rights of the royal burghs. Article 22 provided for Scotland to be represented in the new Parliament of Great Britain by sixteen representative peers and forty-five members of the House of Commons. Article 23 provided for Scotland's peers to have the same rights as English peers in any trial of peers. Article 24 provided for the creation of a new Great Seal of Great Britain, different from those of England and Scotland, but it also provided that the Great Seal of England was to be used until this had been created; a Great Seal of Scotland for use in Scotland; and that the Honours of Scotland, the Records of the Parliament of Scotland and all other records, rolls and registers be kept and remain in Scotland. Article 25 provided that all laws of either kingdom that may be inconsistent with the Articles in the Treaty were declared void. Commissioners The following commissioners were appointed to negotiate the Treaty of Union: Kingdom of England William Cowper, 1st Baron Cowper, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, Lord President of the Council John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Lord Privy Seal Henry Boyle, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State for the Southern Department Robert Harley, Secretary of State for the Northern Department Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle Sir John Cooke, Advocate-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby Sir Simon Harcourt, Solicitor General Charles Montagu, 1st Baron Halifax William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Werke Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford Lord William Powlett, Member of Parliament for Winchester John Smith, Speaker of the House of Commons John Somers, 1st Baron Somers Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Sir Thomas Trevor, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Dr. Stephen Waller, Doctor of Law Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron Wharton Charles Powlett, Marquess of Winchester John Sharp, Archbishop of York Kingdom of Scotland James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Lord Privy Seal John Erskine, Earl of Mar, Secretary of State Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of