27 Oct r 1807

L d Eldon's Bill

'.11

assembled by President

But the two learned draughtsmen are upon the best terms - fratres egregior[?] concordes[?]: the production of the Scottish legislator is taken as /for/ the basis of that of the English one: and after those alterations in respect of forms and accessories which were necessary to attest the recognition of that superiority of talent, which is the faithful accompaniment /companion/ of superiority of office, as to all essentials, such is the favour shewn to /by/ the legislator paravail /paramount/ by the legislator paramount /paravail/ that with him it is but ask and have.

In the present instance, in the interval between the two Bills, to such a degree had favour ripened (in the interval between the two Bills), that the modesty /moderation/ of the subordinate legislator is rewarded with a power extending far beyond his claims /own demands //any thing that he had proposed for himself/, what it had proposed for itself. In both the Lord President's Bills the identity of the "forms of process" as[?] between Chamber and Chamber being supposed to have been already established /pre-established/ provision is made that "no alteration thereof shall take place but by Acts of Sederunt of the whole Court assembled by the Lord President. Thus far it seemed to be tacitly assumed that (no other) alteration was in question other than those /except those alone/ which would be necessitated from the division of the Court into two Courts. The necessity of the concurrence /presence/ of the Lord President is accordingly in those Bills of the Lord Presidents carried no further: for immediately after comes the clause in which it is said that "occasional meetings of the whole Court may be held as at present for making Acts of Sederunt, or exercising the other functions of the Court distinct from deciding causes, the Quorum at such meetings being nine, as at present."