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Prayers said. The rolls called.
The minutes of the last sederunt read.
The draft of an act containing certain limitations on the successor of the crown of this kingdom failing heirs of her majesty's body, offered but before reading it was moved that the parliament might proceed to finish the act relating to the exporting English and Irish wool and not lay that aside to begin the consideration of new overtures.
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Moved that the proceedings of the commissioners in the treaty for the union with England be laid before the parliament, and thereupon it was ordered that the progress and advancement in the said treaty be laid before the parliament next sederunt and declared by a vote of parliament that the commission of parliament granted for the said treaty is terminated and extinct, and that there shall be no new commission for treating of a union between the kingdoms of Scotland and England without consent of parliament.
[1703/5/176]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The act continuing the prohibition to export English and Irish wool proceeded in and a clause offered appointing all packs of skins with wool upon them to be sealed by the several collectors at the three ports of export and to pay a certain duty, which was read and thereupon the vote was asked, if the duty should be five or eight per cent of the value of each pack and carried five; and then the clause agreed to be added to the act and, before voting the act, Sir Patrick Johnston and Robert Inglis, in name of the town of Edinburgh and the rest of the royal burghs, protested that the act or anything therein contained might not prejudice the right and privilege of the royal burghs and their free ports, and particularly the burgh of Edinburgh and burgesses thereof, of their right of free ports and privilege of export belonging thereto, conforming to their rights and infeftments thereof, and thereupon entered their dissent and craved the same might be marked, which protestation was adhered to by Alexander Robertson [of Craig], John Scrimgeour [of Kirkton], John Allardyce, Colonel John Erskine, Walter Stewart [of Pardovan], Alexander Watson of Aithernie, Hugh Montgomery [of Busbie], John Muir, James Scott [of Logie], Robert Johnston [of Kelton], Alexander Duff of Drummuir, Sir John Erskine [of Alva], Mr James Melville [of Halhill], Alexander Cunningham [of Collellan and Chirrielands], Walter Scott, William Coltrane [of Drummorall], Sir Andrew Home [of Kimmerghame], Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill], Archibald Shiells, Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, Mr William Johnston [of Sciennes], Alexander Edgar, Daniel Campbell [of Shawfield], James Beaton [of Balfour], John Hutchison, who all protested for their several burghs to the effect above-mentioned. After which the act was put to the vote and approved.
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Petitions by Colonel George MacGill, Colonel George Hamilton and Lieutenant General George Ramsay [of Carriden] ordained all to be seen and answered during the next sitting of parliament.