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Prayers said.
Her majesty's commission to his grace James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry for representing her royal person in this session of parliament read by the lord clerk register and ordered to be recorded.
Rolls called.
[James Douglas], earl of Morton protested against the calling of any earl before him.
[James Ogilvy], earl of Findlater protested against the calling of [David Ogilvy], earl of Airlie before him.
The earl of Morton protested, in name of [Archibald Douglas], duke of Douglas, that the calling of any others in the rolls of parliament before him may not prejudice him of the first vote in parliament.
[David Leslie/Melville], earl of Leven protested against the calling of [James Livingstone], earl of Callander before him.
[William Ross], lord Ross protested that Sir Alexander Bruce should not be called in the rolls as earl of Kincardine in respect of a petition in the clerk's hands for Lady Mary Bruce and her husband claiming right to that rank and dignity.
Her majesty's gift and commission in favour of James [Graham], marquis of Montrose to be president of her most honourable privy council read and ordered to be recorded.
Her majesty's gift and commission in favour of John [Erskine], earl of Mar to be one of the principal secretaries of state for this kingdom read and ordered to be recorded.
[James Hamilton], earl of Abercorn swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Patent creating Lord Henry Scott earl of Delorain read and ordered to be recorded, whereupon he swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
[William Livingston], viscount of Kilsyth swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Moved that [George Ogilvy], lord Banff, who was sometime papist, being now Protestant and willing to sign the formula subjoined to the act of parliament in November 1700 for preventing the growth of popery, may be admitted, and accordingly, he having taken and signed the formula, he thereafter swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Sir Alexander [Home] Campbell of Cessnock, commissioner for the shire of Berwick in place of Sir John Home of Blackadder, deceased, and Sir Archibald Hope of Rankeilour, commissioner for the shire of Fife in place of Robert Douglas of Strathenry, deceased, both swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Mr Patrick Moncrieff of Reidie, commissioner for the burgh of Kinghorn in place of Mr James Melville [of Halhill], deceased, swore the oath of allegiance, subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.
Petition of Lady Mary Bruce and William Cochrane, younger, of Ochiltree, her husband for his interest, against the admitting of Sir Alexander Bruce to sit in parliament in the rank and dignity of earl of Kincardine read. Sir Alexander Bruce, in answer to the said petition, craved that the patent in favour of earl Edward Bruce of Kincardine might be also read, which being accordingly read, after some debate upon the case, it was put to the vote hear the parties further upon the matter or admit Sir Alexander, and it carried hear, and the next sederunt appointed for a hearing.
Her majesty's letter to the parliament, presented by her majesty's high commissioner, was read first by [Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh], lord clerk register, and thereafter read again by one of the ordinary clerks.
Her majesty's high commissioner made his speech to the parliament, as also my lord chancellor made his speech.
Articles of union agreed on by the commissioners nominated on behalf of the kingdom of Scotland and the commissioners nominated on behalf of the kingdom of England presented and read, and ordered to be printed, and copies to be delivered to the members of parliament.
Thereafter ordered that the minutes of the proceedings of the commissioners of both nations for the treaty of union be likewise printed.
Then my lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday 10 October at 10 o'clock in the morning.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament†