Procedure

Prayers said. Rolls called.

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Procedure: minutes read

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

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Petition: read and continued

Petition for Captain Walter Lockhart of Kirkton presented and a stay of execution granted to the petitioner for the time contained in the deliverance upon his petition.

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Procedure: commission report to be printed

Ordered that the report of the commission for public accounts be printed for information to the members.

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Petition: those concerned to appear

Petition for Frances [Herbert], countess of Seaforth moved and [George MacKenzie], earl of Cromarty and others concerned in the said petition ordained to see and answer the same.

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Procedure: act amended, voted and approved

Then the parliament proceeded to the act for the fishery and, after some debate, amendments and the addition of some clauses to the act, it was put to the vote, approve the act or not, and carried approve.

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Petition: read and continued

Petition of Mr George Campbell for improving the salt of this kingdom read, and ordered that the same come first in the next sederunt of parliament.

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Procedure: draft act read

The act appointing a council of trade read and ordered that a first reading be marked thereon.

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Procedure: adjournment

Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.

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