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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Then the estates did separate to choose their commissioners, who returned the persons following: for the nobility, [William Kerr], marquis of Lothian, [John Erskine], earl of Mar, [David Erskine], earl of Buchan, [David Leslie/Melville], earl of Leven, [John Carmichael], earl of Hyndford, [John Dalrymple], earl of Stair and [Charles Hope], earl of Hopetoun; for the barons, Sir Robert Dickson [of Inveresk], [George Lockhart] laird of Carnwath, Sir John Swinton [of that ilk], [George Baillie], laird of Jerviswood, [William Cochrane], laird of Kilmaronock, Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys and James Moir of Stoneywood; and for the royal burghs, Sir Patrick Johnston, Hugh Montgomery [of Busbie], Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill], Sir Alexander Ogilvie [of Forglen], Mr John Clerk [of Penicuik], Mr Dougald Stewart [of Blairhall] and Sir Hugh Dalrymple [of North Berwick].
Ordered that these lists be inserted in the act.
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The Lord Balmerino gave in the protest following, that the nomination of this commission or council of trade by the estates separately, being a late practise and founded upon no law, shall not be drawn in consequence in prejudice of the right and privilege of parliament to name by the whole house, whereupon he took instruments, to which protest the earls of Erroll and Marischal adhered.
Moved that any member of parliament may have the privilege to be present at the meetings of the council of trade, and the same agreed to.