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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
The lord chancellor acquainted the parliament that, notwithstanding the severall addresses brought in and presented to the parliament against an incorporating union with England, in the terms of the articles, have been under due consideration dureing the whole procedure upon the articles of union, yet there is now information that letters are sent through severall corners of the kingdome desireing the subscribers of these addresses to come in and assemble at Edinburgh upon pretence of waiteing the effect of the said addresses, and of knowing what return the parliament will give them, all which he was directed by his grace her majesties' high commissioner to lay before the parliament, to the effect propper measures may be resolved upon for preventing any evill consequences from these practises.
And after some discourse thereupon, a proclamation was brought in and read against all such meetings and gatherings of the subjects as unwarrantable and contrair to law and, after furder discourse as to the ground of the information, her majesties' high commissioner was pleased to signifie to the parliament that he had information from severall corners of the kingdome of the great pains and methods which had been used to procure subscriptions to addresses, and to call in to Edinburgh the subscribers against a precise day to back these addresses.
And after debate upon the draught of the proclamation, the vote was statted approve of the proclamation or nott. But before voteing, it was agreed to mark the members' votes and that the list of their names as they shall vote be printed and recorded.