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The which day in presence of the estates of parliament compeared personally John Learmonth, writer to his majesty's signet and keeper of the privy seal, and for obedience of an order of parliament of the date 15 March 1649 instant, exhibited and produced the said privy seal in name of Robert [Ker], earl of Roxburghe, late lord privy seal, and protested that his exhibition and production thereof for obedience of the order of parliament aforesaid should be a sufficient exoneration and liberation of the said Robert, earl of Roxburghe and the said John Learmonth himself at all hands, and thereupon asked instruments. Which seal exhibited and produced aforesaid was then instantly given up and delivered in plain parliament to John [Gordon], earl of Sutherland, lord privy seal, who being personally present, accepted and received the said seal and made faith for faithful administration for discharge of his duty in that trust and charge imposed by the said estates of parliament upon him as lord privy seal, and thereupon asked instruments.