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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Act recognising her majesty's royal authority read the second time and voted and approved, nobody dissenting.
Act adjourning the session until 1 July next read the second time and voted and approved.
Act for securing the true Protestant religion and presbyterian government read the second time.
Sir Alexander Bruce [of Broomhall], commissioner for the burgh of Sanquhar, having said upon the reading this act that the act of parliament establishing presbyterian government did contain things inconsistent with the essence of the monarchy, he was thereupon called to the bar and, not giving satisfaction, he was ordered to withdraw. And the question being put expel him out of the parliament or not, it carried in the affirmative, nobody dissenting, and a warrant was ordered to the burgh of Sanquhar to elect a new commissioner in his place.
Thereafter the act, being again read, was voted and approved, nobody dissenting.
Act declaring the present meeting of parliament to be a lawful and free meeting of parliament was read the second time and voted and approved, nobody dissenting.
Upon information that some advocates had met to draw and sign an address concerning the meeting of parliament or other public matters, warrant was granted to macers to cite the dean of faculty and advocates to appear before the committee for security of the kingdom tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the morning, and to bring with them the said paper, each of them who has or had or fraudulently have put away the same, as they will be answerable at their highest peril.
The act for a national fast the second Thursday of July next read the second time and voted and approved.
Then the above acts, namely: act recognising her majesty's royal authority, act adjourning the session, act for securing the true Protestant religion and presbyterian government, act declaring the present meeting of parliament to be a lawful and free meeting of parliament, and act for a national fast were all by her majesty's high commissioner touched with the sceptre in the usual manner and ordered to be published and printed.
The committees appointed to meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.
[Patrick Hume, earl of] Marchmont, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament