Procedure: speeches made; they and queen's letter to be printed

The lord high commissioner made a speech to the parliament, and the lord chancellor another, both which speeches with her majesty's letter to the estates were ordained to be printed.

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Procedure: draft act presented and read

Then the draft of an act for recognising and asserting her majesty's authority and her undoubted right and title to the imperial crown of this kingdom was presented by his grace [James Douglas], duke of Hamilton and read, and ordained to be marked as read for the first time.

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Procedure: adjournment

After which the lord chancellor, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.

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