[Sir Robert Moray appointed justice clerk; committee to be appointed for considering the overvaluing and exportation of the coin; report remitted to the several bodies]

Prayers said and rolls called.

The king's majesty did name Sir Robert Moray to be justice clerk, the place being vacant in respect of [Sir Hugh Campbell], laird of Cessnock not accepting the same, which nomination was approved in parliament, and ordain an act to be extended and a gift to be passed to him under his majesty's great seal, and the said Sir Robert to be written for to proceed here with diligence to accept the place.

Remit heritors of Forfar to the committee of war thereof.

†A paper concerning the overvaluing of money and stopping of exportation thereof read, whereupon his majesty and estates ordain three of every estates to be named as a committee to consider thereof, and to call for any they think fit and understanding in that matter to be assisting to them, the major parts the quorum, and to report their opinion thereof to the parliament.†

†Report from the committee anent the affairs of his majesty's family read and remitted to the several bodies.

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[Act approved; business concerning General Major John Leslie; quartering of a regiment in Atholl remitted to the committee for military affairs]

Act in favour of General Major Montgomery read and passed.

†Ordain a letter to be written to the committee of war of Fife to understand what exemptions are granted to General Major John Leslie, that thereafter they may take the exemptions given to him into consideration, and remit to the committee for military affairs to consider what further establishment they will grant him and of a regiment when occasion offers.

†Remit to the committee of military affairs to consider what regiment shall be sent to Atholl to quarter, except [James Drummond], lord Drummond's regiment.

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[Quartering of the regiments of horse remitted to the general quartermaster; supplication read and forfeiture ordered to be rescinded]

Remit to the general quartermaster to quarter the whole regiments of horse amongst the four shires of Fife, Perth, Forfar and Kincardine equally according to the proportion of their several maintenance.

Supplication Lewis Gordon read in parliament, and his majesty and parliament, after voicing, ordain the supplicant to be restored against the forfeiture, and ordain an act to be drawn thereupon; and the restitution to be without prejudice of lawful creditors, and without prejudice to any other who has acquired any right since the forfeiture by virtue thereof.

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[Supplications approved; supplication recommended to the committee of war of Forfar; act approved]

Supplication anent the disjoining of the parish of Minnigaff from the stewartry of Kirkcudbright read and passed, according to the deliverance.

Supplication by the heritors of the shire of Forfar read and recommended to the committee of war of the shire to grant ease according to the desire of the supplication.

Supplication four ordinary macers read and passed in parliament.

Act ordaining such as gives information of any who has exacted money for men or horse to have the half of the pecuniary pain determined against the delinquents read and passed.

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[Draft oath to be taken by the officers of the army remitted to the committee for the conference with the kirk; act approved; conference ordered to meet]

†Draft of an oath to be taken by the officers of the army, with a desire from the commissioners of the general assembly that the same may be put to some point, remitted to the conference.

Act discharging all officers or soldiers to exact money in their quarters read, voted and passed in parliament.

Ordain the conference to meet immediately after the parliament.

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[Reports and supplication approved; commissions granted; act approved]

Report parishioners of Cardross read and approved.

†Report from the committee of military affairs anent the general artillery and train, the furnishing of spades and shovels etc. read and approved.

Report from the committee of bills concerning Thomas Cunningham read and approved, and ordain the factory to be registered in the books of council.

Two commissions anent [Sir James Hope], laird of Hopetoun and Katherine Walker's house in Edinburgh.

Report parishioners of Morvingsyde, Slamannan and Falkirk read and approved.

Report bonnet-makers of the Hill of Dundee read and approved.

Two reports, [Sir John Dundas], laird of Newliston and [Patrick Dundas of] Breast Mill, read and approved.

Report John Gullane read and approved in parliament.

Act George Bruce against Balmuto.

Report Valentine Napier approved.

Report parishioners of Blacklunans read and passed.

Supplication James Reid passed.

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[Act and overtures remitted to the committee for overtures; commission granted; continuation]

†Act and overtures against the collectors and subcollectors remitted to the committee of overtures.

Commission to John Short, provost of Stirling.

Ordain the several bodies to meet tomorrow at 8 o'clock and the parliament at 10 o'clock.

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