Procedure: minutes read; act read, voted and approved

The minutes of the last sederunt read.

The act for security read, voted and approved.

Procedure: member disciplined

Sentence against [Alexander Stewart], lord Blantyre

Petition by Alexander, lord Blantyre read, entreating that his grace her majesty's high commissioner and the estates might accept of his submission and most humble acknowledgement of the indecent and undutiful expressions uttered by him in the presence of her majesty's advocate against his grace her majesty's high commissioner, contained in a subscribed complaint exhibited against him thereupon by her majesty's advocate, for which he was in custody by order of the lord high constable. Upon reading whereof, the petitioner was ordained to come to the bar and there kneeling to beg pardon of his grace the lord high commissioner and the estates for his said offence, to pay a fine of £5,000 and to continue in custody until the fine be paid or a valid bond given to the cashkeepers for payment thereof. And the Lord Blantyre, being summoned before the bar, the lord chancellor resumed the order of parliament, and by warrant of her majesty's high commissioner declared that his grace was pleased to dispense with the petitioner's making his acknowledgement kneeling, to which the estates having agreed, the Lord Blantyre gave obedience to the rest of the sentence, and was thereupon dismissed and allowed to take his place.

Procedure: adjournment

The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Monday next at 10 o'clock.