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Protestation given in by Walter Stewart

I, Walter Stewart, protests for my self and in name and behalf of all others who shall adhear to this my protestation, that the restriction of the representatives in parliament for this kingdome, as contained in the tuenty-two article of the treaty of union, is contrair to the birthright of the peers, and rights and priviledges of the barrons and freeholders and royall burrows, and the fundamental laws and constitution of this nation. And if any vote shall pass approveing of the said article in the terms that it stands, that any such vote shall not prejudge the birthright of the peers, rights and priviledges of the barrons and freeholders and royall burrows competent to them by the lawes and constitution of this kingdome, and takes instruments upon this protestation, and desires that it may be insert in the records of parliament.

Walter Stewart.