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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Petition for Sir David Cunningham of Milncraig for changing the highway about his house again read, and, after debate, the desire of the petition granted under the provisions and at the sight and to the satisfaction of such persons as contained in the deliverance upon the said petition.
The lord chancellor acquainted the parliament that the rest of the papers relating to the late plot were now transmitted, and they should be given in to the lord clerk register to the effect any member of parliament may see the same.
Moved that the act naming public ministers for Scotland to be present at foreign treaties wherein the kingdom may be concerned be again read, which was accordingly done, and, after some debate and amendments made upon the act, it was put to the vote approve the act or delay the further consideration thereof, and carried approve the act.
Overture for an act appointing a fund for defraying the charges and expenses of the public ministers to be named by her majesty to attend the foreign treaties read, and a first reading marked thereon.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday next at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament