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The draught of ane act for securing the Protestant religion against poperie and phanaticisme being brought in and reade, some amendments were made therin and the act appoynted to ly open in the clerkes hands untill it be further considered.
Resolved that there bee ane act prepared declaring that where persones are named to bee commissioners of excyse or for the supply, albeit they doe not accept, they shall bee lyable in the same maner as those who doe accept the said office.
Resolved that in the act for setling the peace of the kingdome there bee a clause insert ordaining all burgesses at their admission to take the Test contained in the act of religion.
The draught of ane act anent advocates rescinding the 27 and 28 articles of the act of parliament concerning the regulation of judicatories being reade, it was remitted to the president of the session, register, advocate, Tarbett, Haddo and Sir George Lockhart to meete and consider that act, and also to consider if the act should bee extended to clerkes and wryters.
The draught of ane act anent the election of commissioners for shyres to the parliament, being reade, was ordained to ly open in the clerkes hands untill it be further considered.
Ane overture anent the selling of beare and meale by weight being reade, the same ordained to ly open in the clerkes hands untill it bee further considered.
The petitione of the minister of Tarboltoun being reade, recommended to his maties privie councill to call for the proces depending before them against the heritors of that parish and to apply the act of parliament.
A petitione given in by Ardmillan against the Lord Bargenie appoynted to bee given up to Bargenie to sie and answere to morrow.