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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
The lord chancellor acquainted the parliament that, notwithstanding the several addresses brought in and presented to the parliament against an incorporating union with England, in the terms of the articles, have been under due consideration during the whole procedure upon the articles of union, yet there is now information that letters are sent through several corners of the kingdom desiring the subscribers of these addresses to come in and assemble at Edinburgh upon pretence of waiting the effect of the said addresses, and of knowing what return the parliament will give them, all which he was directed by his grace her majesty's high commissioner to lay before the parliament, to the effect proper measures may be resolved upon for preventing any evil consequences from these practices.
And after some discourse thereupon, a proclamation was brought in and read against all such meetings and gatherings of the subjects as unwarrantable and contrary to law and, after further discourse as to the ground of the information, her majesty's high commissioner was pleased to signify to the parliament that he had information from several corners of the kingdom of the great pains and methods which had been used to procure subscriptions to addresses, and to call in to Edinburgh the subscribers against a precise day to back these addresses.
And after debate upon the draft of the proclamation, the vote was stated approve of the proclamation or not. But before voting, it was agreed to mark the members' votes and that the list of their names as they shall vote should be printed and recorded.
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And George Lockhart of Carnwath gave in the following protestation: I George Lockhart of Carnwath, protest for myself and all others who shall adhere to this my protestation that this proclamation now offered to be emitted discharging barons, freeholders and heritors within this kingdom to come to Edinburgh in time of the sitting of parliament, shall in no way prejudice the rights and privileges of the barons, freeholders and heritors of this kingdom competent to them by the laws of this nation. Which being read, he took instruments thereupon, and the adherers were allowed to be marked at calling the rolls.
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Then the vote was put approve the proclamation or not, and it carried approve.
So in the parliament on 27 December 1706 a vote was stated, approve of a proclamation discharging unwarrantable and seditious convocations and meetings, 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
No
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And [James Douglas], duke of Hamilton, [John Murray], duke of Atholl, [Charles Hay], earl of Erroll, [William Keith], earl Marischal, [John Fleming], earl of Wigtown, [Charles Hamilton Douglas], earl of Selkirk, the viscounts [David Murray, viscount] of Stormont and [William Livingston, viscount of] Kilsyth, the lords [Patrick Oliphant, lord] Oliphant, [John Elphinstone, lord] Balmerino, [Walter Stewart, lord] Blantyre, [William Hamilton, lord] Bargany, [John Hamilton, lord] Belhaven, [Robert Colville, lord] Colville [of Ochiltree] and [Patrick Kinnaird, lord] Kinnaird, Sir James Foulis of Colinton, Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, Sir Patrick Home of Renton, John Brisbane, younger of Bishopton, Mr William Cochrane of Kilmaronock, James Graham of Buchlyvie, Robert Rollo of Powhouse, Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre, John Murray of Strowan, Alexander Gordon of Pitlurg, John Forbes of Culloden, David Beaton of Balfour, Major Henry Balfour of Dunbog, Mr Thomas Hope of Rankeillour, Mr Patrick Lyon of Auchterhouse, Mr James Carnegie of Finavon, David Graham, younger of Fintry, James Ogilvie, younger of Boyne, Alexander MacKie of Palgowan, James Sinclair of Stemster, Mr George MacKenzie of Inchculter, Alexander Watson [of Aithernie], Francis Mollison, Mr John Lyon, Sir Robert Anstruther [of Wrae and Balcaskie], Mr John Carruthers [of Denbie], George Home and John Bain [of Tulloch], adhered to the protestation given in by George Lockhart of Carnwath.
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Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, to our lyon king at arms, and his brethren heralds, pursuivants, macers and messengers at arms, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constituted, greetings. Whereas several addresses have been laid before our parliament against an incorporating union with England, in the terms of the articles of treaty, and that our estates of parliament have had them under consideration, and all the good subjects of our ancient kingdom ought to rest assured and contented, that we and our estates of parliament, have and will proceed in that matter with all due regard and tenderness to the honour and interest of this our ancient kingdom, both as to their civil and religious concerns. Yet we are informed, that, nevertheless, several heritors and others who subscribed addresses to our parliament of this our ancient kingdom, against an incorporating union with England in the terms of the said articles of treaty, are coming to Edinburgh in considerable numbers and tumultuous manner, from several corners of this kingdom, upon pretence to see what effect their addresses have had, and what return the parliament will give them. And we are also informed that several take upon them by letters and verbal messages to invite and convocate heritors and others to come to Edinburgh upon the foresaid pretence. And we being sensible that such practices are unwarrantable and seditious, and may be of dangerous consequence, if tolerated, at this juncture, therefore, we, with advice of the estates of parliament, do strictly prohibit and discharge all such unwarrantable and seditious convocating of our lieges, or inviting and the requiring them to meet and convene at any particular place, upon any certain day or days, in the seditious and disorderly manner above-mentioned, and prohibits all such meetings and gathering of our subjects as unwarrantable and contrary to law. As also, we prohibit and discharge all our subjects to take upon them to invite or convene our lieges to meet together in any assemblies not established by law, under the pains of illegal convocations and sedition, conforming to the laws and acts of parliament made thereupon. And we, with advice foresaid, recommend it to the lords of our privy council, to inquire after and cause prosecute such as shall be guilty of the unwarrantable and seditious practices aforesaid, and to take what other effectual courses they shall judge proper for preventing and suppressing thereof. Our will is here expressed, that as soon as these our letters seen, you pass to the market cross of Edinburgh, and other market crosses of the head burghs within this our ancient kingdom, and there make public intimation of this our pleasure, that so none may pretend ignorance, and ordain these words to be printed.
Extracted furth of the records of parliament by, James Murray, clerk register
Edinburgh, printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the queen's most excellent majesty, in the year 1706.
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Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Monday next at 10 o'clock.