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The which day, a question being moved to his majesty regarding the number of officers of state who were to have place and vote in parliament and in the articles, after [Sir George Hay of Nether Liff], clerk register, had shown out of the registers of many parliaments preceding that they has been some times more and at other times fewer than eight, his sacred majesty, for making the number certain in all time hereafter, was graciously pleased to declare that in this and all parliaments hereafter there should be no more of the said officers of state who should sit and have place and vote in parliament and articles but only eight set down and their successors in their places; and if at any time hereafter there should be any more of the said officers of state than eight employed in the execution of the said offices by deputation, division or otherwise whatsoever, yet no more should have place and vote in this and all parliaments hereafter but eight only.