Procedure: minutes read; committee report read; new committee to be formed

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

The report of the committee for security of the kingdom read, namely, it is the opinion of the committee for security of the kingdom that a resolve should be made in parliament to grant sufficient supplies to her majesty for maintaining forces, repairing forts and garrisons and providing arms and ammunition and guarding the coasts and trade, for securing the peace and quiet of the Highlands, and generally for defence and security of the kingdom.

It was moved that a committee be appointed for revising the accounts of the money given and laid on by the former sessions of this parliament.

Agreed that a committee be appointed for that end and that there be three of each estate and that the members bring in their lists at the next sederunt.

The said report, being again read, was voted and approved.