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The lord chancellour produced a patent under his majesties' great seall makeing and createing Charles Gordoun, uncle to the marques of Huntlie, to be earle of Aboyn, lord of Strathaven and Glenlivet, which being openlie read and the estates of parliament acknowledgeing his majesties' favor shoun to the said earle, the patent wes, in presence of the parliament, delivered be the lord commissioner to the earle of Atholl who, in name of the earle of Aboyn, receaved the same upon his knee.
The earle of Hartfell protested in name of the marques of Douglasse that his minority and absence from this parliament should not prejudge him of his right in haveing the first place and vote in parliament, and of carieing the croun, and the duke of Hamiltoun protested in the contrare in so far as concernes the first seat and vote in parliament, and Sir Johne Fletcher, his majesties' advocat, in name of the duke of Lennox protested against both thair protestations inregaird of his right and precedency conforme to his patent.