Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Act of dissolution from the crown of the feu duties of Bute, and others therein mentioned, in favour of James [Graham], marquis of Montrose, read, and [James Stewart], earl of Bute, craving to be heard for his interest, ordered that a first reading be marked on the act and her majesty's advocate and the earl of Bute's procurators appointed to be heard before a second reading.
Moved that an order for levying money in the parish of Cramond may be censured as illegal and an attested duplicate thereof, being read, after debate thereon, the further consideration thereof delayed to the next diet of parliament, and the subscriber of the order and commander of the party and others concerned ordered to be cited.
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The petition given in by [Ludovic Grant], laird of Grant again taken into consideration, and the remit from the lords of session being produced and another petition from [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland being read, warrant granted for citation in the terms of the said petitions.
Overture for an act presented by Mr [Andrew] Fletcher of Saltoun for nominating persons to be commissioners to treat with England, read.
The report given in by the commissioners appointed by the last session of parliament for inspecting the accounts of the public funds laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
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Moved by [James Douglas], duke of Hamilton that the resolve presented by him with the act for the two months' supply may be again taken into consideration.
Likewise moved that the act presented by [Roderick MacKenzie of Prestonhall], lord justice clerk, and declared by him to be for fourteen months' supply payable in two years may be likewise considered and, after reasoning thereon, the question being stated, whether a first reading should be given to the act for two months' or the act for six months' cess, and carried to the act for six months' cess, and a first reading accordingly ordered to be marked thereon.
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Petition by the officers of the army and garrisons who want their clothing and clearing, read and ordered to be taken into consideration before a second reading of the act of supply.
Petition by David Baillie, prisoner in the castle of Stirling, craving to be set at liberty, read and the desire thereof granted, he finding caution to appear before the parliament when called, which accordingly he did, and thereupon an act for his liberation was extracted as follows.
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Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard the petition of David Baillie, prisoner in the castle of Stirling, humbly showing to them that whereas the petitioner has been a long time in prison in the castle of Stirling and other places, and that it is extremely prejudicial to his health to continue any longer in prison, he being reduced to that weakness and ill state of health that he is scarce able to walk and, therefore, humbly craving that his grace and the estates of parliament would ordain him to be set at liberty, he always enacting himself to appear when called, as the said petition bears. Which, being considered by her majesty's commissioner and the estates foresaid, they by their interlocutor thereon ordained the petitioner to be set at liberty, he finding caution when called to appear before the parliament, in the terms of which interlocutor and conforming to the sixth act of the ninth session of King William's parliament, William [Forrester], lord Forrester did, before extracting hereof, become bound as cautioner and surety for the said David Baillie, petitioner, that he should when called appear before the said high court of parliament, and that under the penalty of 1,000 merks Scots money. In respect whereof, her majesty's high commissioner and the said estates do hereby ordain him the said David to be set at liberty in manner foresaid. Extract.
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Petition of Mr Patrick Ogilvy, son to [James Ogilvy], earl of Findlater, craving that he may have an independent troop of dragoons to the end therein mentioned, read, and ordered to be considered before the act for supply be read for the second time.
Petition of the disbanded officers relating to their arrears and subsistence, read, and ordered to be taken into consideration with the report from the commissioners for inspecting the accounts of the funds.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.