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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Moved that the address to her majesty last session of parliament, in relation to what was called in England the Scottish conspiracy, may be printed, and the same agreed to.
Overture for an act and commission for plantation of kirks and valuation of teinds presented and ordered to be printed.
Overture for an act and commission for visiting schools and colleges ordered to be printed.
Overture for an act discharging the peers and others going to England without leave of the privy council read and ordered to be printed.
Overture for an act in favour of the patrons and heritors of the shire of Argyll ordered to be printed.
Petition for [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland read, craving he may be brought in equal place with [John Murray], duke of Atholl and [William Kerr], marquis of Lothian and others to affect Sir William Menzies [of Gladstains'] fund for payment and satisfaction of his arrears; and, after some debate, the petitioner acquiesced to the preferences granted to the forenamed persons on that fund, but craved that he may be preferred to some other public fund.
Moved that a day be appointed for taking the report of the commission for public accounts which were remitted to the said commission, and the third sederunt next week appointed for receiving the said report, at which time the earl of Sutherland's petition to be under consideration, and all persons having claim to the public funds be then heard.
Then the parliament proceeded to the consideration of the act for a treaty with England, and, after some amendments made upon the clause containing the powers to be given to the commissioners, the same was approved.
Moved that there be an addition to the said clause in these terms: that the union to be treated on shall not derogate in any way from any fundamental laws, ancient privileges, offices, rights, dignities and liberties of this kingdom; and, after debate, it was put to the vote add the clause or not, and carried in the negative.
The further consideration of the act delayed until next sederunt.
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