Areskine, John Mure, James Spitle, Sir Andrew Home, Mr William Carmichell, Sir Alexander Ogilvie, Mr John Clerk, Mr Patrick Ogilvie, George Allardyce, Mr James Bethun, Daniell Campbell, Mr Robert Dowglass, Mr Alexander Maitland and Charles Campbell adhered thereto.

And, after long reasoning thereupon, the furder debate was adjourned till next sederunt of 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]

  1. NAS. PA3/7, Printed Minutes No.54, 1 or NAS. PA6/36, 220, f.54. Back