Saturday 19 October 1706

Procedure

Prayers said. Rolls called.

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  2. NAS. PA2/39, f.9-9v. Back
Procedure: oaths taken; members excluded; minutes read
Hempriggs admitted

Mr James Dunbar, younger of Hempriggs, commissioner elected for the shire of Caithness in place of Sir George Sinclair of Clyth, deceased, took the oath of allegiance. subscribed the same with the assurance and took the oath of parliament.

Mr John Stewart, younger of Blackhall, excused by his grace her majesty's high commissioner in respect of his indisposition, as also [John Maitland], earl of Lauderdale excused for this day's absence.

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

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Procedure: union articles and commission minutes thereto read and debated

The parliament proceeded to the further consideration of the articles of union and the ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth articles were all separately read, with the minutes of treaty relating thereto, and were all discoursed on.

The fifteenth article of union was likewise twice read, and discoursed and reasoned on, as also the minutes relative thereto and, after some reasoning thereon, there arose a debate about the calculation of the equivalent of £398,085 10s therein mentioned, which was adjourned until the next sederunt of parliament.

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Procedure: adjournment

Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Tuesday next at 10 o'clock.

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  2. NAS. PA2/39, f.9-9v. Back