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[Voting list]

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. Than 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:

First:

• Of the nobility:
• [James Graham], marquis of Montrose, president of the secret council
• [John Campbell], duke of Argyll
• Marquises [John Hay, marquis of] Tweeddale
• [William Kerr, marquis of] Lothian
• Earls [John Erskine, earl of] Mar, secretary
• [Hugh Campbell, earl of] Loudoun, secretary
• [John Lindsay, earl of] Crawford
• [John Gordon, earl of] Sutherland
• [John Hamilton/Leslie, earl of] Rothes
• [James Douglas, earl of] Morton
• [David Erskine, earl of] Buchan
• [William Cunningham, earl of] Glencairn
• [Alexander Montgomery, earl of] Eglinton
• [James Hamilton, earl of] Abercorn
• [John Ker, earl of] Roxburghe
• [Thomas Hamilton, earl of] Haddington
• [John Maitland, earl of] Lauderdale
• [William Ramsay, earl of] Dalhousie
• [James Ogilvy, earl of] Findlater
• [David Carnegie, earl of] Northesk
• [Colin Lindsay, earl of] Balcarres
• [Archibald Douglas, earl of] Forfar
• [William Boyd, earl of] Kilmarnock
• [John Keith, earl of] Kintore
• [Charles Murray, earl of] Dunmore
• [Patrick Hume, earl of] Marchmont
• [George MacKenzie, earl of] Cromarty
• [John Dalrymple, earl of] Stair
• [Archibald Primrose, earl of] Rosebery
• [David Boyle, earl of] Glasgow, treasurer depute
• [Charles Hope, earl of] Hopetoun
• [Henry Scott, earl of] Delorain
• [Archibald Campbell, earl of] Islay
• Lords [William Forbes, lord] Forbes
• [John Elphinstone, lord] Elphinstone
• [William Ross, lord] Ross
• [James Sandilands, lord] Torphichen
• [Charles Fraser, lord] Fraser
• [George Ogilvy, lord] Banff
• [Alexander Murray, lord] Elibank
• [Kenneth Sutherland, lord] Duffus
• [Robert Rollo, lord] Rollo
• [Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh], lord register
• [Adam Cockburn of Ormiston], lord justice clerk

• Of the barons:
• Robert Dundas of Arniston
• Sir Robert Dickson of Inveresk
• William Nisbet of Dirleton
• John Cockburn, younger, of Ormiston
• Sir John Swinton of that ilk
• Sir Alexander [Home] Campbell of Cessnock
• Sir William Kerr of Greenhead
• Sir Gilbert Elliott of Minto
• Archibald Douglas of Cavers
• William Bennett of Grubbet
• Mr John Murray of Bowhill
• Mr John Pringle of Haining
• William Morrison of Prestongrange
• Alexander Horsburgh of that ilk
• George Baillie of Jerviswood
• William Douglas of Dornock
• Mr William Stewart of Castle Stewart
• Mr John Stewart of Sorbie
• Mr Francis Montgomery of Giffen
• Mr William Dalrymple of Glenmure
• Mr Robert Stewart of Tillicoultry
• Sir Robert Pollok of that ilk
• Thomas Sharp of Houston
• Mr John Montgomery of Wrae
• John Haldane of Gleneagles
• Mungo Graham of Gorthie
• Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys
• William Seton, younger, of Pitmedden
• Hugh Rose of Kilravock
• Mr Aeneas MacLeod of Cadboll
• Mr John Campbell of Mamore
• Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck
• Sir William Anstruther of that ilk
• James Haliburton of Pitcur
• Alexander Abercrombie of Glasshaugh
• William Maxwell of Cardoness
• Alexander Douglas of Egilsay
• John Bruce of Kinross

• Of the burghs:
• John Scrimgeour [of Kirkton]
• Lieutenant Colonel John Erskine
• John Muir
• Sir John Anstruther [of that ilk]
• Sir John Erskine [of Alva]
• Mr Patrick Moncrieff [of Reidie]
• Sir Andrew Home [of Kimmerghame]
• Sir Peter Halkett [of Pitfirrane]
• Sir James Smollett [of Stainflett and Bonhill]
• Mr William Carmichael [of Skirling]
• Captain Daniel MacLeod [of Geanies]
• Sir David Dalrymple [of Hailes]
• Sir Alexander Ogilvie [of Forglen]
• Mr John Clerk [of Penicuik]
• John Rose [of Newck]
• Sir Hugh Dalrymple [of North Berwick]
• Mr Patrick Ogilvie [of Cairnbulg]
• George Allardyce [of that ilk]
• William Alves
• Mr James Beaton [of Balfour]
• Mr [Roderick] MacKenzie [of Prestonhall]
• John Urquhart [of Meldrum]
• Sir James Stewart [of Goodtrees]
• Daniel Campbell [of Shawfield]
• Sir Robert Forbes [of Learney]
• Mr Robert Douglas
• Mr Alexander Maitland
• Mr George Dalrymple [of Dalmahoy]
• Mr Charles Campbell

Second:

• Of the nobility:
• Dukes [James Douglas, duke of] Hamilton
• [John Murray, duke of] Atholl
• [William Johnston], marquis of Annandale
• Earls [Charles Hay, earl of] Erroll
• [William Keith, earl] Marischal
• [Alexander Sinclair, earl of] Caithness
• [John Fleming, earl of] Wigtown
• [James Stewart, earl of] Galloway
• [Charles Hamilton Douglas, earl of] Selkirk
• Viscount [David Murray, viscount of] Stormont
• [William Livingston, viscount of] Kilsyth
• [John Lindsay/Crawford, viscount of] Garnock
• Lords [William Fraser, lord] Saltoun
• [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]
• [Patrick Kinnaird, lord] Kinnaird

• Of the barons:
• George Lockhart of Carnwath
• Sir James Foulis of Colinton
• Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall
• Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
• Sir Robert Sinclair of Longformacus
• Sir Patrick Home of Renton
• William Baillie of Lamington
• John Sinclair, younger, of Stevenson
• John Sharp of Hoddam
• Mr Alexander Ferguson of Isle
• Sir Hugh Cathcart of Carleton
• John Brisbane, younger, of Bishopton
• Mr William Cochrane of Kilmaronock
• Sir John Houston of that ilk
• James Graham of Buchlyvie
• Robert Rollo of Powhouse
• Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre
• John Murray of Strowan
• Sir David Ramsay of Balmain
• Alexander Gordon of Pitlurg
• John Udny of that ilk
• James Moir of Stoneywood
• John Forbes of Culloden
• David Beaton of Balfour
• Major Henry Balfour of Dunbog
• Mr Thomas Hope of Rankeilour
• 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
• Sir Henry Innes, younger, of that ilk
• Mr Alexander Abercrombie of Tullibody
• Mr George MacKenzie of Inchculter

• Of the burghs:
• Robert Inglis
• Alexander Robertson [of Craig]
• John Allardyce
• Walter Stewart [of Pardovan]
• Alexander Watson [of Aithernie]
• Hugh Montgomery [of Busbie]
• John Black
• James Oswald [of Dunnikier]
• James Scott [of Logie]
• Patrick Bruce [of Bunzion]
• Robert Johnston [of Kelton]
• Alexander Duff [of Drummuir]
• Francis Mollison
• Walter Scott
• William Coltrane [of Drummorall]
• George Smith [of Gibliston]
• Robert Scott
• Robert Kellie
• Archibald Shiells
• Mr John Lyon
• Mr Dougald Stewart [of Blairhall]
• George Brodie [of Asliesk]
• George Spence
• Sir David Cunningham [of Milncraig]
• Mr John Carruthers [of Denbie]
• George Home
• Mr Robert Fraser

1. NAS. PA3/7, Printed Minutes No.43, supplement or NAS. PA6/36, 200. Back