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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
The parliament proceeded to the further consideration of the report of the commission for auditing of the accounts of the public funds, and the fifth account in the report being read, the consideration of the second observation thereon continued until the next diet of parliament and the clerks of the treasury ordered to instruct how the sum therein mentioned was applied, and to whom, and what money was paid out of the civil list to the army. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth observations sustained. Upon reading the seventh observation, there was a petition presented by Sir Alexander Bruce [of Broomhall] and his partners anent his expenses and disbursements in supplying the army, craving that the same may be provided for out of the funds of the army, and that it be remitted to the said commission to take in and state his accounts, read and ordered to lie on the table, and the clerk to the treasury ordered to give an account thereof next diet of parliament. As to the eighth observation, finds the same carried down to the subsequent account. The sixth account in the report read. The first observation sustained. The second observation carried on to the next account. The third observation, the clerks of treasury ordered to give an account thereof. The fourth, fifth and sixth observations sustained. The seventh observation, the consideration thereof reserved until the payment of the balance due to the accountants be considered. The eighth observation to be considered next diet of parliament. The ninth observation, that the decreet of exchequer for instructing thereof be produced next diet of parliament. Tenth observation, it was put to the vote proceed to the consideration thereof or delay, and carried delay. The eleventh observation sustained.
The lord chancellor, by order of the lord 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