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Prayers said. Rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Then the following addresses were given in and read, namely address of barons, freeholders, heritors, gentlemen and others in the shire of Aberdeen, subscribers of the same; address of barons, freeholders, heritors, gentlemen and others in the shire of Kincardine and town of Stonehaven, subscribing the same; and address of inhabitants of the town of Peterhead, subscribers of the same, all against a union with England in the terms of the articles.
Overture for an act anent the admiral court, read and ordered to be printed.
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A report brought in from the committee to whom the consideration of the coin was remitted, was read.
It is the opinion of the committee that it is necessary that the government reduce the current coin of this nation to the standard of that of England, whereby trade may be put on an equal footing, and that in case the union take effect the loss that may happen to the then proprietors of the silver coin be made up out of the equivalent, and that there be presently a proclamation emitted to certify the lieges that, notwithstanding of all the rumours that have lately been anent the coin, that in the meantime the same is to pass at the rates it now does within this kingdom.
[Signed] Alexander Campbell, in the presence of the committee.
As also, a draft of a proclamation in relation thereto and, after reasoning thereon, both were remitted back to the said committee to be further considered.
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Then the twentieth article of union was read, and it was moved that a clause should be added thereto for preserving the whole records and registers, both general and particular and warrants thereof, and for detaining and keeping them within this kingdom in all time coming, and after reasoning thereon, it was agreed that when the twenty-fourth article falls under consideration a clause to that effect shall be brought in to be added thereto.
Agreed that after the words 'heritable offices and heritable jurisdictions', the word 'superiorities' be added to the said article, and the article being read over with the said addition, the vote was put, approve the twentieth article of union or not, and it carried approve.
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Then the twenty-first article of union was read and, after reasoning, it was moved to add a clause thereto in these terms: subject nevertheless to such alterations as the parliament of Great Britain shall think fit. And, after further reasoning thereon, two states of a vote were offered, the first in these terms, approve the article or not, the second in these terms, add the clause or not, and after some reasoning which should be the state of the vote, first or second, it was agreed that the members' votes shall be marked and that the list of their names as they vote shall be printed and recorded.
Then the vote was put which shall be the state of the vote, first or second, and it carried first.
So in the parliament 6 January 1707 there were two several states of a vote offered, the first in these terms, approve of the twenty-first article of union, yes or no, and the second in these terms, add a clause in the following terms, namely: subject nevertheless to such alterations as the parliament of Great Britain shall think fit, yes or no. Then the vote was put, whether first or second should be the state of the vote, and it carried first, and the list of the members as they voted first or second (ordered to be printed) is as follows.
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Second
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Then† the vote was put, approve the twenty-first article of union or not, and it carried approve.
So in the parliament 6 January 1707 above, was stated approve of the twenty-first article of union, yes or no, and it carried approve, and the list of the members as they voted approve or not (ordered to be printed) is as follows.
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Approvers
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Then the twenty-second article of union was read and the consideration thereof delayed until the next sederunt of parliament, to be then proceeded upon 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.