The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 25 April 2024
[1703/5/47]1
Procedure
Prayers said. The rolls called.
Procedure: minutes read
The minutes of the last sederunt read.
Procedure: disputed election
Sir Patrick Home [of Renton] and Sir John Swinton [of that ilk] desire to be admitted commissioners for the shire Berwick since the controversy anent their election was agreed. There was a petition read for Simon Marjoribanks of Dedrigs and several freeholders of that shire craving they might not be received because such agreements could not prejudge the privilege of the freeholders who had a right to choose a new commissioner when their votes came to be found equal in any election or that any commission became void as had happened in this case by [George Baillie], laird of Jerviswood's accepting another commission for the shire of Lanark, though he had more votes than both these commissioners at his election for the shire of Berwick; upon advising of which petition, the vote being stated admit both these commissioners or not, it carried that both should be admitted and they took the oath of allegiance and oath of parliament and subscribed the allegiance and assurance.
- NAS. PA2/38, f.79-79v.