Procedure: oaths taken; minutes read

[John Urquhart], laird of Meldrum signs the formula

Moved that the laird of Meldrum might be admitted commissioner for the burgh of Dornoch since the competing commissioner had withdrawn his commission and, after some debate anent the admitting him, it was agreed that whatever might be legally objected against him by a party having interest should be received at any time even after his admission; and the vote stated, admit in these terms or not, carried admit. It was then moved that he being once papist might take the formula subjoined to the act for preventing the growth of popery, which he did, desiring it might be inserted in the minutes that he owned his being Protestant several years before that act, and thereafter took the oath of allegiance and oath of parliament and subscribed the said formula with the allegiance and assurance.

The minutes of the last sederunt read.