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Her majesty's gift and commission in favour of Mr Roderick MacKenzie of Prestonhall to be lord justice clerk, read and 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 honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we are abundantly satisfied of the integrity and outstanding talents of our most loyal and well-beloved Master Roderick MacKenzie of Prestonhall, whereby he is in every way suited to exercise the appointment, place and office of our justice clerk within our foresaid kingdom of Scotland; know therefore that we have named, constituted and appointed, and by the tenor of this commission do name, constitute and appoint the forementioned Master Roderick MacKenzie, during the term of our pleasure only, our justice clerk of our said kingdom of Scotland, by giving, granting and assigning to the foresaid Master Roderick MacKenzie during the foresaid period the said appointment and office of justice clerk with every honour, privilege, fee, profit, immunity and casual profit whatsoever relating thereto, which he is to enjoy and possess as fully and freely in every respect and condition as any other of his predecessors in the said office has possessed therein, or had been able to possess at any time in the past. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this commission. At our palace of St James's, 31 December 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 6 January 1703. Signed thus, Charles Kerr. Sealed at Edinburgh, 6 January 1703, by special order until the seal is renewed. Signed thus, Alexander Ogilvie.