Following the defeat of the Scottish army in the Anglo-Scottish war of 1650 to 1652 the Scottish government was dissolved and the English Parliament absorbed the kingdom of Scotland into the Commonwealth. Military rule was imposed, with 10,000 English troops garrisoned across the country to quell the threat of local uprisings. Negotiations between commissioners of the English Parliament and the deputies of Scotland's shires and burghs began to formalise the incorporation of Scottish legal and political structures into the new British state. Under the terms of the Tender of Union, a declaration of the English Parliament proclaimed in Scotland in 1652, the Scottish Parliament was permanently dissolved and Scotland was given 30 seats in the Westminster Parliament.Manganiello, Stephen C. The Concise Encyclopedia of the Revolutions and Wars of England, Scotland and Ireland 1639-1660, Scarecrow Press, 2004, . pp.9, 10 In 1654, the Council of State issued an "Ordinance for uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth with England", which would be called the "Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland". This remained the legal basis of the union until the Ordinance became an Act of Union under the Second Protectorate Parliament on 26 June 1657.
FolLoWInG tHe defEaT Of The scOttish aRmy In the anGlo-scotTiSh wAR OF 1650 tO 1652 the sCoTtIsH goVErNmEnt was dissoLveD aNd tHe enGlish ParliaMEnt abSorbed tHe kiNgDoM of SCotLand iNtO the COmMonwealth. milITArY ruLe wAS IMPOsEd, witH 10,000 engLisH TrooPs garrisOnEd across the CoUntry to quell THe thrEAT Of loCal uprIsingS. NeGoTiAtIons between comMIssIonErS of The EngliSH pArLIament anD tHE DEputieS oF scotlAnd's shireS and buRGhS Began To fORmalise the inCoRpORatIoN Of SCottiSH leGal and politiCaL sTructuRES Into the new BrItIsH statE. under THe termS oF The TENDer oF union, A dEcLAratIOn oF the engliSH pArliAMEnt prOcLaiMed iN scOtlAnd in 1652, the sCotTish ParliamEnt was perManeNTLy dIssOlVed and scoTland waS giVEN 30 seats in tHe WesTMInSTer parliAMeNt.mAngANiEllo, stePheN c. the CoNcIse eNcyclopEdiA OF THe revolutIOns aNd wArS of eNgland, scOTland and iRElANd 1639-1660, sCarecroW presS, 2004, . PP.9, 10 In 1654, tHE councIl OF state iSsuEd an "OrdinAnce for unitinG scotlAnd into onE cOMMoNweAltH wIth eNgland", Which woULd bE CAlLed tHE "cOmmOnWealTh of englaND, sCOtland anD irelanD". ThiS rEmained the legal BasiS of thE UNioN until the OrdinaNcE BecaME An Act oF uNion undEr tHe second PRotecTorate parlIaMent on 26 jUne 1657.