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Then the nineteenth article of union was again read and, after some reasoning on the first clause of the said article in relation to the court of session or college of justice, a motion was made for adding a clause in these terms: and that hereafter none shall be named by the queen or her successors to be ordinary lords of session but such who have served in the college of justice as advocates or principal clerks of session for the space of five years. And, after some reasoning, it was also moved that writers to the signet should be added to the advocates and clerks.
And after further reasoning the vote was stated, approve of the first clause or paragraph of the nineteenth article, with the above additional clause or without it. But before voting, it was agreed that in case the vote should carry approve of the said first paragraph of the nineteenth article with the additional clause it shall be entire to debate whether writers to the signet are to be added or not, and thereupon the said first paragraph and additional clause being read over, the vote was put, approve of the said first paragraph with or without the addition, and it carried with the addition.
And after debate whether writers to the signet shall be added or not, it was put to the vote, add writers to the signet or not, and it carried add. Whereupon it was moved that such of the writers to the signet as have served five years in that station shall be understood qualified, as well as advocates and clerks. And after debate thereon, it was moved that the further debate be adjourned until the next sederunt of parliament and also moved to proceed now to the determination of the time for their qualification. And after reasoning, the vote was put, proceed or delay, and it carried delay.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.