VVE Your Majesty's most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects, the Subscribing Noblemen, Barons, and Burgesses of this your An­cient Kingdom of SCOTLAND, Members of the same Parliament which happily Settled Your Majesty's Govern­ment over Us, and has ever since given continued Proofs of Zeal and Affection to your Majesty's Service in the several Sessi­ons thereof: Do humbly Represent to Your Majesty, that having according to Your Majesty's Royal Appointment, met together in Parliament, with full Resolution to have proceeded in the like good Intentions, for the Honour and Interest of your Majesty and People;

It is to Our unspeakable Grief and Disappointment, that not only there has been no Return given to the Unanimous Address of the last Session of Parliament, Expressing the whole Nation's Concern in the INDIAN and AFRICAN Company: But also after a Motion made in this Session of Parliament for a Resolve, That Our Colony of CALEDONIA in DARIEN, is a Legal and Rightful Settlement, in the Terms of the Act of Parliament 1965. And that the Parliament would Mantain and Support the same. Members beginning to Reason thereupon, were Inter­rupted by an Adjournment, which We Humbly Conceive is not agreeable to the 40 Act of the 11th, Parliament of King James the 6. Where it is promitted, That nothing shall be done or Commanded, which might Directly or Indirectly Prejudge the Liberty of free Voting, and Reasoning of the E­states of Parliament, or any of them in all time coming.

And thereafter, by a Subsequent Adjournment, from the Thirtieth day of May instant, to the Twentieth day of June next, the Parliament was not permitted to come to any Resolution, in the pressing Concerns of the Nation; which we cannot think consistent with that Article of Our Claim of Right, whereby it is Declared, That for the Redress of all Grievances, and for the Amending, Strengthning, and Preserving of the Laws, Par­liaments ought to be frequently called and allowed to Sit, and the Freedom of Speech and Debate secured to the Members.

We do therefore in all Humility and Earnestness, Intreat, That Your Majesty will be graciously pleased, to allow your Parliament to Meet at the Day to which it is now Adjourned; and to fit as long as may be Necessary, for Redressing the Grievances of the Na­tion, Asserting its just Rights and Priviledges, as well at Home as Abroad, in its Colony of CALEDONIA, And for En­acting such Laws as may be for the Advancement and Security of Religion, the Honour of your Majesty, and the true Interest of this Nation. We are

Memorandum, That several other Mem­bers of Parliament, who happen'd not to be present at the Signing of this Address, did not only previously agree to it, but did moreover Sign the last National Address, which in express terms concurrs with this.