Procedure: dating of acts

Ordinance regarding the dating of the chancellor's election and gift to be chancellor

The which day motion being moved to his majesty and parliament if the nomination and election of [John Campbell], lord Loudoun to be chancellor and the gift granted by his majesty thereupon, being of several dates, shall be all of one date or expressed in the several days as they were done, his majesty and estates of parliament ordain that the gift and act shall all bear one day and date, namely 30 September [1641], notwithstanding of the difference of the minutes of the records of parliament.