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the nature of lords of the articles, and yet not 

 excluding the liberty of propounding in full par 

 liament afterwards ? 



3. The third, touching the orders of parliament, 

 how they may be compounded, and the best of either 

 taken ? 



4. The fourth, how those, which by inheritance 

 or otherwise have offices of honour and ceremony in 

 both the parliaments, as the lord steward with us, 

 &c. may be satisfied, and duplicity accommodated ? 



For the councils of estate, while the kingdoms 

 stand divided, it should seem necessary to continue 

 several councils ; but if your majesty should proceed 

 to a strict union, then howsoever your majesty may 

 establish some provincial councils in Scotland, as 

 there is here of York, and in the marches of Wales, 

 yet the question will be, whether it will not be more 

 convenient for your majesty, to have but one privy 

 council about your person, whereof the principal 

 officers of the crown of Scotland to be for dignity 

 sake, howsoever their abiding and remaining may be 

 as your majesty shall employ their service ? But this 

 point belongeth merely and wholly to your majesty s 

 royal will and pleasure. 



For the officers of the crown, the consideration 

 thereof will fall into these questions. 



First, in regard of the latitude of your kingdom 

 and the distance of place, whether it will not be 

 matter of necessity to continue the several officers, 

 because of the impossibility for the service to be 

 performed by one ? 



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