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'fhall affemble and meet refpectively in the re- A. C. fpective Houfes of the Parliament of Great-Britain, 1706. at fuch Time and Place as fhall be fo appointed by 'Her Majefty, and fhall be the Two Houfes of the 'firft Parliament of Great-Britain; And that Parliament may continue for fuch time only, as the prefent Parliament of England might have continued, if the Union of the two Kingdoms had not been made, unless fooner diffolv'd by Her Majefty.. And the Lords Commiflioners for England do likewife propofe, That every one of the faid Six'teen Peers of Scotland, and every one of the faid 'Forty five Members for Scotland, fhall before they "Sit or Vote in the refpective Houfes of Parliament ' of Great-Britain, take the refpective Oaths,and Sub"fcribe the Declarations in the fame manner, as the 'Lords and Members of both Houfes of Parliament in England are oblig'd to Take and Subfcribe, by Virtue of any Act or Acts of Parliament now in "Force inEngland,upon the Penalties therein contain'd. In their next Meeting the Lord Chancellor of42d. Mee Scotland deliver'd the following Paper.

ting. "The Lords Commiffioners for Scotland do agree † July 13. to the Paper deliver'd by the Lords Commiffioners 42d. Meefor England the 11th Inftant,with this Alteration to ting. the first part of the faid Paper, That whereas the July 13. 'faid Commiffioners for England do propofe, that the firft Parliament of Great-Britain be appointed to meet at fuch Time and Place as Her Majefty 'fhall think fit, which time fhall not be lefs than Forty two days, after the date of fuch Proclama"mation, as in the faid Propofal is mentioned; The 'Lords Commiffioners for Scotland do propofe, that 'the time for meeting of the faid Parliament, fhall 'not be less than Fifty days after the date of fuch Proclamation; And as to the fecond part of the 'faid Propafal the Lords Commilioners for Scotland do agree to the fame in the Terms following; That every one of the Lords of Parliament of Great-Britain, and every Member of the Houfe of Commons of the Parliament of Great-Britain, in the firft, and all fucceeding Parliaments of Great-Britain, until the Parliament of Great-Britain fhall otherwife direct, fhall before they Sit or Vote in the refpective Houfes of the Parliament of Great

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Britain, take the refpective Oaths appointed to be taken initead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, by an Act of Parliament made in England, in the first year of the Reign of the late King William and Queen Mary, Intituled, an Act for the Abrogating of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and appointing other Oaths; and Make, Subfcribe, and audibly repeat the Declaration mentioned in an Act of Parliament made in England in the 30th year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, Intituled, an Act for the more effectual preferving the King's Perfon and Government,by difabling Papifts from Sitting in either Houfe of Parliament; And 'fhall take and Subfcribe the Oath mentioned in an "Act of Parliament made in England, in the first year of Her Majefty's Reign, Intituled, an Ael to declare the Alterations in the Oath appointed to be taken by the 6 A&t, Entituled, an Act for the further Security of his Majefty's Perfon, and the Succeffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales; and all other Pretenders, and their open and fecret Abettors, and for declaring the Affociation to be determined; Upon the Penalty and Difabilities in the faid refpective Acts con'tain'd; And the Lords Commiflioners for Scotland do further propofe, That thefe words, THE 'CROWN OF THIS REALM, and the 'QUEEN OF THIS REALM, mention'd in 6 the Oaths and Declaration contain'd in the forefaid Acts, which were intended to fignifie the Crown and Realm of England, may be understood of the "Crown and Realm of Great-Britain, united by the Acts of the refpective Parliaments ratifying this Treaty; and that the Oaths and Declaration be . taken and fubfcrib'd, by the Members of both Houfes of Parliament of Great-Britain in that Senfe. Hereupon the Lords Commiffioners for England withdrew, and being return'd, the Lord Keeper in their Lordfhips Names, deliver'd a Paper, importing; "That the Lords Commiffioners for England having confider'd the Paper deliver'd at this Meeting by the Lords Commiffioners for Scotland, did agree to the feveral Matters therein pro'pofed.

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This done, they adjourn'd to the 16th, on which 43d MeeDay the Draught of the Articles of Union were read, ing, by the refpective Secretaries, and the Lords Com-July 16. millioners for both Kingdoms, order'd the fame to be 44th Me ingrofs'd against the next Meeting; when they Sign'd and Seal'd the Inftruments, (or Writings) "July 22. conform to their refpective Commillions: And the fame day they order'd, That the refpective Secretaries of each Commiffion fhould fign each other's Journals of the Proceedings; and afterwards enter in The Artithe Journals, the Articles of the Treaty of Union. cles of The next day the Lords Commitlioners for both Union Kingdoms, went from the Cockpit to attend the Queen sign'd. See at St. James's, where the Lord Keeper, in the Name the Apof the Lords Commiflioners for England, made the pendix. following Speech, and prefented to Her Majefty one Numb. of the Sign'd and Seal'd Inftruments, or Writings, III. containing the Articles of Union on the part of +5th MecEngland:

May it Please Your MAJESTY,

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WE E the Commiffioners appointed by Your Majefty, in ners attend purfuance of the Act of Parliament pafs'd in Your the Queen. Kingdom of England, to Treat concerning an Union of The Lord the Two Kingdoms, with the Commiffioners for Scotland, Keeper's do (according to our Duty) humbly beg leave to prefent Speech to to Your Majesty thefe the Effects of our continued and faith-her Majo ful Endeavours to that End.

They are the Articles agreed upon between Your Commiffioners of both Kingdoms, as the Terms or Conditions upon which the intended Union is to take place, if Your Majefty, and the Parliaments of both Kingdoms, fhall think fit to approve, and confirm the fame.

In thefe we have come to an Agreement on every Point, we judg'd Neceffary to effect a compleat and lafting Union, and we have endeavour'd not to flir into any Matter we had Reafon to think was not fo.

And altho' we have Unanimously carried this Treaty thus far, purely from a Conviction, that we have done therein to GOD, Your Majesty, and our Countries Good Service; Yet we are far from thinking, that what we have done, will, or ought to be of any Weight or Authority elfe where; but do most entirely fubmit thefe our Labours to the High Wisdom of Your Majefty, and both Your Parlialiaments, to stand, or falt, by the Reafon, Justice, and publick Utility on which they are founded.

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Your MAJESTY's Royal Prefence, and feasonable Admonition to us at the fittest Functures, were (we most thank fully Acknowledge) a very great Encouragement and Affiftance to us in the Difficulties we met with.

Your Majefty's Glory is already perfect, and the finishing this Work, is all that is wanting to compleat as well as fecure the Happineß of fo great a People, as Your Subjects may now without any Arrogance pretend to be.

May Your Majefty Live, not only to give a Sanction of this Univerfal Bleffing to all your People; but also to fee, in a long and prosperous Reign over us, the many immediate, or near, Good Effects of it; but, as for that great and main Confequence of it, for which Your Majefty is making by a moft Gracious and Charitable Forefight, this only effectual Provifion, I mean the continuance of Peace and Tranquillity in this land, upon a Defcent of the Crown, inftead of that Blood-fhed and Distraction, which would probably follow upon the fatal Divifion of it.

May we be fo happy, as never in our Days, to experiment the fitneß of thefe Meafures your Majefty is now taking for that end? But may late, very late Pofterity only in that refpect, reap the Advantage of them.

Then the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, in the Name of the Lords Commitlioners for that Kingdom, made the following Speech, and prefented to Her Majefty one of the Sign'd and Seal'd Inftruments, or Writings, containing the Articles of Union on the part of Scotland:

TheScotch May it please your Majefty,

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HE Commiffioners appointed by your Majesty for the Kingdom of Scotland, to Treat of an Union of Speech to the Queen. Your Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, have the Queen. Commanded me to return Your Majesty their most humble

and dutiful Acknowledgments, for the Honour Your Majefty has Conferr'd on them, in employing them to negotiate this most important Affair, which is of the greatest ConSequence to all your Majesty's Subjects.

We bave endeavour'd to discharge this Truft with all Fidelity, and are now come humbly to lay before your Majefty, the Articles and Conditions of Union which we have treated of, and agreed upon, and do Lubmit them to your Majefty's Royal Confideration.

It is a great Satisfaction to us,that what we have concluded A. C. in this Matter, has been done with Unanimity; and we 1706. muft own, that the Knowledge we had of your Majesty's great Concern for Uniting your Two Kingdoms, and the Earnestneß with which your Majefty has been moft Gracioufly pleafed to Recommend it, hath enabled us to bring this Treaty to a happy and speedy Conclufion, to the mutual Satisfaction of the Commiffioners on both fides; and we shall efteem it our greatest Happineß, if what we have prepared be acceptable to your Majesty, and ratified by the Parliaments of both Kingdoms, without which, what we have done can be of no Authority.

An Union of the Two Kingdoms has been long wifh'd for, it being fo necessary for Establishing the lafting Peace, Happiness and Profperity of both Nations; And tho' it has been frequently endeavoured by your Majesty's Royal Predeceffors, without the defired Succeß; Yet the Glorious Succeffes, with which GOD has Bleffed your Majesty's Endeavours for the Happineß of your People, make us Hope that this Great Work is Referv'd to be Accomplished in your Majesty's Reign.

After which, Her Majefty was pleased to make the following Speech.

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Give you many Thanks for the I taken in this Treaty, and am very well pleafed to find fty's Speech. your Endeavours and Applications have brought it to fo Good a Conclufion. The Particulars of it feem fo Reafonable, That I Hope they will meet with Approbation in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms. I wish therefore, That my Servants of Scotland may lofe no time in going down to propofe it to My Subjects of that Kingdom; And I shall always look upon it as a particular Happiness, if this Union (which will be fo Great a Security, and Advantage to both Kingdoms) can be accomplished in My Reign.

The fame day the following Order was made by the Queen in Council:

HER ER Majefty having been inform'd, That great Li-Orders to berty has been taken by fome Papists, and fome forbid lay. other Difaffected Perfons, in their Difcourfes, and laying ing Wagers Wagers relating to the Union of the Two Kingdoms of Eng- Union.

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