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Prayers heard and rolls called.
The oath of parliament taken by all the members who were not present at the first meeting of parliament.
Report from the committee for the military affairs, with a letter to Colonel Montgomery, and another to the commanders of the western forces, read; the letters approved.
The second article anent the additional forces approved.
Commission for the grievances read and passed, and ordain them to meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the town council house.
The third article of the report anent the letters to be written to the shires approved.
Reports concerning Larbert, Dunipace, Falkirk, Denny and others approved.
The fourth article anent the writing of a letter to the moderator of the commissioners of the general assembly approved.
Act discharging the exemptions from payment of the meal which is to be laid in to the garrisons read and passed.
List of persons received by the commissioners of the general assembly and recommended to the parliament read, and the officers recommended to the general and general lieutenant to be employed as they deserve.
Report sheriffdom of Kincardine read and approved.
†Act of the committee of the kirk anent [George Livingstone], earl of Linlithgow read and remitted to the several bodies.
†Supplication and report [William Cranston], lord Cranston read and remitted to the several bodies.
†Supplication and report [John Maitland], earl of Lauderdale read and remitted to the bodies.
List of the committee for Orkney and Shetland read and passed as in the documents.
Ordain the several bodies to meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the committees at 4 o'clock and the parliament tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
Minutes read.