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The bill's long title was "An Act for settling the Militia of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland". Its object was to arm the Scottish militia, which had not been recreated at the [[Restoration (Scotland)|Restoration]]. This happened as the unification between Scotland and England under the [[Acts of Union 1707]] had been passed.
On the day the bill was meant to be signed, news came that the French were sailing toward Scotland for the [[Planned_French_invasion_of_Britain_(1708)|planned invasion of 1708]] and there was suspicion that the Scottish might be disloyal. Therefore, support for a veto was strong.
==Significance==
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