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Prayers said, rolls called.
Commission of Alexander MacKie of Palgowan, newly elected one of the commissioners for the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, being presented, it was objected that the election being on 1 August he had very quickly come up, and that there is ground to believe his commission was controverted. After debate thereon, he was admitted, but it was declared that all persons were free to object against the said commission notwithstanding of his said admission, and thereupon he took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
It being moved that the act of dissolution in favour of James [Graham], marquis of Montrose might be read for the second time, [James Stewart], earl of Bute declared that he not being cited, he did not state himself a contradictor, and entered his protestation for saving his private right, which was admitted and ordered to be recorded. And thereafter the act was read, and, after reasoning and several amendments made on the act, it was put to the vote approve or not, and carried approve.
Petition of [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland and [Ludovic Grant], laird of Grant, craving the process depending at their instance against the lords commissioners of the treasury might be remitted to be discussed before the lords of session, read, and the commissioners of the treasury allowed to see and answer again the next diet of parliament, and ordered that then this petition and answers be taken into consideration.
Petition of [Anna Scott], duchess of Buccleuch against the earls [George Melville, earl of] Melville and [David Leslie/Melville, earl of] Leven and Mr James Melville of Halhill, craving a diet may be appointed for hearing her cause against them, and that Sir David Dalrymple may be allowed to plead the same. The earl of Leven desired to see and answer the said petition, and it being put to the vote appoint a day for hearing or to see and answer, it carried appoint a day for hearing, and the second diet of parliament next week appointed for that effect, and Sir David Dalrymple allowed to plead for her.
The complaint of [John Hamilton], earl of Ruglen against an illegal order for quartering appointed to be heard after the duchess of Buccleuch's cause the second diet of parliament next week.
The next diet of parliament appointed for considering the report from the commissioners appointed by the last session of parliament for inspecting the accounts of the public funds, and declared the parliament will then consider the petition given in by [John Murray], duke of Atholl and the officers of his late regiment, the petition of Lieutenant General [George] Ramsay, the petition for [Thomas Livingston], viscount of Teviot, the petition for Colonel George MacGill, the petition for the officers of the army and garrisons who want their clearing and clothing, the petition for Lieutenant Colonel John Hepburn, the petition for Captain Thomas Hay, the petition of the disbanded officers, the petition for the corporals in the independent troops of horse, petition of [William Kerr], marquis of Lothian, petition of John Auchmuty, petition of Sir William Douglas, petition of the widow of Captain Alexander Dunbar, petition of Captain David Lindsay and all other officers' petitions relating to arrears.
Petition of Frances [Herbert], countess dowager of Seaforth, craving an aliment, read, and the creditors of [William MacKenzie], earl of Seaforth allowed to see and answer.
Petition of the said Frances, dowager of Seaforth, craving a warrant for letters to summon Kenneth MacKenzie and others therein mentioned in order to the making up of a writ read and the said Kenneth MacKenzie and others allowed to see and answer.
Petition of Alexander MacDonald of Glengarry, craving the garrison may be removed from his house of Invergarry and the parliament to modify and determine a sum to be paid to him in reparation of his losses and damages, read, and her majesty's advocate allowed to see and answer again the second diet of parliament next week.
Petition of Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, her majesty's advocate, craving a day may be appointed for hearing his cause against Johnston of Straiton, read, and the second diet of parliament next week appointed for that effect after [Anna Scott], duchess of Buccleuch's and [John Hamilton], earl of Ruglen's.
Act for more effectual payment of the salaries of the commissioners of justiciary read and ordered to lie on the table.
Petition of James Bain, wright, craving reimbursement of a sum of money advanced by him for finishing the palace of Holyroodhouse, read, and the same ordered to be considered after the report of the commission for auditing the accounts.
Act in favour of a maiden hospital erected by the merchants of Edinburgh, with another act in favour of a maiden hospital to be erected by the incorporations of Edinburgh, read, and a first reading ordered to be marked on both the said acts.
Act discharging the importing of Irish butter and cheese read, and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon.
The controverted elections of the shires of Ross and Clackmannan ordered to be discussed the next diet of parliament, after report of the commission for auditing the accounts.
Act in favour of the shire of Caithness read, and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon.
Act for draining lochs and marshes read, and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon and the same ordered to be printed.
The process of [David Bruce], laird of Clackmannan against his creditors ordered to be heard the second diet of parliament next week.
Petition of James Oliphant of Langton against Mr Robert Alexander read and refused, leaving the petitioner to insist in any action competent to him before the judge ordinary as appropriate.
Representation for the merchants of Edinburgh against all wearing of silk read, and the silk manufactories allowed to see and answer the first diet of parliament next week.
Act discharging the importing of woollen manufactures and allowing the exportation of wool presented and ordered to be printed.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament