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Prayers said.
The duke of Hamilton, immediately thereafter, craved to be heard and though desired by the lord chancellor to sit until her majesty's commission was read and the house constituted, yet he persisted, and said that for shunning of contests he had a paper to read, which paper he read as containing the reasons for his withdrawing, and thereupon and upon his withdrawing took instruments but without giving in his paper.
Thereafter the clerk register, and several of the members, declared that they supported the duke of Hamilton's paper and also took instruments and withdrew.
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The queen's commission to James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry to be her majesty's high commissioner to this session of parliament, read, whereof the tenor follows:
Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all her honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we, persuaded by reasons of great importance, have earlier decreed that the sessions of our current parliament of this our ancient kingdom of Scotland shall meet at Edinburgh on [...] next to come after the date of this commission, but we cannot be present at the said session of our parliament because we are of necessity called away by our affairs; therefore we have decreed to grant our commission to represent our royal person and authority in the same to someone of the highest rank, greatest trustworthiness and outstanding talents; and since we have very many indications† of the unblemished loyalty, remarkable talents and singular devotion to us of our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James, duke of Queensberry, keeper of our privy seal, and one of the treasury officials of our said kingdom, as, for example, the very many splendid duties and services in all negotiations and provincial business entrusted to his good faith, and especially while in the appointment and office of high commissioner he represented the person of our late dearly beloved brother King William of blessed memory, during which he showed himself to be in every way suitable and fitted to carry out that office of trustworthiness in due and proper fashion, and to promote our pious, royal intentions in advancing the welfare and benefit of our said ancient kingdom both in church and state, as well as in our service; know therefore that we have given and granted, and by these our letters patent do give and grant to our foresaid most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James, duke of Queensberry, our most full and ample power and commission to represent our sacred person in the next session of the foresaid current parliament of our said kingdom and in any other matter whatsoever at any time or place concerning the strengthening of the church, the preservation and cultivation of the peace and governance of our said kingdom, and the advancement of our business, and to exercise, as our high commissioner, our royal authority in every administrative function of the same. Moreover, by the tenor of this commission, we distinguish by our royal authority this same James, duke of Queensberry with the title of our commissioner and grant him full power to do, act and carry out each and everything relating to the appointment and authority of a commissioner as fully and freely in every respect as any other person of the same appointment and distinction during the reigns of any of our predecessors had ever done or had ever been able to do. We do and shall consider permanent and binding each and everything he will do in the execution of this said commission. We straitly instruct and order each and every one of our officials of state, those who give us private counsel, the judges, the generals and officers of our troops in this kingdom, and all other subjects whomsoever of the said kingdom, to acknowledge the foresaid James, duke of Queensberry as our high commissioner representing our sacred person and exercising our royal authority, and to pay him respect and obedience to the effect and according to the pattern laid down in this our commission. This commission began on 7 April instant and will remain in force during the said next session of parliament, and until we shall have seen fit to revoke the same; and we declare that this our commission shall be without prejudice to the foresaid James, duke of Queensberry, in any other letter of appointment or commission concerning any other appointment we have entrusted to him, but that it continues in full force by our good pleasure in the manner contained in each letter of appointment and commission granted to him during this our commission, and even after it has expired. In witness whereof, we have taken pains to have our great seal appended to this commission. At our palace of St James's, 7 April in the year of our Lord 1702, and in the first year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lady the queen.
Written to the great seal and registered 12 May 1702. Signed thus: Charles Kerr. Sealed at Edinburgh, 20 May 1702, by special warrant until the seal is renewed. Subscribed thus: Andrew Home, gratis.
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Rolls called.
[John Erskine], earl of Mar protested for the precedency of all the earls ranked before him in the rolls of parliament.
[James Douglas], earl of Morton protested for the precedency of all the earls ranked before him in the rolls of parliament.
[James Ogilvy], earl of Findlater protested against the calling of [James Ogilvy], earl of Airlie before him in the rolls of parliament.
[David Leslie], earl of Leven protested against the calling of [James Livingstone], earl of Callander before him in the rolls of parliament.
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By order of the lord high commissioner, one of the clerks of parliament and session and clerk to her majesty's processes, in respect of the clerk register's withdrawing, tendered the oath of allegiance to the lord chancellor, who did swear and sign the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament; and then all the clerks of parliament and session did swear the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance and gave their oaths for faithful administration.
[George Melville], earl of Melville, lord president of the privy council, and [John Lindsay], earl of Crawford and the other nobility, called up by order of the roll, at different times took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament; and in the same manner so did the barons and commissioners for burghs.
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A letter from her majesty to my lord commissioner appointing [Alexander Montgomery], lord Montgomery to sit and vote in this present session of parliament as lord high treasurer, read, whereupon the Lord Montgomery took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament, and the said letter was ordered to be recorded, whereof the tenor follows:
Signed above thus: Anne Regina
Right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor, we greet you well. Whereas the office of lord high treasurer of that our ancient kingdom is now in commission, and it being provided by the laws of our said kingdom that the number of our officers of state who are to vote and have place in parliament should not exceed the number of eight, even though at any time there should be more persons employed in the execution of the said offices, and it being reasonable that there should be one named to appear and act in the ensuing session of parliament as our treasurer, therefore we do nominate and appoint our right trusty and well beloved cousin and councillor Alexander, lord Montgomery to have the place and vote of the lord high treasurer in the ensuing session of parliament. So we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our court at St James's, 12 May 1702, and of our reign the first year.
By her majesty's command, signed thus: Seafield.
Directed thus: to our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry, our commissioner to our parliament of our ancient kingdom of Scotland.
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A commission to William [Johnston], marquis of Annandale, under the great seal, to be lord privy seal, read, upon which he took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament, and the said commission was ordered to be recorded, whereof the tenor follows:
Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all her honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we, considering that the appointment and office of keeper of our privy seal of our most ancient kingdom of Scotland is now vacant, and that it is in our gift to nominate our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry, the last holder of the same, to the office of one of the secretaries of state of the said kingdom; and we being fully satisfied of the extraordinary loyalty and sufficient abilities of our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor William, marquis of Annandale, whereby he is in every way fitted to exercise and carry out the appointment and office of our keeper of our privy seal; therefore we have named, made, constituted and appointed, and by the tenor of this commission do name, make, constitute and appoint the said William, marquis of Annandale our lord privy seal during the time of our good pleasure. Likewise, we give, grant and assign him the appointment and office of keeper of our privy seal aforesaid, with place and order of precedence immediately behind the president of our privy council of the said kingdom, together with every honour, fee, dignity, privilege, profit and casual profit whatsoever relating thereto, to be enjoyed and taken pleasure in by him as fully and freely in every respect as the same very recently possessed and enjoyed, or which could be possessed, by the foresaid duke of Queensberry or any other of his predecessors in the said place and office at any time in the past; with power to the said William, marquis of Annandale to name, constitute and appoint deputies to keep the said privy seal, and to appoint clerks and scribes to the said seal, for whom he will be responsible; and in general to use and exercise each and everything formerly relating to the said privilege and liberty of the said office, or which shall be considered to relate thereto in any way during the future. We do and shall consider permanent and binding everything the said William, marquis of Annandale may legally do in carrying out the said appointment and office. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this commission. At our palace of St James's, 6 May in the year of our Lord 1702, and in the second year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lady the queen.
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A commission to James [Ogilvy], earl of Seafield, under the great seal, to be one of the principal secretaries of state and a letter from her majesty to my lord commissioner appointing the said earl to sit and vote in this session of parliament as such, read and ordered to be recorded, the tenors whereof follow:
Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we bring to our royal recollection that nothing is more conducive to our service and the benefit of our dominions than that men of well-known integrity, loyalty and imbued with outstanding talents should be appointed ministers of our crown, especially our secretaries of state, whose trustworthiness we shall be able to employ, and in whom we shall be able to have a singular trust in promoting the welfare of our citizens in all types of business, whether ours or that of other people; and we have been abundantly satisfied with the outstanding talents, probity and other splendid abilities of our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James, earl of Seafield, whereby he is in every way fitted to exercise the appointment and office of one of our principal secretaries of state, having furnished very many indications of these [abilities] during his loyal administration in carrying out the said appointment and during many other functions entrusted to his good faith by the late king of blessed memory; therefore, moved by various other grave and important reasons, we have made, appointed, constituted and named this same James, earl of Seafield one of our two secretaries of state for our ancient kingdom of Scotland, (during our pleasure only, until this commission shall be revoked and discharged in writing), as co-principal and conjoint secretary of state with our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry, our other secretary of state for our foresaid kingdom. We give and grant, and by the tenor of this commission do give and grant to James, earl of Seafield (during the foresaid period) the place, office and appointment of one of our two conjoint principal secretaries of state foresaid with a just and equal half of all honoraria, emoluments, benefits, casual profits, liberties, dignities and immunities which did or could pertain to the said appointment and office, together with an annual pension of £1,000 sterling according to the donation of the same granted by us to him and dated with this commission; together with full power to use, exercise and enjoy the said place, appointment and office, and especially of writing, signing and offering us all donations, schedules of debts and signatures whatsoever which should be provided by our royal hand; and of intromitting and receiving a just and equal half of all honoraria, payments and casual profits pertaining thereto, and of having equal power and privilege with the said James, duke of Queensberry, our other secretary of state for the said kingdom, to receive, insert and preserve all signets of the said kingdom, and to apply an equal half of the benefits and emoluments deriving therefrom to his own private uses. He may constitute and appoint deputies and keepers of our said signets, and approve all clerks and secretaries to our signet, along with all sheriff clerks and clerks of the peace in the said kingdom; and by virtue of this office he may grant them commissions which allow them to enjoy and exercise the said appointments for life. He may do this as often as the said appointments become vacant for whatever reason, and he is to receive a half of the payments and benefits deriving from the admission of the said clerks, which he may apply to his own private uses. In witness whereof, we have taken pains to have our great seal appended to this commission. At our palace of St James's, 12 May in the year of our Lord 1702, and in the first year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lady the queen.
Written to the great seal and registered 8 June 1702. Signed thus, Charles Kerr.
Sealed at Edinburgh, 9 June 1702, by special warrant until the seal is renewed. Signed thus, Andrew Home.
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Follows the tenor of the letter appointing [James Ogilvy], earl of Seafield to sit and vote in this session of parliament as lord secretary.
Signed above thus: Anne Regina
Right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor, we greet you well. Whereas we have ordered our right trusty and well beloved cousin and councillor James, earl of Seafield, secretary of state for that our kingdom, to repair thither and to be present at the ensuing session of parliament, and whereas it belongs only to one of our two secretaries indefinitely to have place and vote in parliament as an officer of state, therefore, we do nominate and appoint the said James, earl of Seafield our secretary to have place and vote and in every thing and to act in the ensuing session of parliament as the secretary officer of state to whom we will have the said privileges to belong during this session only. And so we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our court at St James's, 12 May 1702, and of our reign the first year.
By her majesty's command, signed thus: Queensberry.
Directed thus: to our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry, our commissioner to our parliament of our ancient kingdom of Scotland.
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The patents under the great seal creating Archibald [Campbell], earl of Argyll duke of Argyll, Robert [Kerr], earl of Lothian marquis of Lothian, William [Johnston], earl of Annandale marquis of Annandale, James [Ogilvy], viscount of Seafield earl of Seafield and John [Carmichael], lord Carmichael earl of Hyndford, were read and ordered to be recorded, the tenors whereof do follow:
William, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we bring to our royal recollection that our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor Archibald, earl of Argyll comes from an illustrious and most noble family with very distinguished members, and traces his line from most famous and most illustrious ancestors who have exercised functions of the highest trustworthiness granted to them with unblemished courage and singular good faith, and who have been distinguished with the highest titles of honour and dignity by our royal predecessors for their most famous actions in safeguarding and sustaining the royal crown; and likewise, we, being acutely aware that Archibald, now earl of Argyll has not only shown evident traces of his most noble ancestry in being equally constant, zealous and eager in his disposition towards us, and in his tenacious and indefatigable eagerness to adhere to our royal service, but has also given most sure indications and provided unmistakable witness thereof by promoting the interest of our crown whenever the opportunity has arisen; and in the exercise of the greatest offices which we have seen fit to entrust to his care, he has acquitted himself with the highest honour and renowned loyalty. We are most conscious and mindful of this, and so that the said Archibald, earl of Argyll and his family may be encouraged therein to continue and persevere in their customary loyalty, steadfastness and enthusiasm for our royal person and government by having a further and more ample dignity conferred upon them; know therefore that we have made, constituted, created and inaugurated, and by the tenor of this patent do make, constitute, create and inaugurate the forementioned Archibald, earl of Argyll duke of Argyll, marquis of Kintyre and Lorne, earl Campbell and Cowal, Viscount Lochow and Glenila, and lord of Inveraray, Mull, Morvern and Tiree. This we give and grant, and by the tenor of this patent we do give, confer and grant the foresaid Archibald, earl of Argyll, and his male heirs whomsoever, the title, honour, dignity and rank of duke. We declare and appoint the foresaid earl of Argyll and his foresaid heirs shall be named and designated for all future time dukes of Argyll, marquises of Kintyre and lords, earls of Campbell and Cowal, Viscounts Lochow and Glenila, and lords of Inveraray, Mull, Morvern and Tiree; and that they possess and enjoy the immunities, precedence, priority and suffrages in all parliaments, general councils, meetings of the estates and other meetings whatsoever, public as well as private, with all other immunities, liberties and privileges whatsoever regarding or able to regard any other duke in our kingdom of Scotland. The foresaid Archibald, earl of Argyll and his foresaid heirs are to hold and have the said title and dignity from us and our most illustrious successors with every pre-eminence and privilege relating thereto as fully and freely in every respect and condition as any other duke of our said kingdom possesses and enjoys; and further we wish and grant, and for ourself and our most illustrious successors we decree and ordain, that this our present letter of appointment shall be as valid, effective and sufficient for the forementioned earl of Argyll and his foresaid heirs to enjoy and possess the said title, honour and dignity of duke and the other titles aforesaid as if he had been invested and inaugurated with the solemnities and ceremonies usually employed in ancient times on similar occasions. We have granted, and by the tenor of this patent, do grant a dispensation therefrom in perpetuity. Moreover, we order the lyon king of arms and the brethren of his court to grant and prescribe such additions to his arms as shall seem to him and them to be appropriate for this occasion. In witness whereof, we have instructed that our great seal be appended to this patent. At our palace of Kensington, 23 June in the year of our Lord 1701, and in the thirteenth year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lord the king.
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William, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all his honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we have given our royal consideration to the many brilliant services offered by our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor Robert, earl of Lothian, and his predecessors to us and our predecessors throughout many past centuries, and the way he has seized every opportunity to express his feelings and disposition towards our royal person and government, especially at the time of our most happy accession to power, when he and his five sons devoted their timely efforts to us and our affairs; and considering that the foresaid earl comes from one of the most brilliant and ancient families of the kingdom and is heir to the most illustrious family of Ferniehurst and Ancram as well as Lothian, and has from his ancestors a good claim to very many leading and notable places in the kingdom, and, with the help of his friends and vassals, behaved in a most noteworthy fashion while fulfilling the very high appointment of warden of the marches by dealing with thefts, restraining acts of plunder and suppressing outbreaks of violent disorder; and [recalling] that the earl, by his own courage and virtuous character, has preserved the honour and glory of his family and has discharged the various appointments we have entrusted to him to our satisfaction; therefore, induced by these and many other reasons, and to increase the dignity of his family, we have decided to confer upon him and his heirs a perpetual token of our royal generosity so that they be the more empowered and inclined to carry out appointments entrusted to them by us or our royal successors. Know therefore that we have made, constituted and created, and by the tenor of this patent do make, constitute and create the aforementioned Robert, earl of Lothian marquis of Lothian, earl of Ancram, Viscount Brien and lord Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphingstone and Nisbets, by giving and granting to the foresaid Robert, earl of Lothian, and the male heirs of his body, (failing whom, to the other heirs of entail to succeed to that status for all future time), the title, honour, rank and dignity of marquis with each and every prerogative, pre-eminence, privilege and immunity whatsoever pertaining thereto. By the tenor of this patent, we invest and inaugurate the aforementioned Robert, earl of Lothian and his heirs with this title, honour, rank and dignity, and for all future time they are to be named and designated as marquises of Lothian, earls of Ancram, Viscounts Brien and lords Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphingstone and Nisbets. The forementioned Robert, earl of Lothian and his foresaid heirs are to hold and have the foresaid title, rank, honour and dignity of marquis with every privilege, liberty and immunity relating thereto from us and our royal successors in all parliaments, general councils, meetings of the estates and other meetings whatsoever, public or private, within the said kingdom. Moreover, we order the lyon king of arms and the brethren of his court to grant and prescribe such additions to the arms of the said earl as shall seem appropriate to him and them on this occasion; and we wish and grant, and for ourself and our successors we decree and ordain, that this present letter of appointment shall be as valid and sufficient for the foresaid earl and his foresaid heirs to possess and enjoy the foresaid title and dignity of marquis with every precedence, prerogative, pre-eminence, liberty and privilege pertaining thereto as if he had been invested and inaugurated with the solemnities and ceremonies used in ancient times; and we have granted, and by the tenor of this patent do grant ourself and our successors a dispensation therefrom in perpetuity. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this patent. At our palace of Kensington, 23 June in the year of our Lord 1701, and in the thirteenth year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lord the king.
Written to the great seal and registered 30 June 1701. Signed thus: Charles Kerr. Sealed at Edinburgh, 30 June 1701. Subscribed thus: Andrew Home.
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William, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all his honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we bring to our royal mind the outstanding and pleasing services done by our most trustworthy and well-beloved kinsman and councillor William, earl of Annandale, in various illustrious offices which we have entrusted to him, and for various other indicative reasons of great importance, we are kindly minded to confer upon him and his family a lasting mark of our royal favour; know therefore that we have made, constituted and created, and by the tenor of this patent do make, constitute and create the forementioned William, earl of Annandale marquis of Annandale, earl of Hartfell, viscount of Annand, lord Johnston of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale by giving and granting to the foresaid William, earl of Annandale and his male heirs whomsoever who will succeed him in his estates and place in all future time the title, honour, rank, place and dignity of marquis, with each and every prerogative, pre-eminence, precedence, privilege, liberty and immunity whatsoever relating thereto. By the tenor of this patent, we invest and inaugurate the aforementioned William, earl of Annandale and his foresaid heirs with this title, honour, place and dignity, and in all future time they are to be named and designated marquises of Annandale, earls of Hartfell, viscounts of Annand and lords Johnston of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale. The aforementioned William, earl of Annandale and his foresaid heirs are to hold and have the foresaid title, honour, rank and dignity with each prerogative, privilege and immunity pertaining thereto from us and our most illustrious successors in all parliaments, general councils, meetings of the estates and other meetings whatsoever, public or private, within our kingdom of Scotland. Moreover, we order lyon king of arms and the brethren of his court to grant and prescribe such additions to his arms as shall seem appropriate to him and them for this occasion; and we wish and grant, and for ourself and our most illustrious successors we decree and ordain, that this present letter of appointment sent out under our great seal shall be as valid and sufficient for the foresaid earl and his foresaid heirs to enjoy the foresaid title, honour and dignity of marquis with every privilege and immunity relating thereto as if he had been invested and inaugurated with the solemnities and ceremonies used in ancient times and customary on such occasions; and we have granted, and by the tenor of this patent, do grant ourself and our successors a dispensation therefrom in perpetuity. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this patent. At our palace of Kensington, 24 June in the year of our Lord 1701, and in the thirteenth year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lord the king.
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William, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we have given our royal consideration to the very many outstanding services done and expended for us by our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor James, viscount of Seafield, our principal secretary of state for our ancient kingdom of Scotland, in each appointment and ministry we have entrusted to him, namely in the foresaid high office of secretary of state; and remembering the loyalty and notable services of the noble and ancient family of the earls of Findlater, to which he is the immediate heir and successor; therefore, on account of the foresaid and very many other reasons of great importance, know that we have made, constituted and created, and by these our present letters patent do make, constitute and create this same James, viscount of Seafield earl of Seafield, viscount of Reidhaven and lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen in our said kingdom, by giving, granting and conferring upon the said James, viscount of Seafield and the male heirs of his body, (failing whom, upon his other heirs of entail who succeed him in his lands, baronies and state), the title, honour, dignity and rank of earl, together with each and every prerogative, pre-eminence, privilege and immunity whatsoever pertaining thereto. We ennoble and invest the said James, viscount of Seafield and his foresaid heirs with these for all future time. The said James, viscount of Seafield and his foresaid heirs are to hold and have the foresaid title, honour, dignity and rank of earl, viscount and lord with each and every prerogative, pre-eminence, privilege and immunity foresaid from us and our most serene successors in all parliaments, meetings of the estates, general councils and all other meetings, public and private, of this same kingdom as fully and freely in every respect and condition as any other earl, viscount and lord with such a title, honour and dignity at any time in the past, present or future has enjoyed, or will be able to take pleasure in and enjoy. Moreover, we order the lyon king of arms and the brethren of his court to give and prescribe for the foresaid James, viscount, now earl of Seafield, such additions to his coat of arms as shall seem appropriate to him and them, and are used on such occasions. Finally, we ordain and declare that these our letters patent under our great seal shall be as valid and sufficient for him and his foresaid heirs to enjoy the said title, honour, dignity and rank with all the other privileges relating thereto as if he and his foresaid heirs had been invested and inaugurated with all the rites and ceremonies usual on such occasions; and we have granted, and by the tenor of this patent, do grant ourself and our successors a dispensation therefrom in perpetuity. In witness whereof, we have instructed that our great seal be appended to this patent. At our palace of Kensington, 24 June in the year of our Lord 1701, and in the thirteenth year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lord the king.
Written to the great seal and registered 24 July 1701. Signed thus: Charles Kerr. Sealed at Edinburgh, 24 July 1701. Subscribed thus: Andrew Home.
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William, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all his honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we, calling to our royal mind the continual loyalty and affection for our person and kingdom of our most loyal and well-beloved kinsman and councillor John, lord Carmichael, our principal secretary of state for our ancient kingdom of Scotland, and because he has fulfilled with honour and loyalty the various notable appointments and positions we have entrusted to him; and we, because of our assured knowledge of this, have decided to confer upon this same John, lord Carmichael some mark of our royal favour so that he and his family may have a lasting addition to their honour; know therefore that we have made, constituted and created, and by these our letters patent do make, constitute and create this same John, lord Carmichael earl of Hyndford, viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar, and Lord Carmichael of Carmichael within the foresaid kingdom, by giving, granting and conferring upon the forementioned John, lord Carmichael and his male heirs and of entail who succeed him in his lands and position according to his rights and the land infeftments, the title, honour, dignity and rank of earl, viscount and free lord of parliament with each and every prerogative, pre-eminence, privilege, precedence and immunity whatsoever pertaining thereto. By this patent we ennoble and invest the foresaid John, lord Carmichael and his foresaid heirs for all future time. This foresaid John, lord Carmichael and his foresaid heirs are to hold and have the foresaid title, honour, dignity and rank of earl, viscount and free lord of parliament with each and every prerogative, precedence, pre-eminence, privilege and immunity above-written from us and our royal successors in all parliaments, general councils, meetings of the estates and any other meetings, public or private, in our said kingdom as fully and freely in every respect and condition as any other earl, viscount and free lord of parliament of similar title, honour and dignity has formerly enjoyed or at any time in the past, present or future will be able to use and enjoy. Moreover, we order the lyon king of arms and the brethren of his court to give and prescribe for the foresaid John, lord Carmichael, now earl of Hyndford, such additions to his former coat of arms as shall seem appropriate to him and them on this occasion. We ordain and declare that these our letters patent furnished with our great seal shall be as valid, effective and sufficient for him and his foresaid heirs to possess the foresaid title, honour, dignity and rank with all the privileges pertaining thereto as if he and his foresaid heirs had been invested and inaugurated with all the rites and solemnities used on such occasions; and we have granted, and by this patent do grant a dispensation therefrom in perpetuity. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this patent. At our palace of Kensington, 25 June in the year of our Lord 1701, and in the thirteenth year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lord the king.
Written to the great seal and registered 25 September 1701. Signed thus: Charles Kerr.
Sealed at Edinburgh, 25 September 1701. Subscribed thus: Andrew Home.
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[Archibald Campbell], duke of Argyll, [Robert Kerr], marquis of Lothian, the earls [James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield and [John Carmichael, earl of] Hyndford, took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament.
John Sharp of Hoddam, commissioner for the shire of Dumfries, and Mr John Stewart of Sorbie, for the shire of Wigtown, newly elected in place of the two former members deceased, took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament.
John Scrimgeour [of Kirkton], commissioner for the burgh of Dundee, and Sir Alexander Ogilvie [of Forglen], for the burgh of Banff, in place of the two former members deceased, took the oath of allegiance and signed the same with the assurance, and took the oath of parliament.
Two commissions, the one to George Munro of Culcairn and the other to David Sutherland of Kinnauld, being presented from the shire of Sutherland, the same were remitted to the committee to be appointed for controverted elections.
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The queen's most gracious letter to the parliament, presented by her majesty's high commissioner, was read, whereof the tenor follows:
Signed above thus: Anne Regina,
My lords and gentlemen,
After the great loss these nations and all Europe have sustained by the death of the late king, our royal and most dearly beloved brother of ever blessed memory, we were much encouraged upon our entering into the administration of the government of that our ancient kingdom by the hope of finding in you the continuance of that fidelity and zeal of which you gave so signal proofs in the reign of our glorious predecessor.
It should have been our great satisfaction at this our first accession to the crown to have met with you in person, that from our own mouth we might have given our people full assurance of our sincere intentions towards their true welfare and happiness. But the multiplicity of weighty and important affairs in which we are engaged at present depriving us of that opportunity, we would not on that account delay your meeting any longer.
And that nothing may be wanting on our part for the satisfaction of our subjects, whose affection we shall always look upon as our greatest security and value above all other advantages, we give you full assurance that we are firmly resolved to maintain and protect them in the full possession of their religion, laws and liberties, and of the presbyterian government of the church as at present established.
It pleased God to make the late king the great instrument of delivering our people from popery and arbitrary power, and of restoring to them their ancient rights and privileges; and through the same divine grace we shall, in the whole course of our reign, aim at nothing more than the preserving to them these advantages and contribute as much as in us lies for their further security in the enjoyment of them.
The exorbitant power of the French king threatening the liberties of all Europe, and his owning the pretended prince of Wales as king of these our dominions, influencing also Spain to concur with him in that indignity, tending visibly to the subversion of the Protestant religion and the ruin of our subjects in all that is dear to them, have obliged us in pursuance of an express article of the treaty entered into by the late king and our allies to declare war in this as well as our other dominions against France and Spain, wherein we confidently expect your hearty concurrence and assistance both for the honour and safety of the kingdom, not doubting but you are affected with the same sense of these wrongs and indignities and the other just causes of war as did appear in the many loyal addresses presented by our subjects upon that occasion.
Wherefore, being most assured of your care and concern in this matter, we earnestly recommend to you the providing competent supplies for maintaining such a number of forces as may be necessary for preventing and disappointing the designs of our enemies and preserving the happy settlement you now enjoy.
The late king our glorious† brother did before his death very earnestly recommend to his parliament of England the consideration of the union of the two kingdoms of Scotland and England, which, being so necessary for the security and happiness of both, we did at our accession to the crown again seriously recommend the same to them. And they having proceeded to empower us by an act of parliament to name commissioners to negotiate a union, we doubt not but you will do what is necessary on your part. And we shall contribute our utmost endeavours towards the accomplishment thereof and shall esteem it our happiness to establish the nations on so sure a foundation.
We have appointed our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor James [Douglas], duke of Queensberry to be our commissioner to represent our royal person in this session of our parliament, being fully satisfied of his great abilities and fidelity for discharging that trust, and no less persuaded that the proofs he has given thereof upon such occasions will render him to you acceptable. We have fully instructed him with our mind and have empowered him to give our assent to such laws as shall be proposed for the security of our subjects in all their concerns, civil and religious, and therefore we desire you may give him entire trust and credit. It will be very satisfying to us that effectual methods be taken for promoting of religion, virtue and true piety and suppressing vice and immorality, for advancing and encouraging trade, and for employing and providing for the poor. And seeing now in the beginning of our reign we have recommended nothing but what is for the security and happiness of that our ancient kingdom, we hope that you will with unanimity dispatch what comes before you. And we expect, by your prudence and conduct, this session of parliament shall be brought to such a happy conclusion as shall lay the foundation of that firm union and true understanding between us and our people as is necessary for the happiness of both. And so we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our court at St James's, 15 May 1702, and of our reign the first year.
By her majesty's command, signed thus: [James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield.
Directed thus: to the noblemen, the barons commissioners for shires and the commissioners for burghs assembled in parliament in our ancient kingdom of Scotland.
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Her majesty's high commissioner made a speech to the parliament.
Thereafter the lord chancellor made a speech to the parliament.
A motion being made for printing her majesty's letter, his grace the commissioner's speech and the lord chancellor's speech, the same was ordered accordingly.
Motion that an act be brought in the next sederunt of parliament for recognising her majesty's royal authority and her majesty's coronation oath, with the attestation by several of the privy council of her taking the same, were read.
It was ordered that the draft of an act be brought in the next sederunt of parliament for recognising her majesty's royal authority.
It was moved that an act be brought in the next sederunt of parliament for securing the Protestant religion and presbyterian church government as now established, which was ordered accordingly.
It was moved that an act be brought in authorising the appointment of a fast, conforming to the desire of the commission of the general assembly, which was ordered accordingly.
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It was moved that the committees be appointed and agreed that there be four committees: one for the security of the kingdom, consisting of nine of each estate, a second for controverted elections, consisting of five of each estate, a third for drawing an answer to her majesty's letter, consisting of one of each estate, and the fourth of the like number for revising the minutes.
It was ordered that the members prepare their lists for the several committees to be elected at the next sederunt of parliament.
The lord chancellor, by order of her majesty's high commissioner, adjourned the parliament until Thursday next at 10 o'clock.