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The Laird of Keir, for the baronis, and Johne Smythe, for the burrowes, repeittit in plaine parliament thair protestatione befoir writtin; and thairwpon asked instrumentis.
Sir Thomas Hope, his majesties advocat, protestit in the contrair and that the pouer of electione of noblemen to be upoun the articles is onlie competent to his majestie by right and possessione, and the power of electione of barrones and burgess to be upoun the articles is onlie competent to the noblemen; and heirupon askit instrumentis.
The Marqueis of Huntlie repeittit his protestatione befoir writtin; and thairwpon askit instrumentis.
The Erle of Argyle lykewayes repeittit his protestatione abovewrittin; and thairwpon askit instrumentis.
Johne, erle of Southerland protestit that his ryding or sitting in this present parliament doe nowayes prejudge him of that place and precedance due to him conforme to his birthrightis and infeftmentis, but that it shall be lawfull to him according to his birth rightis and infeftmentis to cleame place [and] preceance in parliament and all other publict and privat meitingis as accordis of the law; and heirwpon asked instrumentis.
Lodovicke, erle of Craufuird protestit that his ryding and sitting in this present parliament be not prejudiciall to him of his reight of preceance before these who in this parliament have beene ranked and riddine befoir him, but that notwithstanding therof he may seeke the place competent to him by his birth rightis and infeftmentis be ordour of law; and heirupon asked instrumentis.
Johne, erle of Mar protestit that his ryding or siting in this present parliament doe nowayes prejudge him of that place and precedencie in parliament and other privat and publict meitingis due to him by his rightis and infeftmentis, bot that it shall be laufull to him to acclame the same by vertue of his reights as accordis of the law; and heirwpon asked instrumentis.
The Lord Kirkecudbright protestit that his ranking, ryding and siting in parliament this day after the lordis Johnestoune and Forrester be not prejudiciall to his precedencie due to him by the prioritie of his rightis and creatione before them, but that he may seeke redrese thairof as accordis of the law; and thairwpoun askit instrumentis.
Patrike Bell, proveist of Glasgow and commissioner therof to this present parliament, in name and behalfe of the said burghe and incorporatione therofe, protestit that his ryding this day and calling of the roll of the burrowes in the order as it wes callit this day be nowayes prejudiciell to the said burghe and the ranke and place dew to the same conforme as they have beine in use to ryid and be callit be the old rollis of parliament and conventione of the estatis of this kingdome; and heirupoun askit instrumentis.
The Lairdis of Cambo and Ethernie, commissioneris for the shereffdome of Fyfe, protestit for the said shereffdome that the ryding of the commissioneris of Midlouthiane this day in the first place bee not prejudiciall to the place of ryding dewe to the commissioneris for the shereffdome of Fyffe; and thairupon askit instrumentis.
The Lairdis of Lugtone and Nidrie, commissioneris for Midlouthane, protestit in the contrair; and heirwpon asked instrumentis.
Williame, erle of Airth protestit that his ranking, ryding and siting this day in parliament be nowayes prejudiciall to him in his right and place of preceance befor these who have this day riddine and sittine befoir him, but that notwithstanding thairof he may seeke place and precedencie in parliament and all meitingis, private and publict, conforme to his reightis and infeftmentis be ordour of law; and heirwpon askit instrumentis.
Lykeas the Laird of Keir, for the barones, and Johne Smyth, for the burrowes, protestit that notwithstanding the barones and burrowis at this tyme give way to the nominatione of the articles mad by the commissionar, his grace, and the noblemen of the barrones and burrowis, that yit the same should nowayes be prejudiciall to them at this tyme or ony wther tyme, and that they have givine way thairto in respect of the present necessitie of effaires and not that the samene hes any warrand of the law or practeise, and that with this exprese conditione and no otherwayes: that in this present parliament ther be ane setled order, established act and law mad thairwpon anent the nominatione of the articles of all estatis, by whom and in what maner the samene salbe maid, and with this conditione also: that unlese the same be so enacted in this present parliament, that no other act which shall pas in articles sall be of any force, strenth or effect, wtherwayis this present act sall nowayes be prejudiciall to them to introduce any precedent of custome to be objected in ony tyme heireftir; and heirwpon askit instrumentis.