[M1704/7/14]¹

[Act amended and approved; report concerning the public funds considered]

Prayers said, rolls called.

Minuts of the last sederunt read.

Act for the more effectuall payment of the commissioners of justiciarie, their sallaries, read the second time, and, after several amendments made thereon, it was put to the vote approve or not, and carried approve.

The parliament proceeded to consider the report of the commission for auditing the accompts of the publict fonds, and, haveing read the first four accompts of charge and discharge with the observations thereon contained in the said report, they sustained the first observation on the first accompt as to the first article of rests given up by John Drummond and James Maxwell, and sustained the second observation, and sustained the third observation relateing to Sir Alexander Bruce. As to the fourth observation for provision to English forces, they find and state the same as ane article due by England. As to the fyfth observation, the sum therein is likewayes found due by England, and ordered that the clerk to the thesaurie produce the instructions of the said fyfth article again the nixt dyet of parliament. As to the sixt observation, ordered that the instructions thereof be likewayes produced be the clerks to the thesaurie. As to the seventh observation, they sustain the same. And as to the eight observation, find that the fifth and sixth articles are carried on to the subsequent accompt.

The second accompt in the report read, and ordained that the instructions of the first article of discharge be brought in the nixt dyet of parliament, as also the instructions of the second article. And the third article sustained. As to the fourth article, remitted to the said commission to bring in a particular accompt of what is over rated. As to the fifth article, the commission to report how it was allowed to the accountants and by whom nixt dyet of parliament. The consideration of the sixt article continued to the nixt dyet of parliament, to the end the clerks of thesaurie and Mr Dullap² may give accompt thereof. And the seventh article sustained.

As to the observations on the said second accompt, the fourth observation to be considered the nixt dyet of parliament. The fyfth observation that the clerks of thesaurie give accompt how it was employed and by whose order nixt dyet of parliament. The sixt observation the parliament find the sum therein still due, as is acknowledged by Mr Dunllap³. As to the seventh observation, continued to be farder considered when the instructions of the former observations are brought in.

The third accompt in the report read, and the first article of discharge sustained, and the warrands of the second and third articles ordained to be produced. The fourth article sustained as carried doun to the next accompt. And the fyfth and sixt articles sustained as in the first observation thereon. And the parliament find the seventh article is carried doun to the subsequent accompt.

As to the observations, the parliament sustain the fyfth and sixth, and find the fourth and seventh carried doun to the subsequent accompt.

The fourth accompt in the report read, and the articles of discharge with the observations thereon considered. The first, second, third, fourth and fyfth observations sustained, and as to the sixt observation, remitted to the commission to consider the accompt given in by Sir George Hamilton and to report next dyet of parliament. And the seventh observation sustained.