Procedure: minutes read

Minutes of the last sederunt read.

Procedure: act for treaty with England debated

Then the parliament proceeded upon a draft of the act for a treaty with the kingdom of England, and the act read, also the clause presented by [John Murray], duke of Atholl relative thereto read, and moved that the same be added to the act.

Moved that the first part of the said clause rescinding that part of the English act declaring the subjects of Scotland to be aliens after 25 December 1705 be first under the parliament's consideration, which was agreed to.

Thereafter moved that the act for a treaty be plain and simple, without qualities, and that the sentiment of the nation concerning the clause in the English act declaring the subjects of Scotland to be aliens be considered in a separate way other than by this act of treaty.

After reasoning, it was agreed to by the estates of parliament that the clause in the English act declaring the Scots aliens must be rescinded before the treaty of union commence.

Thereafter the clause given in by the duke of Atholl read, being in these terms: providing always that the said commissioners shall not go furth of this kingdom to enter into any treaty with those to be appointed for England until there shall be an act passed by the parliament of England rescinding that clause in the English act by which it was enacted that the subjects of Scotland shall be adjudged and taken as aliens after 25 December 1705. And a vote was thereupon stated, add the clause to this act or do it by a separate way.