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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
The draft of an address to her majesty why the parliament cannot proceed to an act for a treaty with England, offered by [Andrew Fletcher], laird of Saltoun in these terms: 'We, your majesty's most loyal and faithful subjects, the noblemen, barons and burgesses convened in parliament, humbly represent to your majesty that the act lately passed in the parliament of England containing a proposal for a treaty of union of the two kingdoms is made in such injurious terms to the honour and interest of this nation that we who represent this kingdom in parliament can in no way comply with it, which we have the greater regret to refuse because a treaty of union has in this session been recommended to us by your majesty; but out of the great sense of the duty we owe your majesty, we do declare that we shall be always ready to comply with any such proposal from the parliament of England whenever it shall be made in such terms as are in no way dishonourable or disadvantageous to this nation'. And, after a long debate thereon, the parliament did proceed to the act for a treaty with England, and being read, it was put to the vote mark a first reading on the act or not, and carried to mark a first reading on the act.
Then agreed that this act shall not be finished and approved the next sederunt that the parliament shall proceed upon the consideration thereof, without prejudice to the voting of the clauses of the act that shall be then adjusted.
A clause offered by [John Murray], duke of Atholl to be added to the said act read, and the same ordered to lie upon the table to be considered when the parliament proceeds to consider that act.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's 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