Among his contributions was a protest on 13 September 1703 against an Act that would allow the importation of French wines and brandy, on the grounds that this was dishonourable, inconsistent, and prejudicial: the measure passed anyway. In 1705 he protested against a proposed treaty with England, and was recorded in the roll of members on 11 October 1706. In the debates over the proposed Union with England and abolition of the Parliament of Scotland he voted against, right up to the last vote over selecting Scottish peers and MPs to sit at Westminster.
