The minutes of the last sederunt read.
The condescendence of the custom mentioned in the petition for the burgh of Lanark, given in.
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The controverted elections for West Lothian being called, and the objection against the vote of John Binning of Drumcross insisted in, the advocates for both parties were heard thereon, and the writs produced to verify their respective allegations considered and then the vote stated, sustain or reject the objection, carried sustain. After which Thomas Sharp of Houston, being found legally elected, took the oath of allegiance and oath of parliament, and subscribed the allegiance and assurance.
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Ordered that [William Keith], earl Marischal, and such members of parliament as shall please to attend him, do meet in the parliament house at 11 o'clock in the morning the first day of interval of parliament and consider how the house may be best fitted for the accommodation of the members, and make a report thereupon to the next sitting of parliament.
An overture in the form of act rescinding the thirteenth article of the regulations of 1695, read, and ordered to lie on the table.
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Petition for the burgh of Culross, relating to the stent of the said burgh, read and ordered to lie on the table.
Petition for the heritors of the shires of Inverness and Ross against Duncan Forbes of Culloden relating to the excise of aquavitae brewed within his lands of Ferintosh, read, and he ordained to see and answer the petition the second day the parliament shall sit next week.
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Moved that the objection against James Sinclair of Stemster, as commissioner for the shire of Caithness, might be considered and thereupon the advocates for the objectors and for him being called, it was alleged for Stemster that the objection could not be received unless there were some freeholders from that shire present to insist in it, or some legal mandate from a party having interest for that effect, and there being a missive letter from Sir William Dunbar of Hempriggs, one of the freeholders, to Mr Robert Fraser produced and read, giving him warrant to insist in the objection and an order alleged upon from the minutes of the 15th ordaining Stemster to produce the writs for instructing his freehold, the advocates for Stemster craved to see the missive letter until the next sitting of parliament, whereupon the vote was stated proceed or delay and carried delay.
Resolved that the parliament proceed to discuss the remaining controverted elections at their first meeting, and the next thereafter proceed to consider the act for security of the kingdom.
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Ordered that all acts marked a first reading be printed.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Saturday next at 10 o'clock.