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Then the third paragraph of the tuenty-second article of union, beginning thus, 'and that if her majestie on or before the first day of May next etc.', and ending with these words, 'and that parliament may continue for such tyme only as the present parliament of England might have continwed if the union of the tuo kingdomes had not been made unless sooner dissolved by her majestie', was read. And, after reasoning thereon, it was moved to add the following clause thereto, viz. 'and that the said parliament of Great Brittain shall meet and sitt once in three years at least, in that part of Great Brittain now called Scotland'.
And, after furder debate, there were tuo states of a vote offered, the first in these terms, approve the third paragraph of the tuenty-second article or nott, and the second in these terms, add the above clause or not and, after reasoning which should be the state of the vote, it was putt to the vote, first or second. And it was aggreed that the members' votes shall be marked, and that the list of their names as they vote be printed and recorded, and the lord chancellor was allowed to have his name printed and recorded as a voter for the first state, and, if that shall cary, as voteing among the approvers.
Then the vote was putt, first or second, and it caryed first.
First vote, 9th January 1707
[So] in the parliament the ninth day of January [jM vijC] and seven years there were two severall states of a vote offered, the first in these terms, approve the third paragraph of the tuenty-second article or nott, and the second in these terms, add the clause following, viz. 'and that the parliament of Great Brittain shall meet and sitt once in three years at least, in that part of Great Brittain now called Scotland', yea or not. Then the vote was putt, which shall be the state of the vote, first or second, and it caryed first, and the list of the members' names as they voted first or second (ordored to be printed) is as followes.