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The parl[iament] conveined, prayers said be the b[ishop] of Edinburgh; the rolls called and absents marked.
The scroll of the act for securing the Protestant religione read be the lo[rd] register tuice.
Sir John Cuningham moved for a delay, seing the house was not full, and this act does not ratifye the severall acts against papists, nor ordeins the same to be put to execution, and many other things may be [...] that ar very weighty and materiall and most necessar; as also it wer fitt that the members of parl[iament] should have a competent tyme allowed therin to consider the severall acts formerly made for preservatione of the Protestant religione. The e[arl] of Tueddell, Sir John Cochran, the laird of Caddell and others seconded him.
Sir George Lockhart, Lo[rd] Tarbet and others ansueared that ther should be no delay seing this act did ratifie all former acts of parl[iament] for preservatione of the Protestant religione, and it may be helped as to the ratifieing of all acts made against all papists, and ordein the samen to be put to executione [...] anent what farder may be thought may be presented to the articles.
Efter the act was helped ut supra, it was put to a vote approve or delay; and approve carried by 100 votes.
Therefter the act anent the royall successione was read tuise, and many of the house moved for a delay; and haveing gone to the vote approve or not, it carried approve, nemine contradicente.
The viscount of Preston before the act was put to a vote had a neat speach in commendation therof, and moved it might be put to the vote. The tuo former acts were tuched with the shepter.
The articles appointed to sitt on Moonday nixt at 9 houres, and the parl[iament] adjourned till Moonday at 10 houres. Prayers said be the b[ishop] of Edinburgh.