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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Then the second part of the overture mentioned in the former dayes minuts was again read in these terms: and that no peer nor the eldest son of any peer can be chosen to represent either shyre or burgh of this part of the United Kingdom in the said house of comons. And, after debate thereon, another clause was offered in these terms: declareing alwayes that none shall elect nor be elected to represent a shyre or burgh in the parliament of Great Brittain from this part of the United Kingdome except such as are now capable by the laws of this kingdome to elect or be elected as commissioners for shyre or burgh to the said parliament.
And after furder reasoning thereon, the vote was stated, approve of the first clause or of the second.
But before voteing, it was aggreed that the votes be marked and that a list of the members' names as they vote be printed and recorded, and the lord chancellor was allowed to have his name printed and recorded amongst those who voted for the second clause.
Then the vote was putt, approve of the first clause or second, and it caryed second.
[So] in the parliament the 27th of January 1707 years, there were two severall clauses offered to be insert in the act regulating the maner of electing the representatives for Scotland to the parliament of Great Brittain, the first in these terms: that no peer nor the eldest son of any peer can be chosen to represent either shyre or burgh of this part of the United Kingdome in the house of comons; and the second in these terms: declaring alwayes that non shall elect or be elected to represent a shyre or burgh in the parliament of Great Brittain from this part of the United Kingdome except such as are capable by the lawes of this kingdome to elect or be elected as commissioners for shyre or burrow to the parliament. Whereupon the vote was putt, approve of the first clause or of the second, and it caryed second, and the list of the members' names as they voted first or second (ordored to be printed) is as followes.