Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

CCC WILLIAM, FIRST MARQUIS OF ANNANDALi:, 1C72-1721.
pouuJ.s.' The first session of tlie fust parliament of Qiiccn Aiiiie began at
Ediuburgli, Gtli May 1703, at which Annandale was present, this lime as
president of tlie council. The Duke of Quecnsberry was again comuiissioner.
One of the acts endeavoured to be jassed this session was an act for the
security of the kingdom. The draft of it was read in parliament ou 2Sth
May, and thereafter it was considered, clause by clause, up to and including
11th August 1703. Annandale, and others with hir.i, entered a protest
regarding two of the clauses. One of these had reference to the privileges
of peers, and the other to the succession to the crown. On lith August the
act was voted and approved by parliament. The royal assent was, liowever,
withheld from it. In consequence of this parliament stopped supplies, and
the Cjueeu adjourned parliament ou IGth September 1703.-
After the session was over Auuandalc returned to London, and appears
not to have been in Scotland till June next year. Before parliaiucnt again
met Annandale was nominated by Queen Anne one of the twelve knights of
the Tliistle. His nomination is dated 7th February 1704.^ The order with
which his lordship was now invested had been re-established by the queen so
recently as 31st December preceding.
The second session of the first parliament of Queen Anne met at Edin-
burgh on 6th July 1701, under John, ]\Iarquis of Twceddale, as commissioner.
Annandale was present as president of the privy council. On 25th July, the
act of security, which was offered, but not accepted, as a clause to be added
to the act of supplv^, was again considered by parliament, and marked as
read a first time. It was resolved not to proceed further with it until the
coumiissioncr received instructions regarding it. These were evidently soon
after obtained, the queen finding it necessary to yield, as on 5th August, the
' Letter of pension, dated St. James's, lOtli Pccemlier ITOi, in Annandale Cliarter-cliest
2 Acts of the Parliaments of ScotL^nd, vuL xi. jip. 45, 07, 70, 74, IDI, 104, 1 1L>.
^ luventory of commissions in favour of William, Marquis of Annandale, in Annandale
Charter-chest.