[Order of business; resolve approved; act approved]

Moved that before the resolve take effect, the petition given in for the town of Dundee and other royal burghs be read. And, after debate, it was agreed to proceed to the consideration of the act in favour of Mistress Jean Ramsay before approving the resolve, and then it was put to the vote agree to the resolve now read or read and consider the petitions presented by the town of Dundee and the other royal burghs, and carried agree to the resolve.

Then the parliament proceeded to the consideration of the act in favour of Mistress Jean Ramsay, appointing a month's cess to be paid at the terms mentioned in the act for payment of the clothing money and arrears due to the deceased Lieutenant General George Ramsay, her father; and, after some amendments made upon the act, it was put to the vote approve the act or not, and carried approve.

[Petition read and recommended to queen; order of business; petition laid open for consideration]

Petition for the merchants in Edinburgh in relation to passes from her majesty during the time of war for carrying on their trade read, and recommended to her majesty's high commissioner to represent to her majesty as their humble request that passes be granted by her majesty to the subjects of this kingdom trading to France and Spain, and that her majesty may be pleased to give such orders as shall protect them in their said trade as well against her majesty's ships of war and privateers as those of her allies.

Ordered that next sederunt the report of the commission for public accounts be received, and that the article relating to [John Hamilton], lord Belhaven and his partners' tack of excise be first under consideration. Thereafter to consider the article relating to [Sir Alexander Bruce of] Broomhall's disbursements for the army, and then [William Cochrane of] Ferguslie's case with relation to the poll-money.

Petition for [Charles Home], earl of Home read, craving that some time be allowed to him to enter heir to his predecessors last infeft with the benefit of inventory, and the creditors allowed to see and answer the same against the next sederunt of parliament.

[Petition recommended to queen; petition recommended to treasury; petition laid open]

Petition for Sir Thomas Kennedy of Kirkhill and partners of the tack of excise between the year 1691 and the year 1696 read, craving their damages sustained by breaking their tack by act of parliament and other supervenient laws to their prejudice be considered, and the petitioners recommended to her majesty in such terms as contained in the deliverance upon the said petition.

Petition for Colonel James Campbell read, craving payment of the arrears due to him mentioned in his petition, and the petitioner recommended to the lords of treasury, according to the deliverance upon his petition.

Petition for Sarah Dalrymple, daughter to [...] Dalrymple, read, craving the privilege of a japanning manufactory. Answers to the said petition by Mr Le Blanc and Mr Scott, glass makers, also read, and, after some debate, the petition and answers ordered to lie upon the table.

[Overture read; petitions read and citations granted]

Overture for an act for ease of the lieges as to the prices of butcher-meat in Edinburgh read, and a first reading ordered to be marked thereon. And agreed that the representation for the skinners be under consideration when the act comes to receive a second reading.

Petition for Captain Thomas Hay read, and [Grissel Primrose], lady Sempill, Colonel John Buchan and others ordained to be cited in the terms of the act of parliament.

Petition for [Mistress Rose Muirhead], lady Bredisholm against James Muirhead of Bredisholm read, and, after debate, it was put to the vote whether the said James Muirhead should see and answer the said petition or be cited in the ordinary form, and carried that he should be cited.

[Petition laid open for consideration and recommended to treasury; ratifications read and protests against; continuation]

Petition for Captain Charles Campbell read, craving payment of his arrears and a stay of personal execution against him for some time; and that part of the petition as to a personal stay of execution ordained to be seen and answered by his creditors against the next sederunt, and recommended to the lords of treasury for a certain sum according to the deliverance upon his petition.

Acts of ratification in favour of several persons read, and several protestations taken against some of the said acts. As also several warrants for fairs read, and a protestation taken against the fair of Balwhiddro² granted to [John Murray], laird of Touchadam; and extracting of the said fairs superseded until next sederunt, and all objections against the said fairs made between now and that time to be received.

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

[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament