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Prayers said.
Rolls called.
Minutes of the last sederunt read.
Address of heritors, burgesses, minister and other inhabitants of the town of Paisley, subscribers of the same against a union with England in the terms of the articles, given in and read.
The fourth article of union again read.
Whereupon it was moved to take the several branches of trade to be communicated into consideration, that it may thereby appear how far the communication of trade shall be advantageous. And, after reasoning thereupon, the vote was stated approve of the fourth article reserving the consideration of the several branches of trade until the parliament come to the subsequent articles, yes or no.
And it was agreed that the members shall be marked as they shall vote approve or not, and that the list of their names as they shall vote pro or con be recorded and printed.
Then the vote was put approve or not, and it carried approve; and the list of the members as they voted pro or con be recorded and printed.
Then the vote was put approve or not, and it carried approve.
Thereafter the fifth article of union was read, whereupon a proposal was given in for explaining and enlarging the same in these terms: that all ships or vessels belonging to her majesty's subjects of Scotland at the time of ratifying the treaty of union of the two kingdoms in the parliament of Scotland, though foreign built, shall be deemed and pass as ships of the build of Great Britain, the owner (or where there are more owners, one or more of the owners), within 12 months after the union, making oath that at the time of ratifying the treaty of union in the parliament of Scotland the same did in whole or in part belong to him and them, or to some other subject or subjects in Scotland to be particularly named with the place of their respective abode, and that the same does then at the time of the said deposition wholly belong to him or them, and that no foreigner directly nor indirectly has any share, part or interest therein.
Which being read it was moved that six months more time be added to the time allowed by the proposal for purchasing ships or vessels, and, after some reasoning thereupon, the further 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 Saturday next at 10 o'clock.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament