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Prayers said, rolls called.
[John Sinclair], earl of Caithness, who was absent the last session of parliament, took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
John Brisbane, younger, of Bishopton, newly elected one of the commissioners of the barons for the shire of Ayr, in place of John Crawford of Kilbirnie, promoted to be viscount of Garnock, took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
John Stewart of Kilwhinleck, newly elected one of the commissioners of the barons for the shire of Bute, in place of Sir James Stewart of Bute, promoted to be earl of Bute, took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Mr John Montgomery of Wrae, newly elected one of the commissioners of the barons of the shire of Linlithgow, in place of Charles Hope of Hopetoun, promoted to be earl of Hopetoun, took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
The act of supply again taken into consideration, and the act of security being offered as a clause to be added to the act of supply, read, and, after debate thereon, the following resolve was offered by [William Ross], lord Ross: resolved that the parliament will proceed to grant two months' supply for subsisting her majesty's forces, and, as soon as the act of security now read has got the royal assent, will give four months' supply more.
And then a second resolve presented by [John Ker], earl of Roxburghe, namely: agreed and resolved that there be a first reading marked on the act of security, and that both this act and the act for the supply lie without being further proceeded on until his grace her majesty's commissioner receive instructions as to the act of security, it being then free to the parliament to proceed to the acts jointly or separately as they shall think fit. And after reasoning on both the said resolves, the question was stated approve the first resolve presented by the Lord Ross or the second resolve presented by the earl of Roxburghe, and carried approve the second. And the act of security being read, a first reading was ordered to be marked thereon.
My lord commissioner and the estates of parliament appointed the next diet of parliament for discussing private business.
Agreed that prior to all other business the act of dissolution in favour of James [Graham], marquis of Montrose be taken into consideration.
Petition of Doctor [Hugh] Chamberlain, craving a warrant to cite his creditors in order to a protection, read and the desire thereof granted.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday 3 August at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament