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Prayers said. The rolls called.
The minutes of the last sederunt read.
The act for security proceeded in and, it being moved that the clause empowering the meeting of the estates to declare a successor to the crown of the royal line and of the Protestant religion might receive the addition of these words namely: of the true Protestant religion as by law established within this kingdom, it was also moved that the matter, being of such import, the consideration of that part of the clause might be delayed until the next sederunt. Whereupon the vote was stated, proceed or delay, and carried proceed. After which the question being first stated, add to the clause or not, it was moved that the state might rather be, add these words to the clause or rest upon the security by the coronation oath, and the vote being asked whether the first state or the second state should be voted, carried that the second state should be voted. Then the vote was asked in these terms, add to the clause or rest upon the security by the coronation oath, and carried rest upon the security by the coronation oath.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Friday next at 10 o'clock.