Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Then the parliament proceeded to the consideration of what drawbacks shall be allowed upon the exportation of beef and pork.
And after some debate thereon, a clause was offered in relation thereto in these terms: and that there shall be allowed 4s 71/2d sterling for every barrel of beef or pork salted with foreign salt and exported for sale alterable by the parliament of Great Britain, and after further reasoning, agreed that the drawback shall be 5s sterling for every barrel of beef or pork and the clause was accordingly so amended and read.
Thereafter it was proposed that the said drawback shall not be alterable by the parliament of Great Britain during the continuance of the duty upon salt in England. And, after some debate, there were two states of a vote offered, the first in these terms, approve of the above clause, namely: and that there shall be allowed 5s sterling for every barrel of beef or pork salted with foreign salt and exported for sale, alterable by the parliament of Great Britain, yes or no, and the second state in these terms, continue the premium of 5s upon the barrel of beef and pork until the same is altered by the parliament of Great Britain or during the imposition upon salt.
And after some reasoning which of the two should be the state of the vote, first or second, it was put to the vote, first or second. And before voting it was agreed that the members' votes shall be marked, and that the list of their names as they shall vote shall be printed and recorded.
Then the vote was put first or second, and it carried first.
So in the parliament 23 December 1706 there were two states of a vote offered, the first in these terms, approve of the clause following, namely: and that there shall be allowed 5s sterling for every barrel of beef or pork salted with foreign salt and exported for sale, alterable by the parliament of Great Britain, yes or no, and the second in these terms, continue the premium of 5s upon the barrel of beef or pork until the same be altered by the parliament of Great Britain, or during the imposition upon salt. Then the vote was put, which of the two should be the state of the vote, first or second, and it carried first, and the list of the members' names as they voted first or second (ordered to be printed) is as follows.
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Thereafter it was put to the vote, approve of the clause or not, and it carried approve.
So in the parliament 23 December 1706 a vote was put, approve of the following clause, namely: and that there shall be allowed 5s for every barrel of beef or pork salted with foreign salt and exported for sale alterable by the parliament of Great Britain, yes or no, and it carried approve, and the list of the members' names as they voted approve or not (ordered to be printed) is as follows.
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Approvers
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Thereafter these clauses of the eighth article of union in relation to Scots salt were read, and the first clause or paragraph thereof again read and, after some reasoning thereon, it was moved that the exemption from the duty of Scots salt provided by the said clause to be for seven years shall be perpetual and, after some further debate, the consideration thereof was delayed until the next sederunt of parliament, to be then resumed prior to all other business.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.