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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Act in favors of the maiden hospitall founded by the company of merchants in Edinburgh and Mary Areskine read a second time, and, after some amendments, was voted and approven.
Petition for Robert Martine of Burntbrae, taxman of the excise of Aberdeen shyre for the year 1693, for makeing up some damnages sustained by him in prosecution of his tack read, and he recomended to her majestie in the terms of a delyverance there upon.
Petition for Sir George Hamilton of Tullieallan for aproving of the report of the commission for publict accompts in his favors and stating him creditor to the publict read, and the consideration therof recommended to her majestie.
Overture for ane act for selling herring by measure read and ordered to be printed.
Petition of the professors of the university of Edinburgh for augmenting of their sallaries read, and they recomended to her majestie in the terms of a deliverance thereupon.
As also upon a motion made in favors of the universities of St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen, the parliament did recomend the professors of the saids other universities to her majestie in the terms of the recommendation in favors of the professors of the university of Edinburgh.
Petition of the principall and professors of the King's and Marishalls colledges of Aberdeen, for allowing them some vacant stipends for carieing on and finishing some publict works and paying their debts, read and ordered to ly on the table.
Ordered† for ane act for rescinding the 15th act of the 5th session and the 13th act of 6th session of King William's parliament read and ordered to ly on the table.
Overture for ane act anent cruives read, and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon, and ordered to be printed before a second reading.
The action at the instance of John Davie, brewar, against his creditors called, and protection granted to him conforme to the interloquitor on the process.
Petition for John Henry Huguetan for rectifieing a mistake in the delyverance on his petition the fourth day of January last read, and the desire granted in the terms of a deliverance thereupon.
Petition for Sir Robert Blackwood, James Nairn, William Neilson and several others, owners of the shipe St Andrew, in relation to the said shipe which was seized by a Midleburgh privateer, read and recommended to her majestie in the termes of a recommendation on the said petition.
The action at the instance of Colvill of Kincairden against his creditors called, and being advised, protection was granted in the terms of the interloquitor thereupon.
Overture for ane act for payment of the capitall and interest to the proprietors of the Affrican and Indian Company of Scotland out of the equivalent read, and, after some amendments, a first reading ordered to be marked thereon and ordered to be printed before a second reading.
Act for burieing in woollen read a second time, and, after reasoning thereon, it was putt to the vote approve of the act or not, and it caried approve.
Overture for an act concerning chirurgians and apothecaries in Edinburgh read a second time.
Petition for the royall colledge of physicians in Edinburgh against the said act also read, and, after reasoning, it was moved that the physicians ought to be cited befor the act can pass, and it was also moved that the physicians be heard thereanent next sederunt of parliament.
And, after furder reasoning, the vote was stated hear the parties procurators nixt sederunt or cite, and it caried cite.
Petition for William Cochran of Ferguslie in relation to his exoneration of the ballance of his tack dutie for the poles imposed by the parliament 1698, and the desire therof granted, conforme to the delyverance on the petition.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till wednesday nixt at ten of the clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]