Procedure: twentieth article read, amended and approved

Then the twentieth article of union was read, and it was moved that a clause should be added thereto for preserving the whole records and registers, both general and particular and warrants thereof, and for detaining and keeping them within this kingdom in all time coming, and after reasoning thereon, it was agreed that when the twenty-fourth article falls under consideration a clause to that effect shall be brought in to be added thereto.

Agreed that after the words 'heritable offices and heritable jurisdictions', the word 'superiorities' be added to the said article, and the article being read over with the said addition, the vote was put, approve the twentieth article of union or not, and it carried approve.

  1. NAS. PA6/36, f.52/215 (note parallel folio system).