A. C. 3- That Sixty Three Thoufand Six Hundred 1706. Sixty One Pound, Thirteen Shillings and Six Pence be granted, for the Levy-Money, Pay, and Contingences of the Forces in the Expedition under the Command of the Earl Rivers..

4. That Three Thoufand and Fourteen Pound be granted, to defray Her Majefty's Expence for the Pay of the General Officers for a Body of 13000 Men of the Troops of the King of Portugal, pursuant to Treaty in that Behalf, to December 23, 1706.

5. That 35201. 16 s. 8 d. be granted towards defraying Expences relating to the Garrifon of Gi6 braltar in the Year 1706.

6. That 266921. 13 s. 10 d. be granted for defraying Her Majefty's Share of the Pay of 3000 Palatine Troops, purfuant to the Treaty with the 6 Elector Palatine, from the Seventeenth of March 1705-6, to the Twenty Third of December follow'ing.

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7. That 37012 1. 7 s. 6 d. be granted, to defray Her Majefty's Share of the Agio Bread and Forrage for Twelve Thoufand Pruffians imployed in Her Majefty's Service in the Netherlands.

8.That 20000l. be granted, for an Additional Subfidy to the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel for Augmenting his Troops, and Marching into Italy, and for defraying the Expence of Bread Waggons and Carriages, and of Hofpitals for the Sick and Wounded, for the Service of the Year 1707.

9. That 197551. 9s. 6d. be granted, to defray Her Majefty's Proportion of the Agio Bread and Forrage for the faid Twelve Thousand Pruffians, from their coming into Her Majefty's Service until < December 23, 17c6.

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10. That 117801. 18 s. be granted, to defray Her Majefty's Proportion of the Extraordinary Charge for the Augmentation Troops of the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, imploy'd in Italy from the Twentieth of May to the Twenty Third of Decem'ber, 1706..

11. That 346071. 13 s. 5 d. be granted for LevyMoney to recruit the Horfes of the Foreign Troops in Her Majefty's Pay that were kill'd, or dy'd of the common Diftemper in Flanders in the Year 1705.

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12. That 1146 Pound be granted, for a further A. C. 'Allowance of Levy-Money for Recruiting the Hor- 1706. fes of the English Horfe and Dragoons loft in the 'fame Campaign in Flanders.

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13. That 75731. be granted for Levy-Money to Recruit the Horfes of the English Horfe and Dra-goons, and for Officers Horfes which dy'd of the common Diftemper, after the faid Campaign, be'tween the Thirty First of October 1705, and the 'latter End of February following.

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14. That 112981. Pound be granted for Levy Money to recruit the Horfes of the English Horfe and Dragoons, which were kill'd and dy'd of the common Distemper in the Low-Countries, between the First of May and the Thirty First of December 1706.

15. That 160551. 12s. 6d. be granted to de fray Her Majefty's Share of the Levy-Money for recruiting the Horfes of the Danish Troops, in the Pay of England and Holland, that were loft in the fame manner between the First of January 1705, and the Laft of October 1706.

16. That 1775 Pound be granted to make good 'the like Lofs fuftained by the Troops of Hanover in in Her Majefty's Pay during the last Campaign in Flanders.

17. That 150000 Pounds be granted towards profecuting the Succeffes of King Charles the third, for Recovery of the Monarchy of Spain to the Houfe of Austria.

The faid Refolutions being feverally read a Se cond time, were all, (except the Fifth Refolution which was difagreed to) upon the Question severally put thereupon, Agreed unto by the Houfe.

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A Motion being made, and the Queftion being Moneys o propofed, That the feveral Sums of Mony for the extra-been rightly ordinary Services for the Year 1706, which have been a-appliedand greed to by the Houfe, have been Advanced and Expended expanded for the Prefervation of the Duke of Savoy, for the Intereft of King Charles the Third in Spain against the common Enemy, and for the Safety and Honour of the Nation: And the Previous Question being put, That that Queftion be now put, it was refolved in the Affirmative. Then the main Queftion being put, it was Refolv'd, by a Majority of 250 Voices against Ff2

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A. C. 105. That the feveral Sums of Money for the Extraordi1706. nary Services for the Year 1706, which have been agreed to by this Houfe, have been Advanced and Expended for the Prefervation of the Duke of Savoy, for the Intereft of King Charles the Third in Spain against the common Enemy, and for the Safety and Honour of the Nation. *January The next day, the Queen came to the House of 28th Atts Peers, with the ufual Solemnity, and the Commons palled. being fent for up, Her Majefty gave the Royal Affent to an Act for Settling upon John Duke of Marlborough, and his Pofterity, a Penfion of Five Thoufand Pound per Annum, for the more Honourable Support of their Dignities, in like manner as his Honours and Dignities, and the Honour, and Mannor of Woodstock, and Houfe of Blenheim, are already limited and fettled: And to four private Bills; after which Her Majefty made the following Speech to both Houses.

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My Lords and Gentlemen, Speech to Having Acquainted You at the Opening of this Seffion, that the Treaty for an Union between England and Scotland, which had been Concluded here by the CommifLioners Appointed for that Purpose, in pursuance of the Powers given by the Parliaments of both Kingdoms, was then under the Confideration of the Parliament of Scotland, I can now, with great Satisfaction, Inform You, that the faid Treaty has been Ratified by Act of Parliament in Scotland, with fome Alterations and Additions.

I have directed the Treaty agreed to by the Commiffioners of both Kingdoms, and also the A&t of Ratification from Scotland, to be laid before you, and I hope it will meet with your Concurrence and Approbation.

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons,

It being agreed by this Treaty, that Scotland is to have an Equivalent for what that Kingdom is obliged to contribute towards paying the Debts of England, I must Recommend to you, that in cafe you Agree to the Treaty, you would take care to provide for the Payment of the Equivalent to Scotland accordingly.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

Tu have now an Opportunity before you, of putting. the laft Hand to a happy Union of the Two Kingdoms, which I hope will be a lasting Bleffing to the whole Island,

a great Addition to its Wealth and Power, and a firm Security to the Proteftant Religion.

The Advantages which will accrue to Us all, from an Union, are fo apparent, that I will add no more, but that I fall look upon it as a particular Happiness, if this great Work, which has been so often attempted without Success, can be brought to Perfection in my Reign.

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The Commons being return'd to their Houfe, the Lord Coningsby,by the Queen's Command, prefented to the Houfe the Articles of Union agreed upon by the Commiffioners, the Act of Parliament in Scot land for the Ratification of them, and a Copy of the Minute Book of the Proceedings of the faid Commiffioners, which were order'd to be printed. Then a Motion being made, and the Question put, That an Address be prefented to Her Majefly, that she would be pleas'd to give Orders, that the Minutes of the Proceedings of the former Commiffioners, appointed in the First Year of Her Reign, to treat of an Union, be laid before the Houfe; it paffed in the Negative: It was afterwards Refolved, "That an humble Addrefs be pre-The Comfented to her Majefty, returning her Majefty the mens rehumble Thanks of the Houfe for her moft Gracious turn the Speech, that Day, to both Houfes of Parliament,and Queen for Communicating to this Houfe the Articles of thanks for 'Union, and the Act of Parliament in Scotland for her Speech. Ratification thereof.

This Addrefs being prefented accordingly, .by

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Her Majefty anfwer'd, She was well pleas'd, that what he had done The was fo much to the Satisfaction of that Houfe. Queen's The Treaty of Union, and Proceedings relating Anfwer. to the fame, having likewife been communicated to the Houfe of Peers, their Lordships upon the Archbishop of Canterbury's Motion, order'd a Bill to 4t for the be brought in for the Security of the Church of England, Security of which being read a fecond time on the 3d of Febru- the Church of Engary,(the Queen and Prince being prefent,) a Question and. was put, whether it fhould be an Inftruction, by the leave of the Houfe,to infert in the Bill,the Act made the 25 Car. II. Entituled, An Act for the preventing Dangers which may happen from Popifh Recufants: Which was refolved in the Negative, by a Majority of 63 Voices against

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The next Day, the Houfe of Commons refolv'd itfelf into a Committee of the whole Houfe, to conFeb 4 fider of the Articles of Union, and Act of RatificaDebates in tion of the Parliament of Scotland, and Mr. Compton the Houfe being chofen Chairman, Mr. Charles Cefar open'd the Commons Debate, and raifed, tho' in modeft Terms, fome about the Scruples against the Union. He was feconded by Sir n, who faid, That the Bufiness of the Union, that was now before them, being of the higheft Importance, required therefore required__therefore the most deliberate Confideration; That with Relation thereto People, without Doors, had been for a long time, tongue-tied by a fpecial Order of Council, which not reaching them within those Walls, he would very freely impart his Thoughts about it. That, for his part, he was abfolutely against this Incorporating Union, which he faid was like the marrying a Woman against her Confent : An Union that was carried on by Corruption and Bribery within Doors, by Force and Violence withMany Members taking Offence at this bold Expreffion, which fo highly reflected both on her Majefty's Minifters, and the Scorch Commiflioners and Parliament, Sir Fn Pn faid, he was told, that in Scotland they said the Union was carried by Bribery and Force; Adding, That the Promoters thereof, in thus bafely giving up their independent Conftitution, had actually betray'd the Truft repos'd in them, and therefore he would leave it to the Judgment of the Houfe to confider, whether or no Men of fuch Principles were fit to be admitted to fit amongst them? That among the many Inconveniences and irreconcileable Contradictions this Union was liable to, he would only take notice of this material One, viz. That Her Majefty, by the Coronation Oath, was obliged to maintain the Church of England, as by Law eftablifhed, and bound likewife, by the faid Oath, to defend the Presbyterian Kirk of Scotland, in one and the faid Kingdom : Now, faid he, after this Union is in force, who fhall adminifter this Oath to her Majefty? "Tis not the Bufinefs of the Scotch, who are uncapable of it,and no Well-wishers to the Church of Eng

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