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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Warrant craved by and granted to her majesty's advocate for citing witnesses in the charge at his instance against the dean of faculty and advocates refusing to answer and summoned before the parliament.
Report from the committee for security of the kingdom, namely: it is the unanimous opinion of the said committee that a supply be granted to her majesty for 7 months' cess in one year, for maintaining of forces, repairing forts and garrisons, and providing arms and ammunition, and maintaining of frigates for guarding the trade and coasts. And likewise it is their unanimous opinion that the said cess shall be continued to her majesty for the ends aforesaid for a year and a half, making up in all 10 months and a half's cess payable in the said year and a half, beginning the first term's payment at the term of Candlemas [2 February] 1703, read.
Thereafter the draft of an act upon the same subject brought in from the said committee and read the first time.
A draft of a letter from the parliament to her majesty brought in from the committee, read and, being again read by paragraphs, was voted and approved.†
Ordered that the several estates of parliament separate and make election of the committee for revising the accounts of money imposed by the former sessions of this parliament, as was appointed by the last sederunt, whereupon the estates, having separated themselves, returned and reported their several elections as follows, namely: of the estate of the nobility: the earls [James Stewart, earl] of Galloway, [David Carnegie, earl of] Northesk and [David Boyle], lord Boyle. Of the estate of barons: Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenson, John Crawford of Kilbirnie and Duncan Forbes of Culloden. And of the commissioners for burghs: Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill], Sir John Hamilton [of Halcraig] and Mr William Johnston [of Sciennes].
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 tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
[Patrick Hume, earl of] Marchmont, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament