Procedure: minutes read

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

Procedure: debate on method of electing shire members

Then the parliament proceeded to consider in what manner the several shires of this kingdom shall choose the thirty members appointed to represent them in the house of commons of Great Britain; as also in what manner the several burghs shall choose the fifteen members appointed to represent them in the said house of commons.

And, after reasoning thereon, a draft of an act was offered settling the manner of electing and summoning the sixteen peers and forty-five commoners to represent Scotland in the parliament of Great Britain.

Which, being read, it was moved to proceed to consider that clause of the draft of the act appointing the shires of Bute and Caithness to have only one representative, the shires of Nairn and Cromarty to have only one representative, and the shires of Clackmannan and Kinross to have only one representative, to be chosen alternatively, and the whole other shires and stewartries of this kingdom now represented in this present parliament each to have one representative in the parliament of Great Britain.

And it was also moved to remit the same to a committee.

And after reasoning on these motions, the vote was stated, approve of the above clause of the act or commit.