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Prayers said. The rolls called.
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The act for security proceeded in and a clause offered in writing: 'providing the successor to be named by the meeting of the estates (in the event mentioned in the act) be not the successor to the crown of England unless that in this session of parliament there be such conditions of government settled and enacted as may secure the honour and independency of the crown of this kingdom, the freedom, frequency and the power of the parliament, and the religion, liberty and trade of the nation from the English or any foreign influence'. And upon debate if the clause should be added to the act, the vote was stated, proceed further on the consideration of this clause in this act, yes or no, and carried proceed. And accordingly, after some further consideration of the clause, the lord chancellor declared that the matter not being ripe for a vote, and that it was now late, it might be marked in the minutes that the parliament should resume the further consideration of the clause before any other business the next sederunt.