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Prayers said, the rolls called.
The minutes of the last sederunt read.
The petition by Sir Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk for a relief of his father's cautionary for Henry Leggat, late collector of the cess in the shire of Edinburghshire, who, at the desire of the commissioners of supply in the shire for the time, had furnished certain quantities of corn, straw and hay to the forces in the year 1691, read again; and it being moved and agreed to that no singular successor in lands within the shire since the said time could be liable to any such relief, the vote was asked grant the desire of the petition with that quality or not, and carried in the affirmative.
Petition by Sir George Home of Kello and partners, relating to the stay of execution granted by deliverance upon a petition in favour of [John Lindsay], earl of Crawford, read, and the vote asked adhere to the said deliverance, yes or no, carried adhere.
The petition by the heritors of the shires of Inverness and Ross, with the answers for Duncan Forbes of Culloden, read, relating to an act of parliament obtained by the said Duncan in the year 1690 taxing the yearly excise of aquavitae brewed in his lands of Ferintosh to 400 merks yearly; and, after debate, the vote being stated rescind the act in so far as concerns the excise or no, carried in the negative, but the effect of the act was restricted with consent to the growth of the said lands only.
Petition by Sir William Douglas anent his arrears and some reparation for the loss of his estate in France read, and the petitioner thereupon recommended to the lords commissioners of the treasury for his arrears and to the queen's majesty for the said reparation.
The draft of the act for a manufactory of china, porcelain and earthenware in favour of William Montgomery and George Lind read for the second time, put to the vote and approved.
The action at the instance of [John Kerr], laird of Morriston against Sir James Cockburn [of that ilk], to declare the trust of certain bonds in the defender's person for the benefit of the pursuer's father, called, and the advocates for either party heard. The cause was remitted unaltered to be discussed summarily before the lords of session.
The action at the instance of [Charles Home], earl of Home against Sir Patrick Home for insisting upon his protestation for remedy of law against the earl called, and the advocates for either party ordained to be ready and insist in their several actions the next diet of parliament for private business. After which the vote was asked whether the parliament should at their next meeting proceed upon public or upon private business, and carried they should proceed upon public business.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament Thursday next at ten o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament†