Island, one; Inverkeath, Dunfermlin, Queens-Ferry, A. C Culross and Sterlin, one; Glasgow, Renfrew, Rutherg- 1706. hen and Dumbarton, one; Edinburgh, one; Hadding-r son, North-Berwick, Dumbar, Lauder and Fedburgh, one; Selkirk, Pebles, Linlithgow and Lanerk, one; Dumfreis, Sanghuar, Anan, Lochmabau and Kirku bright, one; Wigtoun, New-Galloway and Whithorn, and Stranrawter, one; and Aire, Irewing, Rothfey, Cambleton and Inverary, one. And the Vote being put, approve the Scheme or not, it was carried ap prove. ploy'd in are allow'd On the 31st of January, the Parliament pro- The Comceeded to confider the Motion for allowing the Com- miffioners miflioners for the Treaty of Union their Expences; for theT ea and thereupon a Refolve was brought in, for al- ty of Union, lowing each Nobleman 12000!. Seetch, and each o- and other. ther Commiflioner 6000. their Secretary 4800!. Perfonsemand to each of the three Accomptants 2400!. that Affair Scotch, out of the Equivalent, pari pafu with publick Debts, after the African Company. After Reasoning their Ex the Vote was put, Approve of the Refolve, or not, pences. and it was carried Approve, but before Voting the Votes were order'd to be Printed, and the Lord Archibald Campbell, now Earl of Ina, allow'd his Expences as a Nobleman. Then it was mov'd, that the Commiffioners for the Treaty in 1702, have Allowance for their Expence in manner following, each Nobleman 500. Sterling, each Baron 2001. and each Borough 20c 1. Sterling; and after Debate, the Vote was put, grant Allowance of the above Sums, yes, or not, and it was carried, yes; and the faid Expence was declared to be a publick Debt, and referr'd to the Committee to ftate the fame as fuch. After this it was mov'd, that no Representative to the Parliament of Great Britain, either for Shire or Borough, have any Allowance for their Charges, and Expences in attending the fame; and after Debate, it being mov'd to delay the fame, the Vore was ftated, Proceed, or Delay, and it was carried Delay. The faid Motion being refumed, and Difcourfed on, in the next fitting, the Vote was put, * Feb. 3. whether there fhall be any Thing inferted in the Act for fettling the manner of Electing and Summoning the 16 Peers, and 45 Gommoners, to reprefent Ee 2 A. C. prefent Scotland in the Parliament of Great Britain, 1706. in relation to the Charge and Expences of the Reprefentatives for the Shires and Boroughs, yea, or not, and it was carried, not. Then it was mov'd, that at all Meetings of the Peers for Electing of their Representatives, fuch Peers as are abfent, be allow'd to have Vote in the faid Election by Proxy, the faid Proxies being Peers, and they and their Conftituents being qualify'd, by taking the Oaths requir'd by Law; and that the faid abfent Peers may either Vote by their Proxies, or by fending up a Lift Subfcribed by them; and after Reafoning thereon, the Vote was put, allow Proxies in the aforefaid Terms, yea, or not, and it was carried allow. Afterwards it was Agreed, That the Meeting of the Peers for the faid Elections, fhould be at any Place her Majefty fhould appoint within the Kingdom of Scotland. Agreed alfo, That in cafe of the Decease, or Promotion of any of the 45 Commoners, to be chofen by this Seffion of Parlia ment to the Parliament of Great Britain, the Diftrict for which he is a Member, upon a Writ directed to them for that effect, fhall chufe another in his Place; and Agreed likewife, that in cafe of the Deceafe of any of the 16 Peers, the Peers fhall meet and elect another in place of the deceas'd, upon a Writ directed to them for that effect. Then it was mov'd, that fuch Peers of Scotland, who are alfo Peers of England, who after the Union, fhall be created Peers of Great Britain, have no Vote in the Election of the 16 Peers from Scotland to the Parliament of Great Britain: And after Debate thereon, it was pur to the Vote whether any thing in relation to the faid Motion, fhall be inferted in the aforefaid Act, fettling the manner of Elections, yea, or not, and it was carried not. Afterwards it was agreed, that when the Commiffioners for Boroughs, who fhall meet for Electing their Reprefentatives fhall happen to be equal, the Prefident of the Meeting fhall have the cafting Vote; and that the Commiffioner for the eldeft Borough, fhall proceed at the firft Meeting; and the Commiflioner for the other Boroughs by turns, as the Boroughs were then call'd in the Rolls of Parliament. The The next Day the Draught of the Act for fet- A. C. ling the manner of Elections, was read; and a first 1706 Reading allow'd to be mark'd thereon; and being read a fecond Time on the 5th of February, it was Feb. 4. approved and confirm'd by the Touch of the Royal The Act for Scepter, in the ufual manner. The fame Day, a Electing Proclamation concerning the Coin, was brought in the Repre from the Committee, Read, Voted and Approved. Jentatives On the 10th and 12th of February, the Parliament of Scotland pafi'd was taken up with private Business, and the next Febr. 5. Day proceeded to elect the Reprefentatives for Scot-See the Apland, in the firft Parliament of Great Britain; And, pendix, the three Estates having separated to their ufual Nu. XIII. places, they return'd and reported their (A) re-pag. 128. fpective Elections, which were as follows, (A) It is to be obferv'd that the following Peers only Voted in the Election of the Nobility. Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Montrofs, P.S.C. Duke of Hamilton, Marshall May. Crawford 28 Sutherland Rothes, Stormont of Kilfyth. Motton, Lords. Wemyse 27 Glencairn, Oliphant, Roxburgh, Rofs, Hadington, Torphithen, Glasgow 38 Galloway, Blantire, Inlay 34 Lauderdale, Cranston, Wemyfe, Bargeny, Dalhousie, Bamff, Finlater, Leven, Elibank, A. C. For the Lords. 1705. The Duke of Queensberry, Crawford, in High Commiffioner, The Repre- Earl of Seafield Chancellor, Sentatives Marq. of Montrofs,P. S. C. for Scot- Marquis of Tweedale, land in the Marquis of Lothian, Parliament of Great Mar, Britain, Lowdoun, chofen Feb. 13. Earls. Duke, Sutherland, For the Barons. W. Nisbet of Dirletoun, JohnHalden of Glenagies, SirJ Swintoup of That Ilk, Mungo Grahame of Gor- Alex. Grant of That Ilk, marty, Boroughs. Sir James Smollet, Mr. Alexander Maitland. The Alts Paf'd March25. The Remainder of the Seffion was fpent in feveral A. C. important Affairs, both private and publick, parti- 1706. cularly in examining the Accounts of the African and Indian Company, and providing for the due Application of the Equivalent. On the 25th of March, his Grace the High Commiffioner, went to the Parliament Houfe in gteat Solemnity, being attended by the whole Troop of Life-Guards, and all the Nobility and Gentry in their Coaches, and touch'd with the Scepter the following Acts, viz. 1. Act in favour of the Incorporations of Edinburgh for a Maiden Hofpital, 2. Act in favour of the Town of Dundee, 3. another in favour of that of Aberdeen, 4. A& in favour of the Duke of Hamilton and the Town of Borrowftounnefs; 5. Act in favour of the Burgh of Kirkaldie; 6 Act renouncing the Reverfion of Kirklands; Act in favour of the Burgh of Kinghorn; 8. Act for clearing the paffage through the Mary Wind in the Burgh of Sterlin; 9. Act in favour of the Earl of Linlithgow and Callender; 10. Act in fanour of the Lady Littlegil and her Son; 11. Act of Naturalization of John Henry Huguetan; 12. A&t for Naturalizing feveral Foreigners; 13. Act for preferving the Game; 14 Act in favour of the Earl of Buchan; 15. Act of Diffolution of the Mines and Minerals belonging to his Grace the Duke of Queensberry 16. Act for Burying in Wooll; 17. Act in favour of the Maiden Hofpital founded by the Company of Merchants and Mary Ereskine; 18. Act concerning the payment of the Sums out of the Equivalent to the African Company; and 19. an Act concerning the Publick Debts. Then the Act Salvo Fure cujus Libet was read, and it being read again, it was voted, approved, and touched with the Scepter: Which done, his Grace Her Majefty's High Commillioner, made the following Speech to the Parli ament.. My Lords and Gentlemen, TH HE Publick Bufinefs of this Seffion being now over, The Duke of it's full time to put an end to it. I am perfwaded, Queensthat we and our Pofterity will reap the Benefit of the berry's UNION of the Two Kingdoms; and I doubt not, but Speech. as this Parliament has had the Honour to conclude it, you will, in your feveral Stations, recommend to the Ec 4 People |