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The act prohibiting butchers to be graziers read again, and it being moved that the clause therein declaring all tacks of grass already set to butchers to become void for years to run after Whitsunday [15 May] next unless the same were tilled and sown with corn yearly, the vote was put, approve or reject the clause, and carried approve. Then a clause was offered allowing all persons to sell butcher-meat in all burghs of the kingdom every lawful day of the week, paying only the petty customs of the burgh and, thereupon, the vote being stated, add the clause or not, carried in the affirmative. After which the whole act was read.
But before voting thereof, Sir Patrick Johnston protested that it might not prejudge the privilege of the royal burghs, or the rights of any incorporation or persons therein, who are not heard before the passing of the act and thereupon asked instruments, which protestation was adhered to by Robert Inglis, Alexander Robertson [of Craig] for Perth, John Scrimgeour [of Kirkton] for Dundee, John Allardyce for Aberdeen, Lieutenant Colonel John Erskine for Stirling, Alexander Watson [of Aithernie] for St Andrews, Hugh Montgomery [of Busbie] for Glasgow, John Muir for Ayr, Alexander Edgar for Haddington, James Oswald [of Dunnikier] for Kirkcaldy, Robert Johnston [of Kelton] for Dumfries, Mr Alexander Cunningham [of Collellan and Chirrielands] for Irvine, Walter Scott for Jedburgh, William Coltrane [of Drummorall] for Wigtown, Sir James Halkett [of Pitfirrane] for Dunfermline, Robert Scott for Selkirk, Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill] for Dumbarton, Robert Kellie for Dunbar, Archibald Shiells for Peebles, Sir Alexander Ogilvie [of Forglen] for Banff, Mr William Johnston [of Sciennes] for Annan and Donald Campbell [of Shawfield] for Inveraray.
Then the whole act was put to the vote and approved.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.