Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Address of heretors, burgesses, minister and other inhabitants of the toun of Paisley, subscribers of the same, against an union with England in the terms of the articles, given in and read.
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The fourth article of union again read.
Whereupon it was moved to take the several branches of trade to be communicat into consideration, that it may thereby appear how far the communication of trade shall be advantageous and, after reasoning thereupon, the vote was stated, approve of the fourth article reserving the consideration of the several branches of trade till the parliament come to the subsequent articles, yea or not.
And it was aggreed that the members shall be marked as they shall vote, approve or not, and that the list of their names as they shall vote, pro or con, be recorded and printed.
Then the vote was put, approve or not, and it carried approve, and the list of the members as they voted, pro or con, is as follows.
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Approvers of the fourth article of union, reserving the consideration of the several branches of trade till the parliament come to the subsequent articles
The voters against approving the fourth article of union in the terms abovementioned
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Thereafter the fifth article of union was read, whereupon a proposal was given in for explaining and inlargeing the same in thir terms: that all ships or vessells belonging to her majesties' subjects of Scotland, at the time of ratifying the treaty of union of the two kingdoms in the parliament of Scotland, tho forreign built, shall be deemed and pass as ships of the build of Great Britain, the owner, or where there are more owners one or more of the owners, within twelve months after the union making oath that at the time of ratifying the treaty of union in the parliament of Scotland the same did in haill or in part belong to him and them, or to some other subject or subjects in Scotland to be particularly named, with the place of their respective abodes, and that the same doth then, at the time of the said deposition, wholly belong to him or them and that no forreigner, directly nor indirectly, hath any share, part or interest therein. Which, being read, it was moved that six months more time be added to the time allowed by the proposal for purchaseing ships or vessells. And, after some reasoning thereupon, the further consideration thereof was delayed till next sederunt of parliament, to be then resumed previous to all other business.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Saturday next at ten of the clock.