1597, 6 January, Holyrood, Convention†

Additional Source

At Holyroodhouse, 6 January 1596 [1597]

[A1597/1/6/1]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]

Sederunt

• Sederunt
• The king being present.

• Earls
• [Ludovic Stewart, duke of] Lennox
• [John Hamilton, lord] Hamilton
• [Archibald Campbell, earl of] Argyll
• [David Lindsay, earl of] Crawford
• [John Graham, earl of] Montrose
• [John Erskine, earl of] Mar

• Lords
• [Alexander Home, lord] Home
• [Robert Seton, lord] Seton
• [William Maxwell, lord] Herries [of Terregles]
• [Robert Sempill, lord] Sempill
• [Andrew Stewart, lord] Ochiltree
• [Robert Crichton, lord Crichton of] Sanquhar
• [Henry Sinclair, lord] Sinclair
• [Alexander Seton, lord] Urquhart

• [Others]
• [Patrick Gray], master of Gray
• [James Hamilton], master of Paisley
• [Mark Kerr, lord] Newbattle
• [Walter Stewart, commendator of Blantyre], treasurer
• [John Lindsay of Balcarres], secretary
• [John Bothwell, commendator of] Holyroodhouse
• [Edward Bruce, commendator of] Kinloss
• [Patrick Leslie, commendator of] Lindores
• [Peter Rollock, bishop of] Dunkeld
• [William Stewart, commendator of] Pittenweem
• [Master James Elphinstone, parson of] Eaglesham†
• [Sir Patrick Vans of] Barnbarroch
• [Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington], keeper of the privy seal
• [Laird of] Logie†
• Master John Preston [of Fenton Barns]
• [Sir John Skene of Curriehill], clerk register
• [Sir Thomas Hamilton of Drumcairnie], advocate

• Barons
• [Sir John Gordon of] Lochinvar
• [Thomas Kennedy of] Bargany
• [Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudoun], sheriff of Ayr
• [Master George Lauder of the] Bass
• [Sir John Murray of] Tullibardine
• [Andrew Edmonstone of] Edmonstone
• [Sir Walter Scott of] Buccleuch
• [Sir Andrew Kerr of] Ferniehirst
• [Thomas MacDougall of] Makerstoun
• [Sir James Scrimgeour of] Dudhope
• [Sir William Stewart of] Traquair
• [Sir John Carmichael of] Carmichael
• [Sir George Home of] Spott
• [Henry Stewart of] Craigiehall
• [Master Peter Young of Seaton], almoner

1. This is possibly a meeting of an augmented privy council rather than strictly a convention of estates. Back
2. NAS, PC1/16, 507. Back
3. Also known as 'of Invernochty' and 'of Barnton'. Back
4. Exact identity unknown. Possibly from the family of Wemyss of Logie or Wishart of Logie. Back