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'from time to time, from the Peers of Scotland, to A. C. the Houfe of Lords of Great-Britain are only Inti1706. 'tuled; And the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland do propofe, that in the Tryals of Peers in time of 'Adjournments or Prorogations of Parliament; The 'Sixteeen Peers, who do then Reprefent the Peers of 'Scotland, fhall be Summon'd in the fame manner, 'and have the fame Powers and Privileges in fuch Tryals, as any other Peers of Great-Britain, and that in the Tryals of Peers when there is no Parliament in being, the Sixteen Peers Reprefenta 'tives from Scotland in the former Parliament fhall 'be called in the fame manner, and have the fame 'Powers and Privileges.

3. "The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, having 'confidered the Propofal deliver'd by the Lords Commiffioners for England the 19th Inftant, viz. That from and after the Union, the Coin fhall be of the fame Standard and Value thro-out the United Kingdom as now in England, and the fame Weights and Meafures fhall be ufed thro-out the United Kingdom, as are now established in England; The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland do aagree to the fame, provided that confideration be had to the Loffes private Perfons may fuftain in re ducing the Coin to the fame Standard as now eftablith'd in England; and also provided, That from and after the Union, the Mint at Edinburg be always continued under the fame Rules as the Mint in the Tower of London, or elsewhere in the United Kingdom, and that the Standard of Weights and Meafures for Scotland be kept by thofe Burroughs within the part of the united Kingdom now called Scotland, to whom the keeping of the Standards of Weights and Measures now in ufe in Scotland, does by fpecial Right and Privilege belong.

4 The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland having confidered the Propofal made by the Lords Commiffioners for England the 19th. Inftant, That all 'Laws and Statutes in either Kingdom, which are contrary to, or Inconfiftent with the Terms agreed on for uniting the two Kingdoms, fhall be Repeal'd and made void; Do agree to the fame.

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The Earl of Mar did alfo deliver the two follow1706 ing Propofals, viz.

1.The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, having by their Paper deliver'd the 9th. of May laft propos'd, That the private Right of Corporations and Companies, fhould be referv'd to be confider'd in the courfe of this Treaty, Their Lordships do now propofe, That the Rights and Privileges of the Company in Scotland, Trading to Africa and the Indies, Eftablifh'd in Scotland by the 8th. Act. ८ of Parliament 1695. and by the 13th. of the Parliament 1701, do continue in Force after the Union, or that if the Privileges of that Company fhall be judg'd Inconvenient for the Trade of the Reft of the United Kingdom, that the private Rights of the faid Company in Scotland be purchas'd from the Proprietors.

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The Lords Commitlioners for Scotland, do propofe to the Lords Commiffioners for England, that all Ships belonging to her Majefty's Subjects in Scotland at the time of the Union (tho' Foreign built) fhall be deem'd, and pafs as Ships of theBuilt of Great-Britain, The Owner or Owners within twelve Months after the Union making Oath, That the fame did belong to him or them at the commencement of the Union, and does then belong to him or them, and that no Foreigner, directly nor indirectly hath any fhare or part or Intereft therein, which Oath fhall be made before the chief Officer of the Cuftoms at the Port next the Abode of the faid Owner or Owners, and the faid Officer fhall be impowered to adminifter the faid Oath, and the Oath being fo adminiftred, fhall be 'attefted by the Officer who adminiftred the fame, and being Regiftred by the faid Officer, fhall be 'delivered to the Mafter of the Ship for fecurity of her Navigation, a Duplicate of which Regifter fhall be immediately tranfmitted to the Commiffioners of Her Majefty's Cuftoms in the Port of Edinburgh,

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As to Ships built in Scotland before, or which fhall be built there after the Union, the Lords Commiflioners for Scotland do make no feparate Propofal, feeing thofe by the mutual Agreements in this Treaty, are to be fubject to the fame Regulations

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'as in England, and confequently to the Acts of Na- A. C. 'vigation now in Force. 1706 The next t Day, the Lord Treafurer in Name Cany of the Lords Commiflioners for England, delivered 32d. Meet to the Board the three following Papers, viz.

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"The Lords Commithioners for England having † June 22. confidered the Paper concerning Salt, deliver d 'by the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland the 21ft. Inftant, think themfelves oblig'd to inform their Lordships, that the whole Duties on Salt, are not' appropriated for Payment of the Debts of England; the Dury of 12 d. a Bufhel on Salt, tho' granted to the Crown in perpetuity, is appropriated to the payment of Debts no longer than till the ft. Auguft 1710.

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That the remaining part of the Duty on Salt, viz. 2 s. 4 d. a Bufhel, is granted to the Crown in perpetuity, and is with other Duties appropriated for Payment of 16000 1. per Annum to the Eaft India Company redeemable by Parliament, and the fuperplufage above that Annual Sum is not appropriated to the Payment of the Debts of England; And therefore the Lords Commiffioners for England do think it neceffary for them, to infift upon what was expreft in their Paper deliver'd by them the 15th Inftant; that when the Duty on Salt 'fhall take place in Scotland, the Equivalent which the Kingdom of Scotland is to have, ought to be ex'tended only to fuch part of the Duties on Salt, as fhall be applied to the Payment of the Debts of England.

2. It appearing by a Paper given in by the Lords Commillioners for Scotland the 21ft Inftant, that the Lords Commiffioners for England had not fully exprefs'd themselves in fome part of a Paper deli⚫vered by them on the 19th Inftant, to the fatisfaction of the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, and being defirous upon this, and all other Occafions, to proceed with all poffible clearnefs, do make the "following Explanation of their meaning in that part of the faid Paper,

They agree, That all Peers of Scotland, and their Succeffors to their Honours and Dignities, fhall, from and after the Union be Reckoned and Declared Peers of Great-Britain, and fhall be tried

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A. C. as Peers of Great-Britain, and fhall enjoy the Pri1706.vileges of Peers, as fully as the Peers of England do now enjoy the fame, or as they or any other Peers of Britain may hereafter enjoy the fame, except the Right and Privilege of fitting in the 'Houfe of Lords, and the Privileges depending 'thereon, and particularly the Right of fitting upon the Tryals of Peers.

They agree, That the fixteen Peers who are to 'fit in the House of Lords of Great Britain, for that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland, after the Union, fhall have all Privileges of Parliament, which the Peers of England now have, and which they, or any Peers of Britain, fhall have after the Union, and particularly the Right of fitting upon the Tryals of Peers.

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They agree, That in cafe of the Tryal of any 'Peer in time of Adjournment or Prorogation of Parliaments, the faid fixteen Peers fhall be fummon'd ' in the fame manner, and have the fame Powers and Privileges at fuch Tryals, as any other Peers of Great-Britain.

And they do further agree, That in cafe any Tryals of Peers fhall hereafter happen, when there is no Parliament in Being, the fixteen Peers of Scotland who fat in the laft preceding Parliament, 'fhall be fummon'd in the fame manner, and have the fame Powers and Privileges at fuch Tryals, as any other Peers of Great-Britain.

3. The Lords Commiffioners for England do agree to the Propofal delivered the 21st of June, 'by the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, touching Ships belonging to her Majefty's Subjects in Scotland, with the Alterations following, viz.

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That all Ships belonging to Her Majesty's Sub"jects in Scotland, at the time of figning the Treaty for the Union of the faid Kingdoms, tho' Foreign Built, fhall be deem'd and pafs as Ships of the Built of Great Britain; the Owner or Owners within * twelve Months after the Union, making Oath that the fame did belong to him or them at the Signing the faid Treaty, and doth then belong to him or them; and that no Foreigner, directly or indirectly, hath any fhare or part, or Intereft therein; Which Oath fhall be made before the Chief Officer or • Officers

Officers of the Cuftoms in the Port next the Abode A. C. of the faid Owner or Owners, and the faid Of 1706. ficer or Officers fhall be Impowr'd to adminifter the faid Oath, and the Oath being fo adminiftred, fhall be attefted by the Officer or Officers who adminiftred the fame, and being Regiftred by the faid Officer or Officers, fhall be tranfmitted to the Chief Officer or Officers of the Customs in the Port of Edinburgh, to be there enter'd in a Register, and from thence to be fent to the Port of London, to be there enter'd in the General Register of all the Trading Ships belonging to Great-Britain.

The Lord Treasurer deliver'd alfo the following Propofal;

The Lords Commiffioners for England do propofe 'to the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, that from and after the Union, there be one Great-Seal for the United Kingdom of Great-Britain, to be used for Sealing Writs to elect and fummon the Parliament of Great Britain, and for fealing other Publick and Mandatory Writs, Publick Acts, or Orders of State, and Grants, and fuch Inftruments relating to Publick Juftice, Policy and Govern ment, as are proper to be feal'd with a Great-Seal; 'yet nevertheless a Seal in Scotland fhall after the Union be always kept, and made ufe of, in all things relating to the Private Rights and Justice, in the fame manner as the Great-Seal is at this time us'd, but fubject to fuch Regulations as the Parliament of Great Britain may hereafter make, and until fuch Seal fhall be provided, the GreatSeal of Scotland fhall be ufed as at this time, in all things relating to private Rights and Juftice.

Then the Earl of Mar, in the Name of the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, deliver'd the following Propofal;

"The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland do pro'pofe it be declared, That the Laws and Acts of Parliament in Scotland for pineing, curing and packing of Herrings, White-fifh and Salmon, for Export beyond Seas with Foreign Salt only; and for preventing of Frauds in Curing and Packing, of Fifhes, be continued in Force in Scotland after the Union, but fubject to Alterations by the Parlia

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