The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 17 April 2024
[1706/10/17]1
Procedure: motions to consider articles of union; delay rejected
Moved that according to the last minutes the parliament should now proceed to the consideration of the articles of union.
Moved that the members of parliament may yet be allowed eight days further to consider more deliberately the articles and minutes and, after some reasoning, it was put to the vote, proceed presently to the consideration of the articles of union or continue the consideration thereof until the first sederunt next week, and it carried proceed.
Procedure: first article read and commission's proceedings thereto
Whereupon the first article of union was read, as also the minutes of the proceedings of the commissioners for the treaty relative thereto, and her majesty's commission to the commissioners for the treaty on behalf of this kingdom were likewise read and, after some reasoning and discoursing thereupon, the further consideration thereof was delayed until the next sederunt of parliament.
Procedure: adjournment
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday next at 10 o'clock.
- NAS. PA2/39, f.8v.