Procedure

Prayers said. Rolls called.

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Procedure: minutes read

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

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Procedure: election of representatives to the parliament of Great Britain

Then the parliament, conforming to the minutes of the last sederunt, proceeded to elect the representatives for Scotland to the first parliament of Great Britain, and the three estates, having separated to their usual places, they returned and reported their respective elections and the list of the representatives is as follows.

Of the nobility:

[James Douglas], duke of Queensberry, lord high commissioner, [James Ogilvy], earl of Seafield, lord high chancellor, [James Graham], marquis of Montrose, lord president of the privy council, [John Hay], marquis of Tweeddale, [William Kerr], marquis of Lothian, the earls [John Erskine, earl] of Mar and [Hugh Campbell, earl of] Loudoun, principal secretaries of state, and the earls [John Lindsay, earl] of Crawford, [John Gordon, earl of] Sutherland, [John Ker, earl of] Roxburghe, [David Wemyss, earl of] Wemyss, [David Leslie/Melville, earl of] Leven, [John Dalrymple, earl of] Stair, [Archibald Primrose, earl of] Rosebery, [David Boyle, earl of] Glasgow, treasurer depute, and [Archibald Campbell, earl of] Islay.

Of the barons:

William Nisbet of Dirleton, John Cockburn, younger of Ormiston, Sir John Swinton of that ilk, Sir William Kerr of Greenhead, Archibald Douglas of Cavers, William Bennett of Grubbet, Mr John Murray of Bowhill, Mr John Pringle of Haining, William Morrison of Prestongrange, George Baillie of Jerviswood, Sir John Johnston of Westerhall, Mr John Stewart of Sorbie, Mr Francis Montgomery of Giffen, Mr William Dalrymple of Glenmure, Sir Robert Pollok of that ilk, John Haldane of Gleneagles, Mungo Graham of Gorthie, Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, Sir David Ramsay of Balmain, William Seton, younger of Pitmedden, Alexander Grant, younger of that ilk, Hugh Rose of Kilravock, Sir Kenneth MacKenzie [of Cromarty], Mr John Campbell of Mamore, Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck, James Campbell, younger of Ardkinglas, James Haliburton of Pitcur, Alexander Abercrombie of Glasshaugh, Alexander Douglas of Egilsay and John Bruce of Kinross.

Of the burghs:

Sir Patrick Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel John Erskine, Hugh Montgomery [of Busbie], James Scott [of Logie], Sir John Erskine [of Alva], Mr Patrick Moncrieff [of Reidie], Sir Andrew Home [of Kimmerghame], Sir Peter Halkett [of Pitfirrane], Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill], Sir David Dalrymple [of Hailes], Mr John Clerk [of Penicuik], Mr Patrick Ogilvie [of Cairnbulg], George Allardyce [of that ilk], Daniel Campbell [of Shawfield] and Mr Alexander Maitland.

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Procedure: adjournment

Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Monday next at 10 o'clock.

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