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Thereafter the second article of union was again read, with the preliminary motion mentioned in the former day's minutes.
Whereupon it was moved that the parliament do proceed to settle the succession upon limitations and regulations in the terms of the resolve given in and narrated in the minutes of 4 November instant, and not in the terms of the second article of union.
Moved also to address her majesty and to lay before her the condition of the nation, and the great aversion in many persons to an incorporating union with England, and to acquaint her majesty of the inclinations and willingness to settle the succession in the Protestant line upon limitations, and in order thereto that some recess be granted.
And after debate upon these several motions, a vote was proposed, approve of the second article of union in the terms of the preliminary motion inserted in the former day's minutes or not. And, after some further debate, there was a second state of a vote offered in these terms, address or not.
And after some reasoning which of the two should be the state of the vote, it was put to the vote, whether first or second, and it carried first. But it being moved that some further reasoning should be allowed before the vote were stated for approving the second article of union, after some debate thereupon, it was agreed that the English acts of parliament mentioned in the second article of union should be read and that immediately thereafter, without further debate, a vote should be stated, proceed to call the vote for approving the second article of union or delay, and if it carried proceed, that the vote immediately thereafter without any intervening debate be put, approve of the second article of union in the terms of the preliminary motion mentioned in the last day's minutes or not. And accordingly the acts of the English parliament mentioned in the second article of union were read.
Thereafter the vote was put, proceed to call the vote for approving the said second article of union or delay, and it carried proceed. Then the vote was put approve the second article of union in the terms of the preliminary motion inserted in the last day's minutes, yes or no.