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Overture As to the elections of representatives of the nobility and burrows, it is propos'd, that the same should be by dividing the nobility in four rolls or classes, each class containing 34, which 34, choosing four of their number, and so make up 16. And in respect that there are 16 scots peers who have neither estates nor residence in Scotland; it's propos'd, that 4 of these be given to every class; so that there are 30 residenters and 4 non-residents in every class...
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Scotland. Parliament.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Standardized Title:
- Drafts and Overtures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--Early works to 1800.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ; 1/2⁰
- Place of Publication:
- [Edinburgh] : [publisher not identified], [1707?]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T169639.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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