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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Then the following addresses were given in and read, namely: address of the barons, freeholders and others within the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, subscribers of the same; address of the magistrates, town council and others inhabitants of the burgh of Annan subscribing the same; address of the magistrates, town council and others inhabitants of the burgh of Lochmaben, subscribers of the same; and an address of the parish of Lesmahagow, subscribers of the same, all against a union with England in the terms of the articles.
Thereafter an overture for an act for encouraging the exportation of victual read and ordered to be printed.
As also another overture for an act for encouraging the export of victual, fish, beef and pork was given in and ordered to be printed.
Thereafter a petition and draft of an act in favour of the burgh of Dundee for an imposition of 2d Scots upon the pint of all ale and beer brewed and vended within the bounds and for the ends therein mentioned both read and a first reading ordered to be marked on the act.
As also a petition of the magistrates, town council and community of the burgh of Aberdeen, and a draft of an act in their favour for continuing an imposition on wine and ale etc. granted to them by a former act, and a first reading ordered to be marked on the act.
As also the following drafts of acts were given and read, namely: act in favour of the burgh of Kirkcaldy; act in favour of the town of Bo'ness; act in favour of the burgh of Dysart; act in favour of the burgh of Burntisland; act in favour of the burgh of St Andrews; act in favour of the burgh of Kinghorn; and act in favour of the burgh of Elgin, all for an imposition of 2d Scots upon the pint of all ale and beer to be brewed and vended within the respective bounds and for the ends therein mentioned, and a first reading ordered to be marked on each of the said acts.
Petition for [Kenneth Sutherland], lord Duffus craving a competent time to enter heir with the benefit of inventory to his father read, and a vote being stated grant the desire of the petition or not, it carried grant, and the petitioner was allowed to enter heir at any time within six months from this date, according to an interlocutor on the petition.
Petition for the chancellor, rector, principal, professors and masters of the King's College of Aberdeen, craving a provision for a professor of mathematics in the said college, read. As also an overture for an act in their favour for a fourth part of a month's cess to be a fund for a salary to the said professor also read, and the overture ordered to be printed.
Petition for George Lockhart of Carnwath for altering a highway in order to his enclosing of ground for a convenient park read, and the desire thereof granted, and the petitioner allowed to alter the said highway according to the deliverance on the petition.
Then the sixth article of the union was read, and, after some reasoning thereon, there was a proposal given in for adding the following clause to the end of the sixth article, namely: except in so far as shall be rectified by this parliament upon the consideration of the subsequent articles.
Which being read and discoursed upon, there was another proposal given in for enlarging and explaining the said sixth article in these terms, namely: and seeing by the laws of England now standing there are rewards granted upon the exportation of certain kinds of grain, wherein oats is not specified, that from and after the union when oats shall be at 15s per quarter or under, there shall be paid 2s 6d for every quarter of oatmeal exported in the terms of the laws, whereby rewards are granted for exportation of other grains. And in respect there is a duty upon oats imported into England, but no duty upon oatmeal, the importing of which is a prejudice and discouragement to tillage, therefore that, from and after the union, the quarter of oatmeal be determined as equal to three quarters of oats and pay duty accordingly when imported to Scotland from any place whatever beyond the sea.
Which being likewise read, after some further reasoning, it was moved that the observations in relation to the balance of the trade of this nation made by the council of trade should be laid before the parliament.
And, after debate thereupon, the further consideration of the said sixth article and motions was delayed until the next sederunt of parliament to be then resumed prior to all other business, and ordered that the observations made by the council of trade be then laid before the parliament.
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