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Prayers said. The rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt being read, the Earl Marischal protested that what is mentioned in these minutes relating to the exercise of the lord high constable's office might not prejudge his right as Earl Marischal since he had the jurisdiction as to delinquencies committed within the doors of the house, conforming to his ancient rights, and although his writs were not now at hand to instruct his right, he would not fail in due time to clear both his right and possession.
Whereupon the earl of Erroll protested his right and possession might remain entire and not be interrupted by such a protestation founded upon the production of no right nor document to instruct the earl of Marischal's ever having possessed any such jurisdiction.
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The act for security of the kingdom being read it was agreed that the act should be considered paragraph by paragraph, and the first paragraph being accordingly read, the further consideration of the act was continued until the next sitting of parliament.