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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
William Alves, commissioner for the burgh of Sanquhar, elected by warrant of parliament in place of Sir Alexander Bruce [of Broomhall], took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
A letter from her majesty to the parliament read and ordered to be printed.
A representation of the heritors and others upon the coast of Lochryan for securing the said coast against privateers read and remitted to the privy council, to do in the matter represented what they shall judge necessary for the end aforesaid.
According to the order of the former sederunt of parliament, lists were brought in of such commissioners of supply as were desired to be added to the number, and, being read in parliament, were approved, and leave given to bring in more lists next sederunt of parliament.
Draft of an act anent the Highland justiciary brought in from the committee of security read a first time.
Draft of an act concerning the union between the kingdoms of Scotland and England read a second time, and ordered to lie on the table until the next sederunt of parliament.
The dean of faculty and advocates appointed to appear and answer this day were called, and, they appearing, and her majesty's advocate's charge against them read, they moved they might have advocates to assist, whereupon they were allowed seven to assist them in their defence. And in their defence, having proposed peremptory defences, and then recurring to dilators, and a debate arising if this should be allowed, it was agreed that the defenders be heard both upon their dilator and peremptory defences, and that the advocate make answer to both before the parliament gives its judgement in the case. Then both dilator and peremptory defences were read, and, after a long hearing on both sides, the defenders removed. And the question was put sustain the dilators or reject them, and carried reject.
Thereafter the question was put if the voting that the dean of faculty should sign in name of the faculty in a matter extrinsic to their ordinary administration and his signing accordingly be relevant to infer an arbitrary punishment or not, carried in the affirmative.
The further insisting in the charge continued until the next sederunt of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday next at 10 o'clock.
[Patrick Hume, earl of] Marchmont, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament