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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Then the debate mentioned in the former day's minutes was resumed anent what proportions the barons and burghs shall have of the 45 members that are to sit in the house of commons of Great Britain.
And thereupon a clause was offered to be inserted in the act regulating the manner of electing the representatives for Scotland in these terms: and her majesty, with advice and consent aforesaid, statutes and ordains that 30 shall be the number of the barons and 15 the number of the burghs to represent this part of the united kingdom in the house of commons of Great Britain, and that no peer nor the eldest son of any peer can be chosen to represent either shire or burgh of this part of the united kingdom in the said house of commons.
And, after debate upon the first part of the said clause, the vote was stated if the number shall be 30 for the barons and 15 for the burghs, yes or no.
But before voting [George MacKenzie], earl of Cromarty gave in a protestation in the terms following, namely: I, George, earl of Cromarty do protest that nothing that shall be enacted as to the shire of Cromarty, their being adjoined to any other shire, as to the method or manner of electing of commissioners to the parliament of Great Britain shall infer any derogation to the privileges of that shire or to my right as heritable sheriff thereof, and took instruments thereupon.
Thereafter the vote was put if the number shall be 30 for the barons and 15 for the burghs, yes or no, and it carried yes.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Monday next at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament