Petition for John [Lindsay], earl of Crawford against Sir William Menzies [of Gladstains], late tacksman of the excise and his cautioners, read and they ordered to see and answer the same against the second sederunt next week, with certification.
Petition for John [Murray], duke of Atholl against the said Sir William Menzies [of Gladstains], read and he ordered to see and answer against the said diet, with certification.
Petition for Frances [Herbert], countess dowager of Seaforth, against [George MacKenzie], earl of Cromarty and others, again read, and they ordained to see and answer at the second sederunt next week, with certification.
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Then the parliament did proceed to consider the act for a triennial parliament and, after some reasoning whether this act shall take effect during the queen's reign or upon the successor only, being put to the vote, carried that it should take effect during the queen's reign.
Moved that this parliament continue only for one year after this date. Also, moved that it may continue for three years and, upon debate, it was put to the vote, one or three years and it carried that this parliament may continue three years after this date.
Moved that, seeing by the act farmers, managers and collectors of her majesty's customs and excise, and surveyors are declared incapable to be members of parliament, that the general receiver be likewise added and, after debate, it was put to the vote, add the general receiver to the act or not, and carried in the negative. Then the whole act being read, it was put to the vote, approve the act or not and carried approve.