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96, ir Edward Coke, and the politicians of that time, conceived great difficulties in carrying on the projected union: but thee were at length overcome, and the great work was happily effected in 1707, 5 Anne; when twenty five articles of union were agreed to by the parliaments of both nations: the purport of the mot coniderable being as follows;

1.&ensp; on the firt of May 1707, and for ever after, the kingdoms of England and Scotland hall be united into one kingdom, by the name of Great Britain.

2.&ensp; ucceion to the monarchy of Great Britain hall be the ame as was before ettled with regard to that of England.

3.&ensp; united kingdom hall be repreented by one parliament.

4.&ensp; hall be a communication of all rights and privileges between the ubjects of both kingdoms, except where it is otherwie agreed.

9.&ensp; England raies 2,000,000l. by a land tax, Scotland hall raie 48,000l. 16, 17.&ensp; tandards of the coin, of weights, and of meaures, hall be reduced to thoe of England, throughout the united kingdoms.

18.&ensp; laws relating to trade, cutoms, and the excie, hall be the ame in Scotland as in England. But all the other laws of Scotland hall remain in force; but alterable by the parliament of Great Britain. Yet with this caution: that laws relating to public policy are alterable at the dicretion of the parliament; laws relating to private right are not to be altered but for the evident utility of the people of Scotland. 22.&ensp;