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Prayers said, rolls called.
The lords [John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino and [Walter Stewart, lord] Blantyre took the oath of allegiance and subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Moved that a day be appointed for nominating commissioners to be inserted in the act and commission of treaty with England, likewise moved that the act of security might be read the second time, and, after reasoning, agreed that the next diet of parliament be appointed for nomination of the said commissioners, and the second diet of the week after the next week for a second reading of the said act and commission, and, in the meantime, to proceed to the acts of security and supply.
Act of security read the second time, and, after advising, before voting of the said act, [William Johnston], marquis of Annandale renewed his protestation made last session of parliament against passing the said act, and craved that his dissent might be marked.
The act was put to the vote approve or not, and carried approve.
Next diet of parliament appointed to consider the report of the commission for auditing the accounts of the public funds after the naming of the commissioners to be inserted in the act and commission of treaty with England.
The act of supply for six months' cess out of the land rent to be given to the queen for the ends and payable at the terms therein mentioned, read the second time, and, after some debate and amendments made thereon, it was put to the vote approve the said act or not, and carried approve, nobody dissenting.
Ordered that the noblemen and commissioners for shires and other members concerned bring in lists of commissioners of supply next diet of parliament, and, if they do not, that the lord register fill up the commissioners formerly named in the last act of supply.
The petition of [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland and [Ludovic Grant], laird of Grant, with a representation given in by the commissioners of treasury, read, and, after hearing her majesty's advocate and solicitor for the queen's interest, it was put to the vote remit the cause to be discussed before the lords of session or reserve the same to be considered in plain parliament and that a day be appointed for that effect, and carried remit.
Before the said vote, [William Johnston], marquis of Annandale, [Patrick Hume], earl of Marchmont and Mr Francis Montgomery [of Giffen] gave in their protestation against the same, and craved the same might be recorded, and that they might have extracts thereof, and [Alexander Grant], laird of Grant, younger, protested in the contrary.
Act of dissolution of the feu duties of Bute and other rents allocated to the keeping of the castle of Dumbarton and the constabulary thereof, act for the security of the kingdom and the act of supply all touched with the sceptre by her majesty's commissioner in the usual manner.
The lord chancellor, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament