[1704/7/59]¹

Procedure: order of business; act read and printed

Petition of [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland and [Ludovic Grant], laird of Grant against the lords commissioners of the treasury, and a further delay being craved the first diet of parliament was appointed for considering the same prior to all other business; and in the meantime the lords commissioners allowed to see and answer the same.

Moved that the act nominating persons to be commissioners to treat with England might be again read in order to have a first reading marked thereon. Likewise, moved that the act of security might have a second reading and, after reasoning, it was put to the vote, proceed this day to the consideration of the report of the commission for auditing the accounts of the public funds or to one of the two public acts now proposed, and carried to one of the two public acts. Thereafter put to the vote, proceed to consider the act for nominating persons to be commissioners to treat with England or to consider the act of security, and carried to the act nominating persons to treat with England, and the said act being read, a first reading ordered to be marked thereon and the act ordered to be printed.