• James VI: Translation
  
  • 1567, 25 July, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 25 July 1567
        
        • Procedure: demission of the crown by Mary queen of Scots
          
          • Presenting of the queen's majesty's commission
        • Procedure: the estates' bond of loyalty to James VI
  • 1567, 29 July, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Stirling, 29 July 1567
        
        • Procedure: protest on behalf of the duke of Chatelherault
          
          • Process of the king's majesty's coronation
        • Procedure: letters of demission from Mary queen of Scots; commission of regency to the Earl of Moray
  • 1567, 22 August, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 22 August 1567
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: acceptance of the regency by the earl of Moray
          
          • Acceptation of the regency
        • Proclamation: of the acceptance of the regency
          
          • Proclamation of the regency
  • 1567, 15 December, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 15 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: draft legislation
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: commission
      • [...]2 December 1567
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure
        • Procedure: draft legislation
          
          • The [act] for abolishing of the pope
      • At Edinburgh, 3 December 1567
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: draft legislation
      • At Edinburgh, 4 December 1567
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: continuation
      • At Edinburgh, 6 December 1567
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: draft legislation
          
          • Articles
        • Procedure: letters of demission from Mary queen of Scots
          
          • A[ct] concerning the demission of the [c]rown in favour of our sovereign lor[d] and his ma[je]sty's coronat[io]n
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the constitution of James [Stewart], earl of Moray as regent to our sovereign lord, his realm and lieges
    • Additional Source 1
      
      • Undated: December 1567
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the abolishing of the pope and his usurped authority
          • Concerning the annulling of the acts of parliament made against God, his word and maintenance of idolatry in any times past
          • The Confession of the Faith and doctrine believed and professed by the Protestants of the realm of Scotland, exhibited to the estates of the same in parliament, and by their public votes authorised as a doctrine grounded upon the infallible word of God
          • Concerning the abolition of the mass and the punishment of all that hears or says the same
          • Concerning the true and holy kirk and of them that are declared not to be of the same
          • Concerning the admission of those that shall be presented to benefices, having cure of ministry
          • Concerning the king's oath to be given at his coronation
          • Concerning those that shall bear public office hereafter
          • Concerning thirds of benefices, granted in the month of December 1561, for sustaining of the ministers and other affairs of the prince
          • Concerning those that shall be teachers of the youth in schools
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Concerning the jurisdiction of the kirk
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the disposition of provostries, prebendaries and chaplainries to bursars to be founded in colleges
          • Concerning the filthy vice of fornication and punishment of the same
          • Concerning those that commit incest
          • Concerning lawful marriage of the own blood in degrees not forbidden by God's word
          • Concerning slaying of harts, hinds and other beasts and fowl with culverins
          • Concerning the act of parliament, made of before, of the declaration of [Mary], our sovereign lord's mother's perfect age
          • Concerning the retention of [Mary], our sovereign lord's mother's person
        • Declaration
          
          • The declaration of parliament made to [William Douglas], laird of Lochleven concerning the keeping of [Mary], the king's mother, in the house and fortalice of Lochleven
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning coin
          • Concerning the supplication given in by the lords of session for declaration in parliament, if the said lords of session be judges to any infeftment or gift granted or confirmed in parliament
          • Concerning shooting and bearing of culverins and dags
          • Concerning false coin
        • Procedure: commission to the lords of the articles
          
          • A commission to certain lords of the estates to consider such articles as are committed to them and to report the same again in the next parliament
        • Legislation
          
          • Approbation of gifts of benefices and pensions since August 1560, granted and given by [Mary], our sovereign lord's mother
          • Concerning theft and receipt of theft, taken off the prisoners by thieves or bonds for ransoms, and punishment of the same
          • That no horse be carried out of the realm as common merchandise
          • Concerning the residence and sitting of the lords of session for administration of justice
          • Concerning gifts of escheat
          • Concerning privileges granted to kirk men
          • The ratification of the privilege of the barons
          • Concerning the privilege granted to burghs
          • Concerning giving of sasines within burgh
          • Concerning the demolishing of the castle of Dunbar and fort of Inchkeith
          • Concerning the declaration to the commissaries, how they shall proceed in beneficial matters
          • Concerning the deacons of maltmen
          • Concerning black fish, cutting of green wood and slaughter of smolts
          • Concerning the printing of the acts made in this present parliament, and of the act made in [James V], our sovereign's grandfather's time, concerning the raising of fire and burning
          • Concerning the raising of fire and burning
    • Additional Source 2
      
      • At Edinburgh, 15 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
      • On the second day of parliament, 16 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee Members: lords of the articles
      • 19 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial Proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture
      • 20 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture
        • Procedure: protest
      • 29 December 1567
        
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
      • Undated: December 1567
        
        • Procedure: speech before parliament
          
          • The speech given by [William Maitland], master of Lethington at the beginning of parliament
  • 1568, 12 July, Edinburgh, Parliament (continued)
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Edinburgh, 12 July 1568
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • At Edinburgh, 16 August 1568
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
      • 18 August 1568
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 19 August 1568
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture; asking of instruments
        • Sederunt
      • 16 August 1568
        
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
      • 18 August 1568
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: taking of oaths
        • Procedure: apologies for non-compearance regarding summons of treason; asking of instruments
      • 19 August 1568
        
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 24 August 1568
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: protests
        • Legislation
        • Judicial proceeding: treason
  • 1569, 12 February, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Stirling, 12 February 1568 [1569]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: approval of proceedings in England
          
          • Allowance of proceedings in England
      • At Stirling, 13 February 1568 [1569]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: commission for preparation of forces to suppress rebels
          
          • Regarding preparation of force against the rebels
        • Proclamation: call to muster against the rebels
          
          • Proclamation to pursue the rebels
      • At Stirling, 16 February 1568 [1569]
        
        • Procedure: commission for pursuit of the earl of Huntly
          
          • Commission for resisting and pursuit of [George Gordon], earl of Huntly
  • 1569, 28 July, Perth, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 28 July 1569
        
        • Sederunt
          
          • Names at the convention
        • Procedure: account of negotiations with Queen Elizabeth
          
          • Mr John Wood's report of the proceedings in England
          • The degrees collected upon speeches projected by such as have communed and devised of the queen of Scots' cause
        • Procedure: recommendation in favour of Master John Wood
          
          • Mr John Wood
      • 29 July 1569
        
        • Procedure: answers of the convention to articles from the general assembly
          
          • Answers given by [James Stewart, earl of Moray], my lord regent's grace, with advice of the lords of secret council and others of the nobility and estates assembled at the convention in Perth on 29 July 1569, to certain articles directed from the general assembly of the kirk
      • At Perth, 30 July 1569
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: votes of the convention in the matter of Mary's divorce
          
          • Regarding the divorce
  • 1569, 17 November, Edinburgh, Parliament (continuation)
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Edinburgh, 17 November 1569
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: forfeiture; asking of instruments
        • Judicial proceeding: deletion from summons
        • Procedure: protest
  • 1570, 14 February, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 14 February 1570
        
        • Procedure: exculpation of William Maitland of Lethington
          
          • Declaration towards the secretary of his innocence of the king's murder by a great convention
        • Procedure: proclamation to muster the fencible men
          
          • Proclamation to be in readiness to resist the invasion of rebels
  • 1570, 4 March, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • Undated: March 1570
        
        • Procedure: demission of the provostship of St Leonard's College
          
          • Demission of [George] Buchanan in favour of [Patrick] Adamson of the provostry of St Leonard's College
      • 14 March 1570
        
        • Declaration: regarding the commission of regency
          
          • Declaration regarding the commission of regency
  • 1570, 12 July, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1570, 10 October, ?, Parliament
    
    • Additional Sources
      
      • 10 October 1570
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation
        • Legislation: additional statutes cited in non-parliamentary sources
  • 1571, 21 January, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1571, 14 May, Canongate, Parliament
    
    • Additional Sources
  • 1571, 14 May, 10 or 12 June and 26 August, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Additional Sources
  • 1571, 28 August, Stirling, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Stirling, 28 August 1571
        
        • Procedure: opening of session
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the nomination, election, acceptance and approbation of my lord [John Erskine, earl] of Mar as regent
          • Ratification and approbation of the acts and statutes made of before concerning the freedom and liberty of the true kirk of God
          • Ratification of the dooms, decreets and others led and pronounced in the last parliament held at Edinburgh in May 1571
          • Concerning alienations, resignations and oaths made or to be made by any persons convicted or that shall happen to be convicted of the slaughters of [Henry Stewart, lord Darnley], our sovereign lord's father, or [James Stewart, earl of Moray and Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox], regents
          • Concerning the vassals and free tenants of such as are forfeited in this parliament
          • Concerning lands, rooms and possessions held off friars or nuns within this realm
          • Concerning the freedom and privileges of burghs
          • Concerning alienations, resignations and other dispositions [made] and given by any persons, burgesses and inhabitants of Edinburgh, or any [other] burghs within this realm, that have made defection from the king's authority
          • That no ships sail without our sovereign lord's cocket
          • Concerning heralds, macers, pursuivants and other officers that served against our sovereign lord and his authority
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Discharge to [Patrick Lindsay], lord Lindsay [of the Byres] of the m[...] with by him from John Chisholm
          • Concerning the reformation of the chapel royal of Stirling
          • Concerning the escheats of the persons coming to the [king's obedience]
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning kirkmen that happen to be sl[ain in our sovereign lord's] service, in defence of his highness's au[thority]
          • Concerning the ward, relief and marriage of those that shall happen to be slain in our sovereign lord's service in defence of his majesty's authority
          • Concerning possessions
        • Procedure: appointment of negotiating commissioners with England
  • 1571, 5 September, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Stirling, 5 September 1571
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: oaths
        • Procedure: election of regent
          
          • The persons nominated in leets for the office of regency
      • At Stirling, 6 September 1571
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: protest; oaths
        • Procedure: articles concerning the regency
        • Procedure: oaths; bonds
          
          • Bond to the king
      • At Stirling, 7 September 1571
        
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • Lords chosen of the council
        • Declarations
          
          • Admonition to the withholders of Edinburgh
        • Proclamation: call to muster
          
          • Proclamation to meet at Leith
  • 1572, 27 February, Leith, Parliament
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Leith, 31 March 1572
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act concerning the coining of half merk 'steikis', passed in Leith, 31 March 1572
  • 1572, ? November, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 24 November 1572
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: appointment of the regent
          
          • Process of acceptance of the regiment
        • Procedure: articles concerning the regency and government of the realm
        • Procedure: oaths; declaration and confirmation of regency; bonds of loyalty
          
          • Bond made to the king
      • At Edinburgh, 25 November 1572
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Order for the king's remaining and upbringing
  • 1573, 26 January, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Additional Source: Printed 'Lekprevick' Edition
      
      • At Edinburgh, 26 January 1573
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the approbation and confirmation of the regiment
          • Concerning the true and holy kirk
          • That the adversaries of Christ's evangel shall not enjoy the patrimony of the kirk
          • Concerning the disobedient who shall be received to our sovereign lord's mercy and pardon
          • The explanation of the act concerning manses and glebes
          • Concerning the establishing of the regiment in case at God's pleasure that charge yet becomes vacant during the king's majesty's minority
          • Concerning possessors of benefices, pensions, portions or other spiritual rents, lying at the horn above the space of a year and a day
          • Approbation of the acts and proceedings done in name and by authority of our sovereign lord and of the invalidity of all things attempted in name or by colour of any other authority since his highness's coronation
          • Concerning purchasing of the pope's bulls or gifts of [Mary], the queen, our sovereign lord's mother
          • An approbation of the act made concerning the disposition of benefices to the ministers of Christ's evangel
          • Concerning those that sustain the process of excommunication
          • Concerning the reparation of the parish kirks
    • Additional Sources: Draft acts omitted from printed 'Lekprevick' Edition
      
      • Undated: January 1573
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Touching the recovering and collecting of the king's majesty's jewels and moveables
          • Concerning [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll and certain other noblemen
          • [Concerning the inhabitants of Edinburgh]
  • 1573, 30 April, Holyrood, Parliament
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 30 April 1573
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning those that divert from others, being joined of before in lawful marriage
          • Concerning the importation of wine and prices thereof
          • Concerning the transporting of salt out of this realm
          • Concerning the measure of salmon and herring barrels
          • Concerning the annualrents to be paid of burnt and demolished houses and tenements within the burgh of Edinburgh, Canongate and other suburbs thereabouts the time of these late troubles
          • Concerning the transporting of forbidden goods out of this realm
          • Concerning the slaughter of herring and white fish and using of the same thereafter
  • 1575, 5 March, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 5 March 1574 [1575]
        
        • Sederunt and discharge
          
          • [Colin Campbell], earl of Argyll presents the jewels
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning shooting and bearing of culverins and dags
          • To consider [James Stewart], earl of Moray's debts
          • Concerning the making of irons and stocks for punishment of offenders and building and reparation of common prisons
          • Concerning the punishment of strong and idle beggars and provision for sustenance of the poor and impotent
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Concerning the constitution of the policy of the kirk
          • Concerning the sighting, collection and reformation of the laws of this realm
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the taking in again of our sovereign lord's property to his highness's use
          • Concerning the thirds of benefices to be still charged for and paid as of before until further order be taken in the constitution and establishing of the ecclesiastical policy
          • Concerning the disposition of nunneries and abbeys
          • That [Mr David Borthwick of Lochhill], advocate, pursue [Andrew Stewart], master of Ochiltree
          • Concerning the making of wappenschawings
          • Concerning the undervaluing of new placks and hardheads
          • Concerning the carrying of salt out of the realm
  • 1578, 8 March, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At the castle of Stirling, 8 March 1577 [1578]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Proclamation
          
          • Publication of the king's acceptance of the government
      • At Stirling Castle, 12 March 1577 [1578]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Discharge to [James Douglas], earl of Morton of his regiment
      • At the castle of Stirling, 13 March 1577 [1578]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Letter: the earl of Morton to the king
          
          • Certain heads proposed by [James Douglas], earl of Morton registered
        • Judicial proceedings: processes
          
          • [James Ogilvy, lord] Ogilvy discharged of his ward
          • [John Maxwell, lord] Maxwell discharged of his ward
      • At the castle of Stirling, 14 March 1577 [1578]
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Charge to keep certain pledges
      • At Stirling Castle, 24 March 1577 [1578]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • A council chosen
        • Procedure: giving of oaths by the privy council
          
          • Council gave their oaths
      • At the castle of Stirling, 31 March 1578
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • [...] the earl [...] the [...]nburgh
      • At the castle of Stirling, 12 June 1578
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: oath
          
          • [James Douglas], earl of Morton gave his oath
      • At the castle of Stirling, 14 June 1578
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
          
          • Ordains the parliament to be fenced and continued
      • At the castle of Stirling, 15 June 1578
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Charge to repair to the parliament in peaceable manner
  • 1578, 15 July, Stirling, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • July 1578
        
        • Declaration: the king and the estates of parliament
          
          • The declaration of the king and estates of the freedom of this parliament
        • Legislation
          
          • The ratification of the acceptance of the government upon the king's majesty in his own person
          • The ratification of the liberty of the true kirk of God and religion
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • The nomination and election of the king's majesty's council
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Concerning the visitation of the universities and colleges
        • Legislation
          
          • The glebes of the ministers and readers shall be free of their teinds
          • Concerning the visitation of the hospitals
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • The discharge granted to James [Douglas], earl of Morton, lord Dalkeith etc., of the administration of his regiment, castle of Edinburgh, ammunition, jewels and others being therein
          • The exoneration and discharge of the late John [Erskine], earl of Mar that last deceased
        • Declaration
          
          • The declaration of our sovereign lord and estates concerning the keeping of the castle of Stirling and attendance upon our sovereign lord's most noble person by John [Erskine], now earl of Mar
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • The ratification of the privileges of burghs, with addition
          • The ratification of an act made of before concerning the alienation of lands and demission of benefices by those that shall happen to be convicted or are convicted of the murders of [Henry Stewart, lord Darnley], our sovereign lord's father, and of [James Stewart, earl of Moray and Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox], his two regents
          • Concerning double confirmations of feus of kirklands and lands held immediately of our sovereign lord
          • Concerning the alteration of the fair of the burgh of Irvine
        • Legislation
          
          • An act concerning the carrying of meat out of this realm in ships under colour of victualling
          • An act concerning changing of vacation
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • A commission to certain noblemen to treat with the lords of session upon the confirmation of testaments and placing of commissioners
          • Another commission to treat upon the laws
          • Concerning the policy of the kirk
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • A ratification of the gift made to the provost of St Salvator's College
          • A letter of pension granted to [Annabella Murray], countess of Mar and assignation thereof
          • The ratification of the infeftment made to [James Cunningham], master of Glencairn of the lands of Boghall and Milton
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • An act made concerning the coin
          • An act concerning the taxation of 10,000 merks to the repair of the bridge of Tay
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • The pacification granted to [Alexander Home], lord Home
          • The pacification granted to John Cranston of Moriston
          • A pacification granted to John Maitland of Auchencastle
          • The pacification of Alexander Hepburn of Whitsome
          • The pacification of Master Thomas Hepburn, parson of Oldhamstocks
          • The pacification of Captain Robert Lauder
          • An act concerning Sir David Home of Fishwick and [William Maitland], laird of Lethington
        • Legislation
          
          • An act concerning the kindly tenants of the bishopric of Dunblane
          • An act concerning recognition of lands within burgh, remitted to the lords appointed for examining the laws
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • A commission granted to certain lords to decide in a cause between the Gordons and the Forbeses
  • 1578, 15 November, Stirling, Council or Convention?
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1579, 12 March, Stirling, Council or Convention?
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1579, 7 August, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At the castle of Stirling, 7 August 1579
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • At the castle of Stirling, 8 August 1579
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • [John Erskine], earl of Mar's attestation
  • 1579, 20 October, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 20 October 1579
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
        • Procedure
      • 21 October 1579
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 22 October 1579
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 26 October 1579
        
        • Judicial proceeding: treason
      • 10 November 1579
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture
          
          • The forfeiture of John Hamilton, commendator of Arbroath, Claud Hamilton, commendator of Paisley, and others etc.
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of Jean Dishington, one of the heirs of Ardross
          • Act in favour of Dame Margaret Lyon, countess of Cassilis
          • Act in favour of Margaret Cunningham, widow of the late James Cochrane of Barbachlaw
        • Legislation
          
          • Touching the disinheriting of the posterity of those that are convicted of the murders of [Henry Stewart, lord Darnley], the king, our sovereign lord's dearest father, and [Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox and James Stewart, earl of Moray], his two regents, chapter 10
          • Concerning the true and holy kirk and of those declared not to be of the same, chapter 1
          • Concerning the jurisdiction of the kirk, chapter 2
          • Discharging of markets and labouring on Sundays or playing and drinking in time of sermon, chapter 3
          • Concerning the youth and others beyond sea suspected to have declined from the true religion, chapter 4
          • That householders have bibles and psalm books, chapter 5
          • For relief of the labourers of the ground troubled for want of timely teinding of their corns, chapter 6
          • For punishment of the strong and idle beggars and relief of the poor and impotent, chapter 7
          • For punishment of persons that despicably remain rebels and at the horn, chapter 8
          • For remedy of the fraud and disorder used amongst officers of arms in execution of criminal letters, chapter 9
          • That the pains of lawburrows shall be divided between the king and the party offended to, chapter 11
          • Against such as trouble their neighbours by criminal pursuit when they are innocent
          • Concerning the choosing of inquests in causes of perambulation, chapter 13
          • Concerning the inserting of witnesses in obligations and writs of importance, chapter 14
          • Concerning prescription in causes of plunder and ejections, chapter 15
          • Concerning prescription in causes of removing, chapter 16
          • Concerning prescription in certain causes of debt, chapter 17
          • Concerning the destroyers of planting, enclosure and policy, chapter 18
          • Ratification of the privileges of burghs, chapter 19
          • Concerning packing, peeling, forestalling and transporting of herring and white fish, chapter 20
          • For execution of the act of parliament made concerning bearing, wearing and shooting of culverins and dags, chapter 21
          • For punishment of resellers and forestallers, chapter 22
          • Concerning the destruction of cruives and yairs, slaughter of red fish and smolts by fishing rods or otherwise, chapter 23
          • Concerning the transporting of coals out of the realm, chapter 24
          • For punishment of those that lose a lawsuit within burgh, chapter 25
      • 11 November 1579
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of our sovereign lord's revocation of fees and pensions
          • Concerning our sovereign lord's coin
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • Concerning the establishing of the king's majesty's council
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the disposition of the lands and livings of the forfeited persons
          • Concerning the Scotsmen using the privileges of this nation in the Low Countries under the king of Spain's dominions, chapter 32
          • For avoiding of the great number of unfreemen sailing in the Low Countries, chapter 33
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for taking order in certain articles by the lords of privy council
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the admission of privy writings, charges and commands by the lords of session, chapter 29
          • Concerning the admission of the ordinary lords of the session and reformation of certain abuses, chapter 30
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Revocation of the infeftment of the earldom of Lennox to Lord Charles [Stewart, earl of Lennox]
          • Confirmation of the infeftment to Robert [Stewart], earl of Lennox
          • Exoneration of things done in the government of [James Stewart], earl of Moray, regent
          • Ratification of the discharge granted to [John Erskine], earl of Mar
        • Procedure: approbation of commission
          
          • Approbation of the proceedings of the noblemen that executed the king's majesty's commission at Hamilton and Draffan
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the demolishing of Hamilton and Draffan
        • Procedure: declaration
          
          • Declaration concerning the proving of letters of horning and executions thereof by witnesses, chapter 31
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Captain [David] Home [of Fishwick] against [Sir Richard Maitland], laird of Lethington
          • Act touching the proceedings in the cause between the Gordons and Forbes
          • Act between [John Graham], earl of Montrose and the tenants of the bishopric of Dunblane
        • Legislation
          
          • Act in favour of the feuars and tacksmen of the lands and teinds belonging to the possessors of the prelacies forfeited, chapter 26
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Confirmation of the infeftment of the harbour of Kilrenny to John Beaton of Balfour
          • Act in favour of the hospital of Edinburgh
          • Confirmation of the infeftment of the town of Faithlie
        • Procedure: protest
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act between Patrick Fortune and James Hunter
        • Legislation
          
          • Approbation of the act made concerning proceeding in the king's majesty's name, chapter 27
          • Act in favour of our sovereign lord's true and faithful subjects who have constantly remained at his highness's obedience, chapter 28
          • Concerning the making of aquavitae
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to decide the antiquity and priority amongst the burghs
        • Procedure: royal request
          
          • For instruction of the youth in music, chapter 34
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Declaration upon the supplication presented by [James Douglas], earl of Morton, [John Erskine], earl of Mar and [Margaret Fleming], countess of Atholl
          • Act in favour of [Robert Boyd], lord Boyd
          • Act for remitting of the matter between John Gilbert and Robert Gray, burgess of Edinburgh, to the lords of session
          • Ratification of the reformation of the University of St Andrews
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [John Fleming], lord Fleming
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [Andrew Leslie], earl of Rothes
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Peter Martin
          • The benefit of pacification granted to John Richardson
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [Alexander Crichton], laird of Drylaw
          • The benefit of pacification granted to William Henryson
          • The benefit of pacification granted to the heirs of Whitelaw
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [Henry Echline], laird of Pittadro
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Patrick Hepburn of Kirklandhill
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [Henry Hepburn], laird of Fortoun
          • The benefit of pacification granted to [Hugh Somerville], lord Somerville
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Robert Melville of Murdocairnie
          • The benefit of pacification granted to David Melville
          • The benefit of pacification granted to James Spence of Wormiston
  • 1581, 26 February, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Sources
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 26 February 1580 [1581]
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation of £40,000
      • At Holyroodhouse, 27 February 1580 [1581]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the new coin
          • Coin, as well of gold as silver
  • 1581, 3 April, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 3 April 1581
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation of £40,000
  • 1581, 24 October, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 24 October 1581
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
        • Procedure: asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 25 October 1581
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
      • 26 October 1581
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 30 October 1581
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
      • 28 November 1581
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; asking of instruments
      • 29 November 1581
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Legislation
          
          • The ratification of the liberty of the true kirk of God and religion, with confirmation of the laws and acts made to that effect of before
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Concerning provision of ministers and certain stipends for them at all parish kirks and appointing of commissioners for ordering thereof
        • Legislation
          
          • Against dilapidation of rents of benefices provided to ministers in title for their lifetimes
          • That ministers shall be presented by the king's majesty and the lawful patrons to all benefices of cure under prelacies
          • For punishment of the blasphemy of God's name and other horrible oaths
          • Against passing in pilgrimage to chapels, wells and crosses, and the superstitious observing of diverse other popish rights
          • The explanation of the act touching the notorious and manifest committers of adultery
          • Against fugitives and other papists practising against the true religion
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to certain of every estate, with the king's majesty's officers, to treat and conclude on certain articles and supplications after the end of this present parliament
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the coin
          • Ratification of the acts concerning the importation of bullion
          • Concerning the due payment of the king's majesty's customs
          • For the surety of them that besieged houses by the king's commission in his highness's minority
          • Against the shameful oppression and slaying and hoching of oxen and horses
          • For execution of the acts made concerning casting down and holding down of cruives and yairs, and punishment of the transgressors thereof, slaughter of red fish and of the fry of all fish
          • Addition to the acts made against notorious thieves and sorners of clans
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for reformation of the hospitals, maison-dieus, alms houses and bede houses, and reducing them to their first institution
        • Legislation
          
          • Against the excess of costly clothing and transporting of wool, whereby the poor may be the better held to work
          • Against superfluous banqueting and the inordinate use of confections and sweetmeats
          • Ratification of the act of parliament concerning the decision of appellations made by the court of Rome
          • Against the abuse of some landed gentlemen and others forbearing to keep house at their own dwelling places
          • Addition to the act of lawburrows
          • Concerning deforcement, breaking of arrestments and alienations made in defraud of creditors
          • Concerning registration of inhibitions and interdictions
          • Ratification of the act concerning prescription in causes of plunder and ejections
          • Concerning the convention of burghs
          • Concerning the coming of ships to the burghs of the west country
          • Concerning the setting of order and price on all stuff
          • Concerning the holding of horses at hay and oats by traders
          • For execution of the acts made against shooting with guns at wild beasts and fowls
          • Against the transporting of cattle and sheep out of the realm
          • Against the unlawful taking of profit by captains and keepers of our sovereign lord's castles
          • For punishment of the fraudulent mixing of the wines by the taverns and sellers thereof and other abuses
          • Addition to the act of disinheriting of the posterity of the persons forfeited for the murders of [Henry Stewart, lord Darnley], the king, our sovereign lord's father, and [James Stewart, earl of Moray and Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox], his two regents
          • Approbation of [James Stewart], earl of Arran's proceedings for trial of the murder of [Henry Stewart, lord Darnley], the king, our sovereign lord's dearest father
          • Annexation of lands to the crown
          • Concerning the proclamation of the acts of parliament
          • Concerning the establishing off the king's majesty's council
          • Order how the king's majesty shall be relieved of importune and untimely suitors
          • Concerning the discharging of factories
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Robert Erskine, apparent heir of Little Sauchie, and James Colville of Easter Wemyss
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the taxation of ward lands
        • Legislation: private acts and declarations
          
          • Declaration in favour of Alexander Home of Manderston
          • Act concerning the debatable cause between the Gordons and Forbeses
          • Act of compromise between the Gordons and Forbeses
          • Concerning the changing of the surname of William Maxwell, apparent heir of Lamington in the surname of Baillie
          • Act of remittance between the burghs of Dundee and Perth of the decision of the controversy for priority between them to the remaining burghs
          • Act in favour of John Carnegie of that Ilk
          • Act in favour of Master John Douglas
          • The erection of the lands of Doune in a lordship
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Aberdeen
          • Act for changing of the assumption of the third of the abbey of Scone
          • Act for changing of a part of the assumption of the third of the abbacy of Arbroath
        • Procedure: protests
          
          • Protestation made by sundry noblemen and others of the estates
          • Protestation made by James Stewart, earl of Arran
          • Protestation made by Master James Foulis for Francis [Stewart], earl of Bothwell
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification and confirmation of the fair of Dalkeith
          • Ratification of the burgh in barony of the town of Myretoun
          • Ratification of the burgh in barony of the town of Portsoy, with certain other privileges
          • Ratification of the Seinzie Fair of St Andrews
          • Ratification of the fair of Stirling
          • Ratification of the fair of Auchterarder
          • Ratification of the fair at the Bridgend of Lintrathen
          • Ratification of the privilege of silk-making to Robert Dickson
          • Ratification granted to the lords of session of their commission for taking order with the commissaries
          • Ratification granted to Master William Baillie, lord Provand
          • Ratification granted to Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill
        • Legislation
          
          • The revocations of the property casualty, with exceptions out of the same and first revocation of the property
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the disposition of the reversions of the earldom of Lennox
          • Ratification granted to James [Stewart], earl of Arran of his infeftment
          • Ratification granted to Robert [Stewart], earl of Orkney
          • Ratification granted to Francis [Stewart], earl of Bothwell
          • Ratification granted to John [Maxwell], earl of Morton
          • An act in favour of Master James Haliburton, provost of Dundee
          • Ratification granted to William [Ruthven], earl of Gowrie
          • Ratification granted to Dame Margaret Leslie, countess of Angus, of the conjunct fee lands during her lifetime
          • Ratification of an act of secret council made to [Dame Jean Hepburn], lady Morham
          • Ratification to [Patrick Lindsay], lord Lindsay [of the Byres]
          • Ratification granted to William Kerr of Cessford
          • Ratification granted to Sir James Home of Cowdenknowes, knight
          • Ratification granted to Alexander Home of Manderston
          • Ratification granted to Alexander Home of Manderston and Alexander [Home], commendator of Coldingham of the lands of Simprin and Tofts
          • Ratification granted to Andrew Kerr of Faldonside
          • Ratification granted to Harry Stewart of a fourth part of the lands of Gogar
          • Ratification granted to Harry Stewart of the barony of Braidwood and others
          • Ratification granted to William Stewart, writer, of the lands of Thurston
          • Ratification granted to Andrew Munro of Dawachcarty
          • Ratification granted to Janet King
          • Ratification to William Mossman
          • Ratification to Patrick Crichton of Lugton
          • The confirmation of the infeftment of feu ferm of the isle, abbey and mansion of Inchcolm
          • Ratification granted to Master Mark Kerr of the abbey of Newbattle
          • Ratification granted to Harry Stewart, son to James Stewart of Doune, of the abbey of Inchcolm
          • Ratification granted to the prior of Pluscarden of the priory thereof
          • Ratification granted to Alexander [Home], prior of Coldingham, of the priory thereof
          • Ratification granted to St Leonard's College in St Andrews
          • Benefit of pacification granted to the late William Kirkcaldy of Grange, knight
          • Benefit of pacification granted to the heirs of the late Master James Kirkcaldy
          • Benefit of pacification granted to [Sir Thomas Kerr], laird of Ferniehirst
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the benefits of pacification granted to Alexander [Home], lord Home
          • Ratification of the benefit of pacification granted to [John Fleming], lord Fleming
          • The benefit of pacification granted to John Fleming of Boghall
          • The benefit of pacification granted to John Mossman, burgess of Edinburgh
          • The benefit of pacification granted to James Cockie, son lawful to the late James Cockie, goldsmith, burgess of Edinburgh
          • The benefit of pacification granted to William Newton of that Ilk
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Isobel and Alison Dalziel
          • The benefit of pacification granted to John Forman, Rothesay herald
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Cuthbert Ramsay
          • The benefit of pacification granted to William Melville, burgess of Edinburgh
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Master John Cramond
          • The benefit of pacification granted to Patrick Thomson
          • The benefits of the pacification granted to Adam MacCulloch, sometime Marchmont herald
        • Procedure: declaration; asking of instruments
  • 1582, 19 October, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 19 October 1582
        
        • Sederunt
        • Declaration
          
          • Declaration concerning the raid of Ruthven
        • Procedure: orders
          
          • [James Stewart], earl of Arran commanded to be retained
          • That horsemen and footmen be levied
  • 1583, 19 April, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 19 April 1583
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation of £20,000
  • 1583, 24 October, Edinburgh, Parliament (continued)
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 24 October 1583
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: opening of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 18 November 1583
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
  • 1583, 7 December, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 7 December 1583
        
        • Sederunt
        • Declaration
          
          • King's majesty's declaration touching the raid of Ruthven
      • At Holyroodhouse, 7 December 1583
        
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • [Andrew Leslie], earl of Rothes's protestation
  • 1584, 19 May, Edinburgh, Parliament (continuation)
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 19 May 1584
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: protests over precedency; asking of instruments
      • 22 May 1584
        
        • On the second day of parliament
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the liberty of the preaching of the true word of God and administration of the sacraments
          • An act confirming the king's majesty's royal power over all states and subjects within this realm
          • Concerning the authority of the three estates of parliament
          • An act discharging all jurisdictions and judgements not approved by parliament, and all assemblies and conventions without our sovereign lord's special licence and commandment
          • An act establishing the form of judgement concerning the deposition and deprivation of ministers and other beneficed persons from their benefices for worthy causes
          • That ministers shall not be judges nor exercise any other ordinary office that may abstract them from their office
          • An act ratifying the declaration of the king's majesty and his estates touching the treasonable attempt against his highness at Ruthven and concerning the late rebellion and assisters thereof
          • An act for punishment of the authors of the slanderous and untrue calumnies spoken against the king's majesty, his council and proceedings, or to the dishonour and prejudice of his highness, his parents, progenitors, crown and estate
          • An act ratifying and approving the proceedings of the king's majesty, his council and officers in the trial, prosecution and punishment of the late rebellion attempted against his highness and his authority
          • An act for annulling certain alienations, provisions and dispositions made in prejudice of the king's majesty's escheat
          • Against reduction of forfeitures for nullity of process, and that none travail nor give counsel to that effect, without special warrant of the king's majesty and estates in parliament
          • Against the granting of respites and remissions for slaughters, fire-raising and other odious crimes to be committed after the date hereof
          • An act touching the provision to his highness of a guard and sure payment of their ordinary wages
          • An act concerning slaughter and troubling made by parties in pursuit and defence of their actions
          • An act concerning the better execution of decreets
          • An act approving the constitution of certain the king's majesty's officers of the estate
          • Addition to the acts made before concerning coming to courts and compearing at the bar in sober manner in pursuit and defence of criminal causes
          • An act for disinheriting of the posterity of [William Ruthven], earl of Gowrie
          • Concerning the gauge and standard of salmon, herring and white fish, and principal staples thereof
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to [Patrick Adamson], archbishop of St Andrews, other bishops and others appointed commissioners by the king's majesty in ecclesiastical causes
        • Declaration
          
          • For explanation of the acts made before for punishment to rebels contemptuously remaining at the horn
        • Legislation
          
          • An act for sure assignation and payment of the livings and stipends appointed for the ministers of God's word and eschewing of the abuse of diversity of prices
        • Judicial proceeding: ratification of forfeiture
          
          • Act ratifying the dooms of forfeiture led in judgement against the late James [Douglas], sometime earl of Morton, and William [Ruthven], sometime earl of Gowrie, convicted of the crimes of lese-majesty and executed to the death for that
        • Legislation
          
          • An act concerning the arresting, intromission and sequestration of the escheated goods and debts of the rebels before they be convicted or put to the horn
          • Act for annexation of forfeited lands and rents to the crown
          • An act of ratification of the king's majesty's late revocation
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • An act concerning the reformation of the college of justice
        • Legislation
          
          • Approbation of the late coin of alloyed money
          • An act for a new coin of gold
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • An act annulling a confirmation granted of the lands of the earldom of Gowrie
          • Act annulling the pretended excommunication led against Master Robert Montgomery
          • Pacification to John [Fleming], lord Fleming
          • Pacification to Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight
          • Pacification to Marie Fleming and her bairns
          • Pacification to the heirs of the late Patrick [Hepburn], bishop of Moray
          • Pacification to the bairns of the late James Borthwick
          • Pacification to Master David Chalmers of Ormond
          • Pacification to David Melville
          • Ratification of the remission to [George Gordon], earl of Huntly
          • Ratification of the remission granted to the servants of the late George [Gordon], earl of Huntly
          • Ratification of the remission granted to Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst, knight
          • Ratification of the remission granted to Robert Balfour
          • Ratification of certain infeftments granted to Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight
        • Declaration
          
          • Declaration concerning the forfeiture of the late Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, knight
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the friars' lands and annualrents of Aberdeen to the hospital thereof
          • Ratification of the lands of Pottie and Cowdenknowes to David Murray
          • Revocation of the lands pertaining to the late William Maitland of Lethington, younger
          • Ratification of the infeftment made to Andrew [Keith], lord Dingwall
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission in favour of Colonel William Stewart, captain of the king's majesty's guard
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 3 August 1584
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 20 August 1584
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: recommendation; asking of instruments
      • 21 August 1584
        
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; asking of instruments
      • 22 August 1584
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Legislation
          
          • An act for disinheriting of the posterity of the persons that are, or shall happen to be, convicted of the treasonable attempt at Stirling
          • An act for an uniform order to be observed by the beneficed men, ministers, readers and masters of colleges and schools in obedience of the king's majesty's laws and their ordinaries
          • An act for annulling of the successors of prelacies purchased from his highness in the troublous times past of his young age
          • Act of annexation of forfeited lands and rents to the crown
          • Concerning the dissolution of the union of lands annexed to the crown to be set by our sovereign lord in feu ferm
          • Concerning lands, lordships, heritages, tacks and possessions of lands and teinds coming in our sovereign lord's hands by forfeiture, and whereof the evidence and rights of the persons forfeited are maliciously abstracted in defraud of his highness
          • Act in favour of our sovereign lord's treasurer and his depute, concerning factors of the lands and possessions of the persons suspected and dilated of treason
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
        • Legislation
          
          • Act for confirmation of the feus of kirklands both old as new
          • That the money and victuals assigned in time past for keeping of the castles of Edinburgh, Dumbarton, Stirling and Blackness shall remain and abide with the captains and keepers thereof
          • Concerning decreets given upon double poinding or horning
          • An act explaining the act of parliament made of before concerning subscribing and selling of writs of great importance
          • An act prohibiting the eating of butcher meat three days every week
          • Act ratifying all former acts made for transporting of forbidden goods out of this realm
          • Ratification of the liberty of burghs in general
          • Act ratifying the act of parliament made of before concerning the excess of costly clothing
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to certain of every estate, with the king's majesty's officers, to proceed in discussing of the remaining summons of treason, and of the articles and supplications now presented
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, knight
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to consider and approve the erection of the college of Aberdeen
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act annulling the pensions given out from the archbishopric of St Andrews and bishopric of Aberdeen
          • Ratification of the king's majesty's revocation, with additions and exceptions specified therein
          • Ratification to [James Stewart], earl of Arran and his spouse
          • Ratification granted to [William Stewart], commendator of Pittenweem
          • Ratification of [Hugh Fraser], lord [Fraser of] Lovat's infeftment of Beauly and third thereof
          • Ratification of a decreet given in favour of [Alexander Gordon], earl of Sutherland against [George Sinclair], earl of Caithness
        • Procedure: protest
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the decreet arbitral between the merchants and craftsmen of Edinburgh
          • Ratification in favour of David [Lindsay], earl of Crawford, concerning the earldom of Gowrie and lands of Clene
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the lands of Bonkle and Preston to Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight, secretary
          • Act in favour of Master Alexander Dunbar, dean of Moray
          • Act in favour of William Stewart, writer
          • Ratification granted to Alexander Erskine of Gogar upon the discharge of the castle of Edinburgh
          • Act in favour of David Murray, one of the masters of stable
          • Ratification of the contract between the king's majesty and Eustace Rough concerning the mines
          • Ratification to [John Graham], earl of Montrose, treasurer
          • Ratification to [David Lindsay], earl of Crawford of the lands of Abernethy
          • Ratification to [George Gordon], earl of Huntly of the lands of Balquhain
          • Ratification of the factories granted to [George Gordon], earl of Huntly and [Patrick Gray], master of Gray of [Patrick Lyon], lord Glamis's living
          • Ratification to [Patrick Leslie of Pitcairlie], commendator of Lindores of the lands of Pittendreich and others
          • Pacification granted to Robert [Crichton], bishop of Dunkeld
  • 1585, 31 July, St Andrews, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At St Andrews, 31 July 1585
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Bond concerning the true religion
  • 1585, 1 December, Linlithgow, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 1 December 1585
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 4 December 1585
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 10 December 1585
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • An act against the authors of slanderous speeches or writs
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation of Francis [Hay], earl of Erroll, constable of Scotland
        • Legislation
          
          • An act for the better execution of our sovereign lord's laws and acts of parliament
          • An act concerning fees of the seals and chamber and subscription of the officers
          • An act concerning the alteration of the times of sitting of the college of justice
          • An act against dilapidation of benefices
          • An act against leagues and bonds
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
          
          • Protestation of [George Gordon], earl of Huntly and [John Maxwell], lord Maxwell
        • Legislation
          
          • An act for reformation of certain abuses in direction of letters
          • An act ratifying the former act of parliament made concerning discharge of infeftments and sums of money obliged for delivery of castles
          • An act interpreting the act of parliament made of before concerning double poindings
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • An act for establishing of the king's majesty's private council
        • Legislation
          
          • An act in favour of the burghs concerning the packing and peeling of fish
          • An act concerning transporting of forbidden goods
          • Addition to the act concerning thieves and sorners of clans
          • An act in favour of the tenants who have made payment to factors
          • That the act of parliament lately made concerning the confirmation of feus of kirkland shall not proscribe against minors for the space of a year hereafter
          • That all letters be presented to be subscribed by the king's majesty and by the ordinary officers
          • Regarding the office of chancellery
          • Ratification of the assent of the estates for treating and concluding of a league with [Elizabeth I], queen of England
          • Licence given to the advocates to treat and consult with the persons forfeited concerning their restitution
          • The king's majesty's revocation of his highness's property, [Andrew Keith], lord Dingwall, [Robert Stewart], earl of Orkney and William Murray excepted
          • Acts of the restitution of the noblemen and others received to the king's majesty's favour, and abolition of the force of processes of forfeiture and other matters concerning them
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • An exception for [Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull], my lord justice clerk, concerning the lands of Woodhouselee
        • Procedure: protests; asking of instruments
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • An act in favour of John [Maxwell], earl of Morton, his friends and servants
          • Act for repossession of ministers and masters of colleges and schools
          • Declaration of [John Hamilton], lord Hamilton to be curator to [James Hamilton], earl of Arran, his brother
          • The benefit of the pacification granted to the Lord Claud Hamilton and certain his friends and servants, with an exception of William Sinclair of [...]
          • Rehabilitation granted to the bairns natural of the late James [Douglas], sometime earl of Morton
          • Act in favour of [Archibald Douglas], earl of Angus concerning the heirs of Whitelaw
        • Procedure: protests
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of the town of Dumfries
          • Act in favour of Master William Leslie
        • Procedure: protest
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of the posterity of William [Ruthven], earl of Gowrie
          • Ratification granted to James Richardson of Smeaton
          • Ratification of [James Johnston], laird of Elphinstone
          • Ratification granted to [James Carmichael], laird of Carmichael
          • Act in favour of John Aitchison
          • Ratification of the captainship of the castle of Dumbarton to [John Hamilton], lord Hamilton
          • Ratification of the captainship of the castle of Edinburgh to [Sir James Home], laird of Cowdenknowes
          • Act in favour of Sir William Stewart [of Caverston], late captain of Dumbarton
          • Act in favour of [Patrick Lyon], lord Glamis
          • An act in favour of [Thomas Lyon of Baldukie], master of Glamis
          • Act in favour of John Lyon of Cossins
          • An act in favour of the servants of [John Erskine], earl of Mar and [Thomas Lyon of Baldukie], master of Glamis
          • Ratification of the restitution granted to Gavin Hamilton of Raploch
          • Act in favour of John [Hamilton], lord Hamilton and Claud [Hamilton], commendator of Paisley
          • Act granted to the [George Carruthers], laird of Holmains and his friends
          • Ratification of [Francis Stewart], earl of Bothwell's infeftment
          • Ratification of a letter of tack to [Andrew Wood], laird of Largo, comptroller
          • Ratification granted to [George Gordon], earl of Huntly of his office of lieutenancy
          • Ratification in favour of the bairns of [James Meldrum], laird of Seggie
          • Ratification in favour of Alexander Wood
          • Ratification to [Patrick Gray], master of Gray of the abbey of Dunfermline
          • Ratification to Walter Dundas
          • Ratification granted to William [Stewart], commendator of Pittenweem
          • Act in favour of Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, secretary to our sovereign lord, and James Maitland, his nephew
          • Ratification of the act of parliament made in favour of Sir James Balfour's wife and bairns
          • An act annulling the infeftments made to Gilbert Lauder of Balbardie and his son of the lands and living of Haltoun
          • Ratification of the office of treasury to Thomas [Lyon], master of Glamis
          • Ratification of the provostry of Lincluden to William Douglas
          • Ratification to Master Edward Bruce of the abbacy of Kinloss
        • Procedure: protest
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of John Hamilton of Drumry
          • Revocation concerning the lands of Almarnes to William Douglas of Drumlanrig
          • Ratification of the lands of Ormiston to [William Kerr], laird of Cessford
          • Exception of James Murray of Pardowis's pension from revocation
          • Ratification of the benefit of pacification to Patrick [Hepburn], bishop of Moray
          • Ratification of the pensions of George and Andrew Haliburton
          • Act in favour of Adam Hepburn of Bonhard
          • Ratification of a pension in favour of [Patrick Adamson], archbishop of St Andrews
          • Ratification of a pension to John Auchinleck
          • Ratification in favour of Master George Young and John Andrew
          • Act in favour of Francis [Hay], earl of Erroll
          • Ratification of the town of Anstruther in free burgh
          • Act in favour of James Murray and [Agnes Cunningham], lady Polmaise
          • An act concerning [Jane Hamilton], lady Lamington
        • Legislation
          
          • [Concerning commissioners of the shires to be sent to the parliament]
          • Concerning commissioners of the shires to be sent to the parliament
  • 1586, 23 September, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 23 September 1586
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation of £15,000
          • Act concerning respites and remissions
          • Act concerning the transporting of coal and salt and cattle and sheep in England
  • 1587, 10 May, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 10 May 1587
        
        • Procedure: trial of Patrick, master of Gray and others for the raid at Stirling Castle
      • 15 May 1587
        
        • Procedure: accusations against Patrick, master of Gray for the raid at Stirling Castle
        • Procedure: caution granted
        • Procedure: charge to the chancellor to enter in ward
  • 1587, 8 July, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 8 July 1587
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
      • 13 July 1587
        
        • Procedure; preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: protest
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 24 July 1587
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 29 July 1587
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Declaration
          
          • Declaration of our sovereign lord's perfect age
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of the liberty of the kirk of God
          • Concerning the trial and punishment of the offences of the adversaries of the true religious presently professed within this realm
          • Against sellers and dispersers of papistical and erroneous books
          • Relief of the ministry of the first fruits and fifth penny of all benefices of cure under prelacies
          • For punishment of the committers of disorders in the kirk in time of divine service or forcers of ministers in their office and function
          • Concerning proceeding in deprivation for the cause of dilapidation
          • Annexation of the temporalities of benefices to the crown
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission concerning the coin
          • Commission for the taxation to be granted when it shall please that our sovereign lord shall treat and conclude upon his marriage
          • Commission toward the establishing of a universal met, measure and weight
          • Commission for satisfaction the clergy for their liferents
        • Legislation
          
          • Dissolution of the union of lands annexed for setting of the same in feu ferm
          • The king's majesty's general revocation
          • For explanation of the commission given to proceed against non-residents
          • Concerning the parliament
          • Against quarreling for priority of place or vote in parliament
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission concerning priority of places and voting in parliament
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning our sovereign lord's privy council
          • Act in favour of the session for ratification of their privileges
          • Act in favour of such of the lords of session as shall become aged and unable
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Master Alexander Dunbar, dean of Moray, one of the senators of the college of justice
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of the act of the lords of council and session concerning proceeding in causes of molestation
          • Against wilful and malicious litigants
          • Concerning the sitting and vacation of the session
          • Act of certain matters remitted to the lords of council and session
          • Act remitting the interpretation of the law of oblivion to the lords of session
          • Act of certain matters remitted to the secret council
          • For remedy of the falseness and ignorance of sundry notaries
          • For reformation of the extraordinary number and many abuses of officers of arms
          • Against supersederes
          • Act in favour of the labourers of the ground troubled by teinding
          • Concerning accusation in crimes of treason
          • Certain crimes declared to be treason in time coming
          • Act concerning the punishment of usury
          • For staunching of dearth and first for making of the prices of wine and timber
          • Against extraordinary impositions laid upon victuals
          • For punishment of forestallers and resellers
          • Against transporting of victuals or keeping of the same to dearth
          • Against keeping of horses at hay and oats in summer
          • Concerning victualling of ships passing to the north fishings
          • Against eating of butcher meat in Lent and other days forbidden
          • Against slayers of deer and other wild beasts
          • Concerning proclamation for serving of brieves
          • Act in favour of persons that have made payment in good faith to factors
          • Act authorising the subscriptions of commendators alone that want convents
          • Act in favour of lay persons for redemption of their patronages
          • Concerning counterfeit and invalid gifts of pensions
          • Concerning our sovereign lord's exchequer
          • Concerning the presenting of sasines yearly to the exchequer
          • Act of certain matters remitted to the exchequer
          • Concerning our sovereign lord's property
          • Concerning the wadsetting of the king's property
          • For the help and augmentation of the king's majesty's rents in his treasury and casualties
          • Act in favour of the treasurer concerning expediting of ratifications
          • For universal concord amongst the king's lieges
          • For the furtherance and setting forth of the criminal justice over all the realm
        • Declaration
          
          • The king's majesty's declaration concerning [George Gordon], earl of Huntly
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • The protestation of Master John Graham of Hallyards for [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll, justice general
        • Legislation
          
          • For the quieting and keeping in obedience of the disordered subjects, inhabitants of the borders, highlands and isles
          • Ratification of the pacification, restitution and abolition granted to our sovereign lord's lieges at diverse parliaments before etc.
        • Procedure: protests; asking of acts and instruments
          
          • Protestation of [Claud Hamilton], commendator of Paisley for [John Maxwell], lord Maxwell
          • Protestation for [Robert Boyd], lord Boyd
          • Protestation for [...] Abernethy, brother to [John Abernethy], lord Saltoun
          • Protestation of John Beaton of Balfour
          • Protestation of John Chalmers of Troquhain for [...] Chalmers, widow of the late James Boyd, archbishop of Glasgow
          • Protestation of them that were on the assize of the [late] earls [James Douglas, earl of] Morton and [William Ruthven, earl of] Gowrie
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of the noblemen being with the king's majesty at Stirling
        • Procedure: protests; asking of acts and instruments
          
          • Protestation of John [Erskine], earl of Mar, for Dame Annabella [Murray], countess of Mar, his mother
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to [Archibald Douglas], earl of Angus of the earldom of Morton
          • Submission of the controversy between [Archibald Douglas], earl of Angus and [John Fleming], lord Fleming
          • Act in favour of [George Gordon], earl of Huntly concerning his provision to Dunfermline
          • Act annulling the rights and titles of the lands and rents of Dunfermline made by [Patrick Gray], master of Gray, with certain exceptions
          • Ratification to [David Lindsay], earl of Crawford
          • Act between [David Lindsay], earl of Crawford and the burgh of Dundee
          • Act in favour of Francis [Stewart], earl of Bothwell
          • Act in favour of [John Gordon], earl of Montrose
          • Act in favour of [John Erskine], earl of Mar
        • Procedure: protests; asking of acts and instruments
          
          • Protestation of [John Wishart], laird of Pittarrow
          • Protestation of Master James Elphinstone of Invernochty for [Robert Elphinstone], lord Elphinstone, his father
          • Protestation of [George Gordon], earl of Huntly for himself and his friends
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act between [Annabella Murray], countess of Mar, Harry Lindsay of Careston and William Stewart of Seton
          • Submission between [Dame Elizabeth Stewart], countess of Moray and [Sir John Wishart], laird of Pittarrow
          • Ratification to [James Ruthven], earl of Gowrie
          • Act in favour of [Robert Montgomery], master of Eglinton
          • Act in favour of [Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull], justice clerk, touching the recognition of Ochiltree
          • Act absolving kirkmen from warrandice, excepting their own death
          • Act in favour of Patrick [Adamson], archbishop of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of Claud [Hamilton], commendator of Paisley for Cambuslang
          • Act in favour of Claud Hamilton, son to [Claud Hamilton], commendator of Paisley
          • Act in favour of Walter [Stewart], commendator of Blantyre, keeper of the privy seal
          • Act in favour of Master Edward Bruce, advocate, touching the abbey of Kinloss
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation of [Francis Stewart], earl of Bothwell for the abbot of Kinloss
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to Alexander [Seton], late commendator of Pluscarden
          • Act in favour of the pensioners of the archbishopric of St Andrews
          • Ratification to [John Ruthven, earl of Gowrie], commendator of Scone
          • Act in favour of Master James Haliburton
          • Act in favour of the college of Glasgow
          • Ratification to the New College of St Andrews
          • Act concerning the parsonage of Duns
          • Act in favour of Master David Lindsay, minister at Leith
          • Ratification to Thomas Hudson, musician
          • Concerning the benefices presented by [Robert Stewart], earl of Orkney
          • Ratification of the office of chancellery to Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight
          • Ratification of the infeftments of Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight, chancellor
          • Ratification to Master Peter Young of Seton
          • Ratification to Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch, knight, presently one of the king's ambassadors in Denmark
          • Ratification to Master George Young of the archdeanery of St Andrews
          • Ratification to Master George Young and John Andrew
          • Act in favour of [Margaret Balfour], lady Burleigh and her bairns
          • Act in favour of [Margaret Balfour], lady Burleigh concerning lands given for castles
          • Act in favour of [Margaret Balfour], lady Burleigh, touching the privilege of refined salt
          • Act in favour of John Aitchison
          • Act concerning the heirs of [Edward Toschach of] Monzievaird
          • Act in favour of James and John Menzies
          • Act remitting [David Dunbar], the laird of Durie's supplication to the king's majesty
          • Act in favour of [Harry Stewart], laird of Rosyth
          • Act in favour of James Stewart, son to the late [John Stewart], earl of Buchan
          • Act in favour of David Ferguson of Glenschynroch
          • Concerning taxation of burghs
          • Ratification to the burgh of Edinburgh
          • Ratification to the burgh of Perth
          • Ratification to the burgh of Montrose
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission in favour of the city of Glasgow
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act inhibiting the burghs to sell or convey their freedoms without consent of the estates in parliament
          • Act in favour of the goldsmiths
          • Ratification to the burgh of Burntisland
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Crail
          • Act in favour of the town of Anstruther
        • Procedure: protest; asking of acts and instruments
          
          • Protestation of James Geddie, burgess of Crail
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of the craftsmen Flemings
        • Declaration
          
          • The king's majesty's declaration concerning the votes of small barons in parliament, and instruments taken by [David Lindsay], earl of Crawford and [John Murray], laird of Tullibardine
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of Mark [Kerr], lord Newbattle
          • Act in favour of [Harry Charteris], the young laird of Kinfauns
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission to treat for defence of the realm in time of war
          • Commission for setting of the order of the taxation on all estates
          • Commission for setting of the quantity of the bullion to be brought to the coin-house of all customed goods
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of the town of Dalkeith
          • Act in favour of the town of Polwarth
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission concerning the bridge of Don
          • Commission concerning the bridge of Cramond
          • Commission concerning the bridge of Ayr
          • Commission concerning the bridge of Irvine
          • Commission for the article concerning the better execution of justice
          • Commission to consider the laws of this present and the last parliaments
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Master Henry Keir
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission to treat on the conformity of prices of all victuals and merchandise
          • Commission to treat on the conformity of prices of all victuals and merchandise
        • Legislation
          
          • Measures and weights and the just quantity thereof
  • 1588, 4 April, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 4 April 1588
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Taxation of £100,000
        • Legislation
          
          • Eustace Rough
          • Act concerning the dividing and setting of the taxation
  • 1588, 20 May, Holyrood, Council or Convention?
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1588, 27 July, Holyrood, Council or Convention?
    
    • Additional Source
  • 1590, 12 June, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 12 June 1590
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: charge against the rebels
          
          • Charge against persons denounced rebels
  • 1590, 29 July, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 29 July 1590
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • That none make convocation for leading of teinds
        • Procedure: provision of the king's household in wine
          
          • Regarding the impost of the wine
  • 1591, 6 August, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 6 August 1591
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act concerning the coin
  • 1592, 3 April, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 3 April 1592
        
        • Procedure: opening of parliament
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 4 May 1592
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 5 May 1592
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 29 May 1592
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 5 June 1592
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
          
          • Ratification of the process of forfeiture of Francis [Stewart], sometime earl of Bothwell etc.
        • Procedure: protests; asking of instruments
          
          • Protestation of William [Douglas], earl of Angus
          • Protestation of William [Douglas], earl of Morton
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • The disinheriting of the posterity of persons forfeited in this present parliament
          • Act in favour of the vassals of those who are forfeited
          • Act in favour of the inhabitants of Edinburgh who had contracts or obligations of the persons forfeited
          • Act in favour of Master John Moncrieff, advocate
          • Act in favour of Rachel MacGill
          • Act in favour of [George Keith], earl Marischal concerning the lands and goods of Master John Colville [of Strathurdie]
        • Legislation
          
          • Act for abolishing of the acts contrary to the true religion
          • Regarding deposition of unqualified persons from their functions and benefices
          • Regarding manses and glebes in cathedral and abbey kirks
          • Against adulterers
          • For punishment of slaughter within kirks or kirkyards
          • Concerning the erection of kirklands and teinds in temporal lordships
          • Against Jesuits, seminary priests and their resetters
          • Ratification of the act made in February 1587 [1588] in favour of the ministry, their stipends and rents
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Exception in favour of Adam [Bothwell], bishop of Orkney
        • Legislation
          
          • Alteration of the market days from the Sabbath day
          • Who has not given confession of their faith shall not enjoy the benefit of pacification
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for reparation of hospitals
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • For building of a second kirk within the parish of St Andrews
          • For approving of the kirk built by John Shaw of Greenock
          • Act regarding the union of the kirk of Forteviot to the old college of St Andrews
          • Regarding the dissolution of the deanery of Restalrig
          • Ratification to John Durie, minister
          • Regarding the dissolution of the kirks of the bishopric of Dunblane
          • Act regarding the minister's manse of Pittenweem
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to confer and treat with the ministry regarding the provision of sufficient and local stipends to the ministers
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding the duty of sheriffs and other judges ordinary, their deputes and clerks
          • Concerning the office of [Sir David Lindsay of the Mount], lyon king of arms, and his brother heralds
          • For furthering of the payment and bringing in of the king's casualties
          • For furthering of the king's commodity by the mines and metals
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • [Sir Archibald Napier], laird of Merchiston's protestation
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of the king's majesty's revocation
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Exception for [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • [James Drummond], abbot of Inchaffray's protestation in name of [Patrick Drummond], lord Drummond
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding confirmation of the king's proper lands passed without advice of [David Seaton of Parbroath], his comptroller
          • For the better keeping of the king's parks
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation of Adam [Bothwell], bishop of Orkney
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding the payment of the burgh mails
          • Regarding the customs of English goods
        • Procedure: protest; declaration concerning ratifications
          
          • Protestation of David Seaton of Parbroath, comptroller
          • That the ratifications passed in this present parliament shall not prejudice parties' rights
        • Legislation
          
          • Annexation of Kelso and Coldingham to the crown
          • Regarding the disobedience of persons, possessors of the king's proper lands of the Highlands and Isles
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • The nomination and establishing of our sovereign lord's privy council
        • Legislation
          
          • Concerning the treasurer, regarding ratifications and other matters passed in this present parliament
          • Concerning the king's chapel royal of Stirling and his highness's musicians
          • Regarding the production of rentals and feus
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • For inspecting and causing of the laws and acts of parliament to be printed
        • Procedure: declaration; approbation
          
          • Ratification of the contract of marriage between the king and queen's majesties and of her highness's infeftments and titles passed thereupon
          • Approbation of their services who accompanied his majesty to Norway and Denmark
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of [George Keith], earl Marischal's proceeding in Denmark, directed to treat the marriage between the king and queen's majesties, and of his infeftments
          • Ratification to [Sir Patrick Vans], laird of Barnbarroch and Master Peter Young [of Seaton] and of their proceedings in the said marriage, and of their infeftments
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding the age and qualities of the lords of session
          • Touching the authentic dating and registering of signatures
          • For eschewing of falsehoods in reduction of decreets of redemption
          • Act in favour of redemption of lands by whatsoever persons
          • Regarding the validity of new bounded evidents
          • Concerning pensions not authorised by decreet or possession
          • Against unlawful conditions in contracts or obligations
          • Prescription of the act of repossessing
          • Act annulling the bonds and contracts of persons being in captivity
          • That the copies of letters or charges be subscribed by the executor thereof
          • Regarding denunciation of persons to the horn upon letters charging all and sundry generally
          • That compensation de liquido ad liquidum be admitted in all judgments
          • Regarding damage and expense of legal proceedings
          • That the obtainers of gifts of escheats pay the debt contained in the horning whereupon the gift proceeded
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Ratification of the commissariat of Edinburgh
        • Legislation
          
          • For punishment of the resetters of traitors and rebels
          • Regarding the escheats of rebels
          • Against granting of respites and remissions
          • For punishment of the wilful setting of fire in coal pits
          • For punishment of masterful beggars and relief of the poor
          • Against forestallers and resellers
          • Against carriers of cattle and sheep out of the realm
          • Regarding deforcing and troubling of the king's officers of arms
          • Concerning the relevancy of libels in causes criminal
          • Regarding the liberties of free burghs
          • Regarding the taxation of burghs
          • Against such as exercise crafts in suburbs adjacent to burghs
          • Against transporting of veal and kid skins out of the realm
          • Concerning the streets and passages of burghs
          • Concerning certain abuses in the admiral's proceedings
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the burgh of Haddington
          • Ratification of the hospital of Perth
          • Ratification of the lands and annuals mortified to the ministry and hospital of Edinburgh
          • Act for building the tolbooth of Clackmannan
          • Act for erecting of the town of Skirling in burgh of barony
          • Act for changing of the fair of Dornoch
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Anstruther to the west of the burn
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Culross
        • Legislation
          
          • Act remitting certain articles and supplications to the privy council
          • Regarding provostries and prebendaries being lay patronages
          • Ratification of the exceptions from the general act of annexation
        • Procedure: king's declaration to the Earl of Angus
          
          • Declaration to [William Douglas], earl of Angus regarding his honours
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of a contract between the king and [William Douglas], earl of Angus
          • Ratification to [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox regarding the superiority of the priory of St Andrews
          • Ratification to [Robert Stewart], earl of Orkney
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation of Adam [Bothwell], bishop of Orkney
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to [John Ruthven], earl of Gowrie of his infeftment
          • Ratification to [John Ruthven], earl of Gowrie of the abbacy of Scone
          • Ratification to [John Graham], earl of Montrose
          • Ratification to [John Graham], master of Montrose
          • Ratification to [James Lindsay], lord Lindsay
          • Ratification of a pension out of Whithorn to [Alexander Lindsay], lord Spynie
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation of [Master Robert Douglas of Lincluden], collector, against the same
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to [James Drummond], master of Drummond
          • Act regarding the temporality of Paisley
          • Act in favour of [James Douglas], commendator of Melrose regarding certain feu lands thereof
          • Ratification to Archibald Douglas, son to [James Douglas], commendator of Melrose
          • Ratification to [Master Edward Bruce], commendator of Kinloss
          • Ratification to [Patrick Leslie of Pitcairlie], commendator of Lindores
          • Ratification to [Mark Kerr], lord of Newbattle
          • Ratification to [Alexander Seton], lord of Urquhart
          • Act in favour of John Colville, son to [Alexander Colville], commendator of Culross
          • Act in favour of William [Melville], commendator of Tongland, regarding the temporality of Kilwinning
          • Ratification in favour of the bairns of the late Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull, late justice clerk
          • Ratification in favour of the bairns of [James Meldrum], the late laird of Seggie
        • Procedure: protests
          
          • Protestation of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox against the same
          • Protestation of Master James Carmichael, minister at Haddington, against the same
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to Master David Chalmers of Ormond
          • Ratification to Alexander Home of North Berwick
          • Ratification to Sir Robert Melville of Murdocairnie, knight, treasurer
          • Ratification to Andrew Melville of Garvock, master household
          • Ratification to [Sir John Murray], laird of Tullibardine, master of the household
          • Ratification to [Sir John Cockburn], laird of Ormiston, justice clerk
          • Act in favour of Sir John Carmichael of that Ilk, knight, master of stable
          • An act in favour of the said Sir John Carmichael, concerning the lands of Longhermiston
          • Ratification to Master Gilbert Moncrieff, doctor to his majesty
          • Ratification to [Patrick Hume], young laird of Polwarth and Patrick Murray
          • Ratification to Thomas Erskine of Gogar and his brothers
          • Ratification to Thomas and Barney Lindsay
          • Ratification to Master George Young, archdean of St Andrews
          • Ratification to Alexander Young, usher
          • Ratification to Sir George Home of Prymroknowis, knight
          • Ratification to John Gibb, valet of his majesty's chambers
          • Ratification to John Chisholm, comptroller of the ordinance
          • Ratification to William Beaton
          • Ratification to Master Henry Keir [of Greenlaw]
          • Act in favour of the heirs of Euphame MacCalzean, containing an exception for the lands of Cliftonhall and another exception to Master John Nicolson, advocate
          • Act in favour of David Cunningham of Robertland
        • Procedure: royal declaration; protest
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of [Dorothy Ross], lady Aicket
          • Ratification to [William Kerr], laird of Cessford
          • Act in favour of [Sir John Wishart], laird of Pittarrow
          • Ratification to [Sir Walter Ogilvie], laird of Findlater
          • Ratification to [Patrick Mowat], laird of Balquholly
          • Ratification to [Andrew Wood], laird of Largo
          • Ratification of an act of secret council in favour of [Master George Lauder], laird of the Bass
          • Ratification to [John Hay], laird of Urie
          • Ratification to [Alexander Fraser], laird of Philorth
          • Ratification to [Patrick Cheyne], laird of Esslemont
          • Ratification to James Boyd of Kipps
          • Ratification to Gavin Hamilton of Raploch
          • Ratification to Nicol Cairncross of Calfhill
          • Ratification to James and John Murray
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
          
          • Protestation for [Peter Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to Walter Scott of Tushielaw
          • Ratification to Francis Borthwick in Ballencrieff
          • Ratification to Sir Alexander Home of Snuke, knight
          • Ratification to John Home of Slegden
          • Ratification to Thomas Menzies of Durn
          • Ratification to George Hamilton in Preston
          • Ratification to James Hamilton of Liberton
          • Ratification to William Home of Bassendean
          • Ratification to John Shaw of Broich
          • Ratification of a bond of manrent to [James Weir], laird of Blackwood
          • Ratification to Thomas Maitland
          • Ratification to James Maitland
          • Ratification to John Andrew, clerk of the secret council
          • Ratification to William Wylie, writer
          • Ratification to Robert Stewart
          • Ratification to Master George Todd
          • Ratification to [Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet], clerk register, and Master John Hay, his son
          • Ratification of a pension to Walter Henryson
          • Ratification to [James Stewart], earl of Moray of his supersedere
          • Ratification to [John Maitland], lord of Thirlestane, chancellor
          • Ratification to [James Stewart], earl of Moray of his infeftments
          • Ratification to [Andrew Keith], lord Dingwall
          • Ratification to [James Lockhart], laird of Lee, younger
          • Ratification to the said [James Lockhart], laird of Lee, younger
          • Ratification to [Robert Seton], lord Seton
          • Ratification to John Livingstone of Abercorn
          • Act in favour of [William Stewart], commendator of Pittenweem
          • Ratification to [Thomas Boyd], lord Boyd of his infeftments
          • Ratification to [William Douglas], earl of Morton
          • Ratification to [James Hay], lord Yester
          • Ratification to [John Livingstone], laird of Dunipace
          • Ratification to George Sinclair of May
          • Ratification to Martin Elliott [of Braidlie]
          • Act ratifying [Alexander Lindsay], lord Spynie's infeftment of the lordship of Spynie, and ordaining a new infeftment thereof to be made; and also dissolving the same from the crown to that effect
          • [Ratification to Sir William Keith of Delny]
  • 1593, 3 April, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 3 April 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble; fencing of parliament; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 1 June 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 9 June 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 10 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 16 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: alteration to summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: sitting of parliament and the lords of the articles
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 21 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: forfeiture
          
          • The decreet of reduction of the process, sentence and doom of forfeiture led and prosecuted against the late John Lindsay of Wauchope
          • Regarding the disposition of the gifts of escheat, liferent or forfeiture of the earls [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly, [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll and others contained in the summons of forfeiture executed against them
          • Act concerning the escheats of the persons contained in the summons of forfeiture for burning of Donibristle and slaughter of [James Stewart], earl of Moray
          • Act concerning the deletion of William Gordon of Auchindoir out of the summons of forfeiture
          • Offers presented to the estates by [John Leslie], laird of Balquhain, in name of the earls [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly, [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll and others
        • Legislation
          
          • Act against keeping of markets on the Sabbath day
          • For punishment of the contemners of the decreets and judicatories of the kirk
          • Regarding the ministers' glebes
          • Act for relief of ministers that are troubled by pensioners or tacksmen
          • Act regarding benefices conveyed to ministers
          • Against the sayers of mass and harbourers or entertainers of excommunicated papists
          • Act that no particular act of parliament shall prejudice the ministers in their livings
          • Addition to the pains of lawborrows and unlaws
          • Regarding annualrents paid out of the property of the crown to prelates or beneficed persons
          • For punishment of customs officers and searchers offending in their offices
          • Regarding remissions and respites
          • Explanation of the act made in favour of the vassals of persons forfeited
          • That infeftments of the property without consent of the comptroller shall be null
          • Regarding new infeftments with right of patronage
          • Regarding confirmations of kirklands subscribed of old by the king and under the privy seal
          • Act for mending of the calsay of the Canongate and outwith the water gate
          • Act for punishment of them that troubles the parliament, session and other judgments
          • Act concerning the disorders in the West March
          • Ratification of the privileges of the college of justice
          • That the writer insert his name in the body of the writ
          • Act in favour of persons who were provided to the succession of benefices before the year of God 1584
          • Annexation of the abbey of Dunfermline to the crown
          • Act of the new gift of Dunfermline with the monks' portions to the queen's majesty
          • Act concerning the queen's majesty's right to the third of Dunfermline and compensation for so much as presently wants thereof
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission regarding deciding of suspensions in the king's causes
          • Commission regarding the coin
        • Legislation
          
          • Annexation of the property to the crown that was not annexed of before
          • Ratification of the liberties and privileges of burghs
          • Act for the better execution of decreets and acts in burghs
          • Act in favour of the town of Edinburgh concerning tumults
          • Against the transporting of calf, kid and certain other skins
          • Regarding the custom to be taken off English beer
          • Act concerning the dean of guild's jurisdiction in burghs
          • Regarding the common good of burghs
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Edinburgh concerning the reparation of their tolbooth and walls
          • Confirmation to the burgh of Edinburgh of their annualrents
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of [David Cunningham], bishop of Aberdeen regarding the temporal lands thereof
          • Act of dissolution of the parsonage and vicarage of Kirkliston
          • Act in favour of Master Patrick Galloway and John Duncanson, ministers, regarding the temporality of Dunblane
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission regarding the ministers' stipends
          • Regarding the king's majesty's privy council
        • Procedure: remit of supplication to the queen's council
          
          • Supplication of the ministers of Dunfermline remitted to the queen's majesty's council
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to [George Keith], earl Marischal regarding the college in Aberdeen
          • Act in favour of [George Keith], earl Marischal regarding the harbour of Peterhead
          • Act in favour of Andrew [Home], commendator of Jedburgh
          • Act in favour of Andrew [Stewart], lord Stewart of Ochiltree
          • Act in favour of [Master George Lauder], laird of the Bass
          • Ratification to [Andrew Edmonstone], laird of Edmonstone
          • Act in favour of Colin MacKenzie of Kintail
          • Act in favour of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox regarding the superiority of the bishoprics of St Andrews and Glasgow
          • Act in favour of [Patrick Hume], laird of Polwarth
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Aberdeen for a market
          • Act in favour of the said burgh of Aberdeen for confirmation of their annualrents
          • Act regarding the market day of the burgh of Forfar
    • Additional Source
      
      • Judicial proceeding: forfeiture
        
        • Forfeiture of [Francis Stewart], earl of Bothwell and his accomplices
        • A summons etc. under the quarter seal
      • 3 April 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble; fencing of parliament; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 1 June 1593
        
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 9 June 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
      • 10 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: suit rolls and commissions produced
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 16 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: sitting of parliament and the lords of the articles
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
      • 21 July 1593
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason; forfeiture
  • 1593, 11 September, Stirling, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Stirling, 11 September 1593
        
        • Sederunt
        • Letters: king and three estates' orders for obedience
          
          • Letters to charge landlords and bailies to find surety
          • Letters to charge the chiefs and principals of the branches of clans to enter pledges
          • Letters to charge vagabonds and masterless men
          • Letters against such as found surety to the third day of the circuit court or sooner upon 15 days' warning
          • Letters against them that come in will
          • Letters to charge, to pursue and give in indictment
          • To report the names of the thieves being taken prisoners
          • Letters against landlords, bailies, chieftains and principals of branches of clans
        • Proclamations: calls to muster
          
          • Proclamation for convening at Peebles
          • Proclamation for convening at Stirling
        • Procedure: letters
          
          • Letters to give and take assurance
          • To collect and publish the names of horners and to admonish them to obtain themselves relaxed
      • At Stirling, 12 September 1593
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding beggars
  • 1593, 31 October, Linlithgow, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Linlithgow, 31 October 1593
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to certain of the nobility to hear and consider the petitions of the earls [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly and [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll
  • 1593, 23 November, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 23 November 1593
        
        • Sederunt
        • Proclamation
          
          • Old provost, bailies and council against the new provost, bailies and council of St Andrews
      • At Holyroodhouse, 26 November 1593
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act of abolition
  • 1593, 27 December, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 27 December 1593
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the coining of plack pieces
  • 1594, 17 January, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 17 January 1593 [1594]
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the coin of gold and silver
      • At Holyroodhouse, 18 January 1593 [1594]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act of the taxation of £100,000
        • Declaration
          
          • Act declaring the earls [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly, [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll to have lost the benefit of the act of abolition
        • Committee members: privy council
          
          • Certain noblemen and others nominated to be of the privy council until the parliament
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Sir James Chisholm [of Dundurn]
  • 1594, 21 January, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 21 January 1593 [1594]
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the taxation
  • 1594, 22 April, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 22 April 1594
        
        • Procedure: opening of session
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 20 May 1594
        
        • Procedure: opening of session
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 30 May 1594
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: diets of the lords of the articles; submission of business
      • 8 June 1594
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Judicial proceeding: forfeiture ratification
          
          • Ratification of the forfeiture of Francis [Stewart], sometime earl of Bothwell
        • Declaration
          
          • Declaration regarding the annexation of Kelso and Coldingham
        • Legislation
          
          • Against wilful hearers of mass
          • Regarding satisfaction to the kirk by papists
          • Against erections after the annexation
          • For provision of common kirks
          • Regarding escheats and liferents of excommunicated persons
          • For the better observing of the Sabbath day
          • For relief of those whose lands are or shall be designed for manses and glebes to ministers
          • Regarding setting of tacks without consent of the patron
          • Annulling of acts of parliament made in favour of vassals of persons forfeited
          • Regarding fraudulent dispositions made by persons forfeited
          • Ratification of the acts made for annexation of the property and annulling of dispositions made in princes' minorities
          • General dissolution of the property
          • Regarding leasing makers and authors of slanders
          • Regarding payment of the duty of the wine
          • Annulling of pensions out of the erections since the annexation
          • Regarding sureties for officers of arms
          • For trial of the truth of acquittances in suspensions
          • Regarding enclosure of the king's parks and forests and increase of wildfowl and venison
          • Regarding the privileges of the college of justice
          • Regarding the declining of the senators of the college of justice who are father, brother or son to the parties
          • Regarding the beginning of the harvest vacation
          • That none shall be compelled to produce procuratories or instruments of resignation, precepts of clare constat or other precepts of sasine of lands or annualrents possessed by them before the space of 40 years
          • Ratifications in this parliament to be salvo jure cujuslibet
          • Regarding the buying of lands and possessions depending in plea by judges or members of courts
          • That caution be found in actions of ejection
          • For consideration of articles to be proposed in parliament
          • Regarding slaughter and troubling of parties in pursuit and defence of their actions
          • For punishment of parricide
          • Regarding the certain time of Lent, sparing of young flesh in the spring and breakers of Lent and other days forbidden to eat butcher meat
          • For punishment of committers of usury
          • For punishment of some disorders of students and bursars
          • For execution of the acts regarding slaughter of black or red fish and fry of salmon
          • Regarding the privileges of burghs
          • Regarding the upholding of decayed lands within burgh
          • For punishment of theft, robbery, oppression and sorning
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Against prejudice to the queen's majesty in this present parliament
          • Act in favour of the ministry of Glasgow
          • Act regarding the kirk of Burntisland
          • Regarding the dispositions of the late Patrick [Adamson], [arch]bishop of St Andrews
          • Regarding the kirk of Crail
          • Regarding the parish of Inverkip and kirk of Greenock
          • Regarding the chapel royal of Stirling
          • Prelates and other beneficed persons should have relief of their taxation
          • That the temporal lands annexed to the crown shall remain therewith, and that they shall be retoured
          • Act in favour of the skinners
          • Regarding the dissolution of the kirk of Nether Airlie
          • Act in favour of [Peter Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld
          • Act in favour of [David Cunningham], bishop of Aberdeen
          • Act in favour of Master William Melville regarding Kilwinning
          • Act in favour of the new college of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of [Master Robert Douglas], provost of Lincluden, collector
          • Ratification in favour of David Seaton of Parbroath, comptroller
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Linlithgow
          • Act in favour of the city of Glasgow
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Kinghorn
          • Act in favour of the burgh of the Canongate
          • Regarding the fair of Bathgate
          • Act in favour of [James Stewart], earl of Moray
          • Act in favour of [John Fleming], lord Fleming
          • Act in favour of [Alexander Livingston], lord Livingston
          • Act in favour of [Dame Annabelle Murray], countess of Mar
          • Act in favour of [Alexander Gaw], laird of Maw
          • Act in favour of Master George Young
          • Act in favour of John Andrew
          • Act in favour of John Acheson
          • Act in favour of James Smith and John Walwood, citizens of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of Robert Abercrombie
          • Act in favour of the feuars of the king's property in Fife
          • Act in favour of Thomas Foulis
          • Against the exemption of Nicolas Uddart, burgess of Edinburgh
          • Regarding the bridge of Dalkeith
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of the act and contract regarding the coin
          • Ratification of the act regarding the bullion
          • Ratification of the acts regarding resellers and forestallers
          • Of the pains of them that makes not their accounts timeously in the exchequer
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification to the burgh of Aberdeen
          • Ratification of the burgh in barony of Turriff
          • Ratification of the king's majesty's acquittances to the burgh of Dundee
          • Ratification to [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
          • Ratification to [John Erskine], earl of Mar
          • Ratification to David Seaton of Parbroath, comptroller
          • Ratification to [Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet], clerk register, and Master John Hay, his son
          • Ratification to Master Peter Young [of Seaton]
          • Ratification to [Sir James Douglas], laird of Drumlanrig
          • Ratification to [Sir James Scrimgeour of Dudhope], constable of Dundee
          • Ratification to David Scrimgeour of Fordie
          • Ratification to John Hay of Lochloy
          • Ratification to John Arnott
          • Ratification to Captain Patrick Cranston
          • Ratification to Master Henry Keir [of Greenland]
          • Ratification to George Haliburton and his wife
          • Ratification to [Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet], clerk register, of the chaplains' chambers of Aberdeen
          • Ratification to [William Stewart], commendator of Pittenweem
          • Act regarding the bridge of Dalkeith
          • Ratification to Patrick Hume of Polwarth and Patrick Murray
          • Provision in favour of burghs erected since the act of annexation
          • Regarding hospitals and schools
          • Exceptions from the act entitled 'Annulling of pensions out of the erections since the annexation'
          • Exceptions from the general act of dissolution
    • Additional Sources
      
      • Procedure: draft legislation
        
        • Exceptions from the act entitled 'Annulling of pensions out of the erections since the annexation'
        • Exceptions from the general act of dissolution
  • 1594, 29 April, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 29 April 1594
        
        • Sederunt
        • Proclamation: to be in readiness for pursuit of the rebels
          
          • Proclamation to be in readiness
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Ratification in favour of the tenants of Auchtermuchty
  • 1594, 10 September, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 10 September 1594
        
        • Sederunt
        • Proclamation: against the rebels in the north
          
          • Proclamation for the north
  • 1594, 28 November, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 28 November 1594
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: assurance for the Campbells
          
          • The earl of Argyll's promise
      • At Holyroodhouse, 29 November 1594
        
        • Procedure: commission to investigate the scarcity of low denomination coin
          
          • Commission to treat upon the low denomination coin
  • 1595, 15 March, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 15 March 1594 [1595]
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act against his majesty's traitors and rebels
  • 1596, 22 May, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 22 May 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act against false coiners
        • Proclamation: against the rebels in the isles
          
          • Proclamation for the isles
      • At Holyroodhouse, 24 May 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the customs etc.
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Ratification of the commission given to the lords of the exchequer etc.
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act regarding the earls [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly and [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll
      • At Holyroodhouse, 25 May 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act regarding [Sir Walter Scott], laird of Buccleuch etc.
  • 1596, 29 September, Dunfermline, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Dunfermline, 29 September 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the baptism of the princess
          • Ratification of the act of Falkland
        • Procedure: report of Lord Ogilvy's proceedings in Denmark
          
          • [James Ogilvy], lord Ogilvy's report of his proceedings in Denmark
  • 1596, 13 December, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 13 December 1596
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act against the tellers and makers of leasings
  • 1596, 21 December, Linlithgow, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Linlithgow, 21 December 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the acknowledging of the king's majesty's royal power and authority
      • At Linlithgow, 22 December 1596
        
        • Sederunt
        • Declaration: regarding the tumult in Edinburgh
          
          • Declaration regarding the tumult and uproar raised within the burgh of Edinburgh etc.
  • 1597, 1 January, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Sources
      
      • At Edinburgh, 1 January 1596 [1597]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Declaration: of the burgh of Edinburgh
          
          • The bill and offers of the burgh of Edinburgh presented to his majesty
  • 1597, 6 January, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 6 January 1596 [1597]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation: ratification of certain preceding acts
          
          • Ratification of certain acts preceding etc.
        • Procedure: discharge of meetings of the kirk within Edinburgh
          
          • Discharge of all conventions of the kirk to be held at Edinburgh
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act regarding the ministers' houses of Edinburgh etc.
        • Declaration: regarding ministers' preaching
      • At Holyroodhouse, 7 January 1596 [1597]
        
        • Petition: of the lords auditors of the exchequer
          
          • Supplication of the lords auditors of the exchequer
        • Procedure: commission to the provost and bailies of Edinburgh
          
          • Commission to the provost and bailies of Edinburgh
      • At Holyroodhouse, 8 January 1596 [1597]
        
        • Procedure: charge against the council of Edinburgh
          
          • Charge against the provost, bailies, council and deacons of crafts of Edinburgh
        • Proclamation: the court of session to sit in Perth
          
          • Proclamation of the session to sit at Perth
  • 1597, 3 March, Perth, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Perth, 3 March 1596 [1597]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: representation from the commissioners of the kirk
          
          • The answer of the commissioners of the kirk regarding the lawfulness of their assembly etc.
      • At Perth, 4 March 1596 [1597]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: articles
          
          • Articles and answers
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Annexation of certain customs and imposts to the crown
          • Act regarding the coin
          • Act regarding the customs and bullion etc.
      • At Perth, 5 March 1596 [1597]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: denunciation of the council of Edinburgh
          
          • Denunciation of the provost, bailies, council and deacons of crafts representing the whole body of the burgh of Edinburgh
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the passing of presentations to benefices
          • Act regarding exemptions from assizes
          • Act regarding the registration of hornings etc.
          • An act and commission for convocating of his majesty's subjects declared null etc.
        • Proclamation: testifying the good success of the convention
          
          • Proclamation testifying the good success of this convention
  • 1597, 13 May, Dundee, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Dundee, 13 May 1597
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the customs etc.
          • Act regarding the customs and bullion
          • Act regarding the restraining of wool
          • Act regarding the restraining of the importation of English cloth
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for setting the prices of the coin
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding annualrents etc.
          • Act discharging the transporting of great charcoal etc.
          • Act regarding the coin
          • Act regarding the coin
  • 1597, 1 November, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 1 November 1597
        
        • Procedure: opening of session; fencing of parliament; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation
      • 8 December 1597
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: calling of the rolls
      • 16 December 1597
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: summons of reduction of forfeiture read
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Judicial proceedings: reduction of the forfeitures of the Earls of Angus, Huntly and Erroll
          
          • Reduction of the forfeitures of [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly and [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll
        • Legislation
          
          • All ministers provided to prelacies should have vote in parliament
          • Kirkyard dykes should be built
          • Alienation of the king's annexed property
          • The annexed property may not be conveyed except in feu ferm only
          • Regarding disposition of the king's castles and certain other parts of the annexed property
          • Disposition of the annexed property made before the dissolution or not according to the conditions thereof are null
          • Assize herring may not be conveyed
          • Regarding heritable chamberlains and dispositions of the property
          • Alienation of feu ferms
          • Regarding tacks and pensions given out of thirds
          • Regarding thirds of benefices, common kirks, friars' lands, rents and benefices of cure under prelacies
          • The two part of the benefices vacant shall appertain to the king
          • Regarding ratifications and dispositions made in parliament
          • Ministers and possessors of benefices shall give up the rental of the temporality
          • The feuars of the temporality shall give up a rental of their duties
          • All feus may be decreed null for non-payment of the duty, albeit no provision be made relating thereto in the infeftment
          • It is not permissible to take more annualrent or profit than 10 for the 100
          • The pain of bearers, users or shooters [with pistols], culverins, handguns or engines of fire work
          • The prices of gold and silver of foreign coin and bullion
          • Wool should not be transported out of the realm
          • All merchandise brought within this realm should pay custom
          • English cloth and other English merchandise made of wool is forbidden
          • Great charcoal should not be transported out of this realm
          • Forbidden goods should pay custom
          • All cockets should be special and contain the particular kinds of merchandise
          • All ships should have a sufficient cocket
          • The oath of the merchants, skippers and factors passing to and from the low countries and out of this realm
          • All ships and merchants should land at the ordinary staple
          • The conservator should punish usurers
          • All merchants shall give an inventory of their merchandise and goods to the conservator
          • Of slayers of red fish, smolts, fry and salmon in forbidden time
          • The inhabitants of the isles and highlands should show their holdings
          • Regarding the building of burgh towns in the isles and highlands
          • Letters of horning, inhibitions, interdictions, [executions] and publication thereof against persons dwelling within bailiaries should be registered in the bailies' books
          • Registration of letters of horning, relaxations, inhibitions should be made judicially or before a notary and four witnesses of the judge refusing the registration
          • It is not permissible to slay deer, roe deer, hares, wildfowl or doves
          • Old penalties are valued and amplified
          • Stranger beggars, vagabonds and Egyptians should be punished
          • The pains of lawburrows should be paid by him who for his disobedience is denounced rebel, the cautioner may be pursued or the principal
          • The pain of the general bond is divided between the king and the party
          • The sheriff clerks shall bring their books to the exchequer they should be marked
          • Barons should send to the parliament commissioners with sufficient commissions
          • Prison houses should be built within all burghs
          • Regarding demission of benefices containing reservation of the liferent of the resignant
          • Of persons dwelling within burgh subject to the help of the poor to watching and warding
          • All burgesses should be taxed and stented by their magistrates according to the rents within burgh
          • A taxation to be granted to the king, the form and manner
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification in favour of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
          • Act in favour of Sir Robert Melville [of Murdocairnie]
          • Act in favour of [Alexander Campbell], bishop of Brechin
          • Act in favour of [Alexander Fraser], laird of Philorth regarding the college of Fraserburgh
          • Act in favour of Master Andrew Knox, minister at Paisley
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Aberdeen
          • Act in favour of the town of Perth
          • Act in favour of the king's lieges who accompanied his majesty and his lieutenant in the north parts of this realm
          • Act in favour of William [Douglas], earl of Angus, George [Gordon], earl of Huntly and Francis [Hay], earl of Erroll
          • Ratification of the lordship of Dunfermline to the queen's majesty
          • Ratification to Andrew [Keith], lord Dingwall
          • Ratification to [David Cunningham], bishop of Aberdeen
          • The ratification granted to the burgh of Nairn
          • Ratification to the town of Jedburgh
          • Regarding the new foundation of the college of old Aberdeen
          • Ratification granted in favour of Sir Alexander Home of Snuke, knight
          • Act regarding the consistory of Aberdeen
          • An act regarding copper coin
          • Act to set tacks of the teind sheaves of the priory of St Andrews
          • Regarding the feuing of the houses within the abbey of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of Eustatius Rough
          • Act in favour of [Master William Melville, commendator of] Tongland
          • Ratification to Sir James Melville [of Halhill]
          • Ratification and exception in favour of Andrew Melville
          • Ratification of the resignations and dissolution of the kirks of North Berwick
        • Procedure: clerk's notes
    • Additional Source
      
      • Legislation: titles of acts not surviving
        
        • Act in favour of the burgh of Haddington
        • Ratification to Master Edward Bruce, abbot of Kinloss
        • For local stipends of ministers
        • For a grammar to be universally taught
        • For order and priority of place in parliament
        • For retouring of lands not retoured
        • Regarding the form of process against witches
        • An act regarding Christ's kirk of Udny
        • Regarding the kirk of Dalmeny
        • Act for upholding of the Bridge of Don and the calsay of the month of Cowie
        • Act for reparation of the bridge of Musselburgh
        • Act for building of a calsay upon Edmonston Edge
        • Exception in favour of Patrick [Leslie], lord Lindores
        • Exception in favour of Master [Peter] Young of Seaton, master almoner
        • Exception in favour of Sir Thomas Erskine of Gogar, knight, and his brother
        • Exception in favour of Michael Elphinstone and Andrew Melville, masters of the household
        • Exception in favour of Sir Patrick Murray
        • Exception in favour of Patrick Hume, younger, of Polwarth
        • Exception in favour of William Elphinstone
        • Exception in favour of Master George Young, archdean of St Andrews
        • Exception in favour of Master Andrew Blackhall, minister of Musselburgh
        • Exception in favour of Bernard Lindsay
        • Protestation containing the king's declaration in favour of Alexander [Lindsay], lord Spynie
  • 1598, 29 June, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • The convention of the nobility and estates held at Holyroodhouse, 29 June 1598
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding removing and extinguishing of deadly feuds
          • Regarding a pastime day weekly
          • Regarding order to be taken with rebels
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Ratification of the contract of the Lewis
        • Legislation
          
          • Against handguns and pistols
          • Regarding the coin
          • Discharge of commissions of the exchequer
          • Regarding the setting in tack of the customs and imposts of wine
          • Regarding the selling of the acts of parliament
          • The treasurer's promise regarding the casualties of his office
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation made by Sir Robert Melville [of Murdocairnie]
        • Procedure: promise to the king
          
          • The comptroller's promise regarding the maintenance of their majesties' houses
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Against [Sir James Johnstone], laird of Johnstone
          • In favour of Thomas Foulis and Robert Jossie
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding provision for armour
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of [James Beaton], archbishop of Glasgow
          • [Roll of the creditors of Thomas Foulis and Robert Jossie]
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 29 June 1598
        
        • Procedure: commission of lieutenancy to the Earl of Angus
          
          • Commission of lieutenancy to [William Douglas], earl of Angus
      • At Holyroodhouse, 30 June 1598
        
        • Proclamation: against the rebels in the north
          
          • Proclamation to meet at Dumbarton
  • 1598, 30 October, ?, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • In the convention held 30 October 1598
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act against non-communicants
          • Act against excommunicated papists
          • Act against rebels
          • Act regarding the course of foreign coin
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act regarding the Lewis adventurers
          • Act regarding the sole making of pumps
  • 1598, 14 December, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 14 December 1598
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the council
          • Act regarding the coin
          • Act regarding pledges
          • Act regarding meal-makers
  • 1599, 1 February, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 1 February 1598 [1599]
        
        • Legislation: ratification of an act of privy council
  • 1599, 2 March, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source/Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 2 March 1598 [1599]
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: commission to the privy council regarding the accounts of taxation
  • 1599, ? May, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, [...] May 1599
        
        • Legislation
  • 1599, 31 July, Falkland, Convention
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Falkland, 31 July 1599
        
        • Procedure: commission regarding the coin
          
          • Commission regarding the coin
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding border thefts
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act against [William Maxwell, lord] Herries [of Terregles], [Sir James Douglas of] Drumlanrig etc.
          • [William Douglas], earl of Angus, lieutenant of the West March
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding great salt
          • Act regarding the register of sasines, reversions etc.
          • Act regarding the paying of custom
        • Declaration: to supply his majesty's honourable necessities
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding informers against breakers of arrestments and deforcements
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of [Dame Annabelle Murray], countess of Mar
        • Legislation
          
          • Act discharging the printing and selling of any books not revised by the secretary
          • Act regarding usury
          • Act regarding salt-pans
        • Procedure: commission regarding military discipline
          
          • Commission regarding military discipline
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding provision of armour
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of the college of St Andrews
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding armour
  • 1599, 11 December, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 11 December 1599
        
        • Sederunt
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 14 December 1599
        
        • Legislation
  • 1600, 30 June, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 30 June 1600
        
        • Legislation
          
          • [Act regulating traffic with foreign ships]
  • 1600, 1 November, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 1 November 1600
        
        • Procedure: preamble; fencing of parliament; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 4 November 1600
        
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
      • 11 November 1600
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
      • 15 November 1600
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Judicial proceedings: witness depositions
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act regarding the disinheriting and inability of the brother and posterity of [John Ruthven], earl of Gowrie
          • Act abolishing the surname of Ruthven
        • Legislation
          
          • The 5 August appointed yearly for solemn thanksgiving in all time coming
          • Act of annexation of the forfeited lands and others to the crown
        • Procedure: protests
          
          • Protestation for the queen's majesty
          • Protestation for [Andrew Leslie], earl of Rothes
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of Sir Thomas Erskine [of Gogar]
          • Act in favour of the said Sir Thomas Erskine [of Gogar] of a yearly pension of 12 chalders of victual
          • Act in favour of Sir Hugh Herries regarding his pension of 20 chalders of victual
          • Act in favour of Sir John Ramsay regarding an infeftment to be made to him of the lands of East Barns
          • Act in favour of Sir Hugh Herries regarding an infeftment to be made to him of the lands of Cousland and 20 chalders of victual out of Scone
          • Act in favour of the vassals of the earldom of Gowrie
          • Act in favour of James Lundie
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding invading and pursuing of councillors
          • Regarding purpresture in the king's commonties
          • Regarding bearers and shooters with hackbuts and pistols
          • Explanation of the acts of parliament regarding ocker and usury
          • Regarding dissolution of the coal pits of the property and lands where demolished strengths and castles were built of old
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Regarding the posterity of Francis [Stewart], sometime earl of Bothwell
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding coinage
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation for the burghs concerning bullion
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding salting and transporting of herring
          • Slaying of salmon in forbidden time to be a crime of theft in time coming
          • Regarding singular combats
          • Regarding hornings
          • The negligence of the king's officers may be supplied by their successors
          • The pain of forbidden and uncustomed goods
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation for the burghs
        • Legislation
          
          • Ratification of the acts made of before in favour of the kirk
          • Act regarding non-communicants
          • Ratification of the act regarding Jesuits, priests excommunicate and trafficking papists
          • Ratification of the act regarding strong and idle beggars
          • Regarding the marriage of adulterous persons
          • Registers of the sheriff clerks to be marked by the clerk register and his deputes, and their extracts to be marked by themselves
          • Act regarding removing and extinguishing of deadly feuds
          • Act regarding provision for armour
          • Act regarding the keeping of pledges
          • Act against slaughter of wild fowl
          • Act against making of redress
          • Regarding registration of sasines
          • Regarding the customing of goods
          • All charges of horning against persons dwelling to the north of Dee to be directed upon 15 days at the least
          • Act against persons who pursue others within a mile of the king's majesty's residence
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of Sir Patrick Murray [of Geanies] regarding the abbacy of Fearn
          • Act in favour of John [Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton, and Lord James Hamilton, his son
          • Ratification in favour of [Annabelle Murray], countess of Mar of her infeftment of the Haining
          • Ratification in favour of [Annabelle Murray], countess of Mar regarding the discharge of her duty in bringing up of the prince
          • Act in favour of the constable of Dundee regarding the bearing of our sovereign lord's banner
          • Act in favour of [Alexander Home], lord Home regarding the thirds of Coldingham
          • Ratification in favour of Master Peter Young [of Seaton]
          • Act in favour of [James Wemyss], laird of Bogie and Master John Moncreiffe
          • Act in favour of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox regarding the thirds of St Andrews
          • Ratification of Sir George Home [of Spott] of the burgh of Greenlaw
          • Ratification in favour of Patrick Leslie [of Pitcairlie]
          • Regarding the court place of the sheriffdom of Mearns
        • Procedure: commissions to the privy council
          
          • Commission regarding the ranking of the noblemen
          • Commission regarding wool
        • Procedure: decision concerning an article and supplication remitted to the next parliament
          
          • The decision of the right of the monks' portions of Arbroath between [John Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton and [Sir Thomas Lyon], laird of Auldbar remitted to the next parliament
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the infeftment of Lewis
          • Act in favour of the feuars of the lands lying within the earldom of Fife
          • Ratification of [James Beaton], bishop of Glasgow's restitution
  • 1601, 11 September, Perth, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Perth, 11 September 1601
        
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding a new coin of gold and silver
          • Regarding the cloth making
  • 1602, 2 February, Holyrood, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Holyroodhouse, 2 February 1602
        
        • Sederunt
  • 1604, 10 April, Edinburgh/Perth, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • Edinburgh, 10 April 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 24 April 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 26 April 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: commission; asking of instruments
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: ordinance concerning the meeting times of the lords of articles
      • Edinburgh, 1 May 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Letter: king's letter and postscript to parliament
        • Procedure: asking of instruments
        • Procedure: Lord Fyvie's proposal to continue parliament; asking of instruments
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Perth, 3 July 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: lords of the articles' statement of business
      • Perth, 11 July 1604
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for the union
        • Legislation
          
          • Act in favour of the kirk
        • Judicial proceedings: forfeitures; summons of treason
          
          • The forfeiture of William Borthwick of Soutra
          • The forfeiture of Thomas Kennedy
          • The summons of treason of the late Walter Muir of Cloncaird passed from simply by our sovereign lord's advocate
        • Procedure: commission to the lords of session
          
          • Commission to the lords of session to decide the action of reduction of the forfeiture of James Wood, apparent heir of Bonnyton
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act regarding the restitution of James Douglas of Spott
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation made by [Robert Ker], lord Roxburghe
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act regarding the restitution of Master Thomas Cranston
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation made by [William Douglas], earl of Angus regarding his priority and place in parliament
  • 1605, 7 June, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Sources
      
      • Edinburgh, 7 June 1605
        
        • Sederunt
        • Letter: the king to the estates
          
          • The kings majesty's missive letter directed to the estates
        • Summary of acts of convention from Skene Abridgment
        • Legislation
          
          • An act in favour of the nobility regarding the impost of their wines
        • Summary of acts of convention from Haddington Manuscript
          
          • Convention of the estates, 7 June 1605
  • 1605, 7 June, Edinburgh/Perth, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • Edinburgh, 7 June 1605
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 26 November 1605
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 14 January 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 20 March 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 13 May 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Edinburgh, 17 June 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Perth, 1 July 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • Perth, 3 July 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Letter: king's letter to parliament regarding the selection of new lords of the articles
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: presentation and safe-keeping of the treaty of union; asking of instruments
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Procedure: ordinance concerning the meeting times of the lords of the articles
      • Perth, 9 July 1606
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the king's majesty's prerogative
          • Act regarding the restitution of the estate of bishops
          • Regarding forfeited persons
          • Act regarding the rivers of Tweed and Annan
          • Regarding the customs between Scotland and England
          • Regarding glebes in pasturage and sums of grass
          • Regarding teinding of corns
          • Regarding old decreets of ejection and spuilzie in the borders
          • Act regarding directing of letters of horning on sheriffs', stewarts' and bailies' decreets
          • Regarding colliers and salters
          • Act regarding setting of feus by subvassals of ward lands
          • Regarding laying of lint in lochs
          • Act in favour of his majesty's vassals for payment of their blench duties
          • Act regarding sasines to be given on precepts of the chancellery
          • Act in favour of the burghs regal
          • Act for preventing of all unlawful conventions within burghs and for assisting of the magistrates in the execution of their offices
          • Regarding the keeping of the king's houses
          • Act regarding the taxation and collecting thereof
          • Act regarding the granting of the taxation
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification in favour of [George Home], earl of Dunbar of the earldom of Dunbar and other lands
          • An acquittance and discharge to [George Home], earl of Dunbar of the king's jewels and wardrobe
          • Act regarding the chapel royal and exceptions therefrom in favour of [George Home], earl of Dunbar and [Walter Scott], lord [Scott] of Buccleuch
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission regarding the erections
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of the tenants of Cash
          • Dissolution of Huntingtower and Strathbraan
          • Act in favour of [George Gledstanes], archbishop of St Andrews in satisfaction of Monimail
          • Act regarding the erection of the kirk of Leith to the north of the bridge in a parish kirk
          • Act regarding the dismembering of certain towns from the kirk of Ellon and incorporating of the same to the kirk of Slains
          • Erection of the kirk of Preston
          • Act regarding the erection of the kirk of Portincraig
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Edinburgh
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Perth
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Dundee
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Aberdeen regarding the ratification of their charter
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Aberdeen regarding the ratification of the charter granted by Master Alexander Hay
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Irvine
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Banff
          • Act in favour of the senators of the college of justice and members of the same
          • Ratification of the kirk of Nether Airlie in favour of Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar, knight
          • Act in favour of William [Melville], commendator of Tongland
          • Act in favour of Master John Preston of Penicuik, collector to our sovereign lord
          • Ratification in favour of James Hay of Kingask of his infeftment of the feu ferms of Grangemuir etc.
          • Ratification in favour of Patrick Kinnaird of that Ilk of his infeftment of his lands of Kinnaird etc.
          • Act in favour of Master Alexander Hay regarding the disposition to him of the feu ferms of Ardeth and Dron under reversion of 20,000 merks money
          • Ratification in favour of Marjorie Marjoribanks, widow of the late Master John Durie, minister, of her pension
          • Ratification in favour of [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton and [George Gordon, marquis of] Huntly of their marquisates
          • Ratification to [William Douglas], earl of Angus and to [William Douglas], lord Douglas, his son, of their infeftment
          • Act in favour of [George Sinclair], earl of Caithness
          • Ratification in favour of [John Lindsay], lord Lindsay [of the Byres]
          • Act in favour of Sir John Moncreiffe [of Kinninmonth]
          • Ratification in favour of William Learmonth of Hill
          • Act in favour of the town and [Peter Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld
          • Ratification of the erection of the school of Dunkeld
          • Act in favour of the captain and keepers of the castle of Dumbarton
          • Act in favour of George and Master Peter Hay
          • Ratification in favour of [Edward Maxwell], young laird of Calderwood of certain tacks of teinds
          • Act in favour of Bernard Lindsay of the King's Wark in Leith
          • Ratification in favour of Sir Alexander Straiton of Lauriston, knight, of his pension
          • Ratification in favour of [Alexander MacGhie], laird of Balmaghie
          • Act in favour of [Sir Michael Balfour], laird of Burleigh
          • Act of dissolution of the Lomonds
          • Act in favour of [Francis Hay], earl of Erroll regarding blanks
          • Act in favour of William [Murray], master of Murray of Tullibardine, regarding the changing of the name of the barony of Trewin in Earn
          • Ratification in favour of Master John Drummond of his office of clerkship
          • Ratification in favour of Sir John Arnott [of Birswick] of his gift of the impost of 30 tuns of wine
          • Ratification in favour of Sir John Arnott of his infeftment of his lands in Orkney
          • Ratification in favour of [William Moncreiffe], laird of Moncreiffe of his pension
          • Act regarding salvo jure cujuslibet
          • Erection of the lordship of Arbroath in favour of James [Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton
          • Erection of the lordship and barony of Kylesmuir with the kirk of Mauchline in favour of [Hugh Campbell], lord Loudoun
          • Act regarding the dilapidation of bishoprics
          • Erection of Dundrennan in favour of John Murray
          • Ratification in favour of Master Archibald Moncrieff of his pension
          • Ratification to the kirk of Borthwick
          • Ratification in favour of Master Laurence Gordon of his infeftment of Glenluce
          • Erection of the abbacy of Scone in a temporal lordship in favour of David [Murray], lord Scone
          • Ratification in favour of [James Hamilton], lord Abercorn of his infeftment of Abercorn
          • The commissioners' warrant regarding the provision of the kirk of Abercorn
          • Act in favour of James Maxwell and Robert Douglas
          • Annexation of the parsonage and vicarage of Glasgow to the archbishopric thereof
          • Erection of the lordship of Holyroodhouse
          • Act in favour of Master Robert Williamson of the temple lands from the crown
          • Act in favour of Sir George Bruce regarding the ratification of his infeftment of Carnock
          • Act in favour of Master William Scott of Elie regarding his lands of Grangemuir Wester
          • Act in favour of [John Graham, earl of Montrose], my lord great commissioner, regarding the lands of Cowgask
          • Ratification in favour of [David Murray], lord Scone of his pension of 10 chalders of victual out of the priory of St Andrews
          • Exception in favour of Sir Thomas Hamilton of Binning, knight, from the erection of Jedburgh
          • Exception in favour of Sir Thomas Hamilton of Binning, knight, from the erection of Elcho
          • Erection of the abbacy of Coupar [Angus] in a temporal lordship in favour of James Elphinstone
          • Erection of the abbacy of Balmerino, with the lands and baronies of Kirknewton and Balerno united thereto, in a temporal lordship in favour of [James Elphinstone], lord Balmerino
          • Erection of the abbacies of Dryburgh and Cambuskenneth and priory of Inchmahome in a temporal lordship, called the lordship of Cardross, in favour of [John Erskine], earl of Mar
          • Ratification in favour of Alexander [Seton], earl of Dunfermline, lord chancellor
          • Ratification in favour of [William Livingstone], laird of Kilsyth of his infeftment thereof
          • Ratification in favour of [James Elphinstone], lord Balmerino and his son, James Elphinstone, of their infeftments of Ballumbie and Barnton
          • Erection of the priory of St Andrews in a temporal lordship in favour of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
          • Erection of the abbacy of Lindores in a temporal lordship in favour of [Patrick Leslie], lord Lindores
          • Ratification in favour of Master Alexander Gibson of his infeftment of Granton
          • Act in favour of [Thomas Erskine], viscount of Fenton regarding the dissolution of Restenneth from the abbacy of Jedburgh
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir David Carnegie], laird of Kinnaird
          • Ratification in favour of [Andrew Stewart], lord Ochiltree of his infeftment of the kirk land of Ochiltree
          • Erection of the abbacies of Jedburgh and Coldingham in a temporal lordship in favour of [Alexander Home], earl of Home
          • Erection of the priory of Pittenweem in favour of Frederick Stewart
        • Parliamentary Register addenda
          
          • The table of the acts of parliament held at Perth, 11 July 1604, booked in order following:
          • The table of the acts of parliament held at Perth, 19 July 1606, booked in order following:
  • 1607, 18 March, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 18 March 1607
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 9 June 1607
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 29 July 1607
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: running of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 3 August 1607
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: king's commission to parliament
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: ordinance to the lords of the articles
      • 11 August 1607
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the union of Scotland and England
          • Act against the sayers and wilful hearers of mass
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act regarding the chapter of St Andrews
          • Act regarding the annexation of the kirk of Megill to the bishopric of Dunkeld
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the king's blench duties in erections and ministers' stipends of the kirks erected
          • Act regarding woods, parks, planting, dovecots etc.
          • Act regarding weights and measures
          • Ratification of the act regarding conducing of craftsmen
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission regarding grammar and teachers thereof
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act regarding the burgh of Stonehaven in the Mearns
          • Act in favour of the queen's majesty regarding the ratification of her infeftment of Dunfermline
          • Act in favour of the burghs regal
          • Act in favour of the free burghs regal against unfreemen
          • Act in favour of the burgh of Crail
          • Act in favour of the town of Dumbarton, regarding a taxation thereto
          • Act in favour of the clerk register regarding the printing of the book called Regiam Majestatem
          • Act in favour of [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll, of 20 chalders of victual of the feu ferms of Kintyre
          • Act in favour of [James Stewart], earl of Moray
          • Ratification in favour of Sir William Seaton's two sons of their two letters of pension
          • Act in favour of James Durham regarding the change of a road
          • Ratification in favour of Master Alexander Craig of his pension of 600 merks
          • Ratification in favour of John Strang of his infeftment of Kilrenny
          • Ratification in favour of Thomas Pearson
          • Act in favour of the University of St Andrews
          • Ratification to Master George Young and James Primrose of their pensions
          • Ratification to James Hamilton of his pension
          • Ratification to Adam Cooper of his infeftment of Gogar
          • Act regarding salvo jure cujuslibet
          • Ratification in favour of Sir Thomas Hamilton of Binning, knight, advocate to our sovereign lord
          • Act in favour of [Patrick Stewart], earl of Orkney
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission regarding the bridge of Cramond
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Erection of Kelso in favour of [Robert Ker], lord Roxburghe
          • Act in favour of [Sir James Crichton], laird of Ruthven
          • Ratification in favour of [David Lindsay], laird of Balcarres
          • Act in favour of [Francis Hay], earl of Erroll
  • 1608, 10 May, Edinburgh, Parliament (continued)
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 10 May 1608
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
  • 1608, 20 May, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • At Edinburgh, 20 May 1608
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: approval of king's proposition concerning the isles
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Regarding boots and shoes
  • 1608, 30 July, Edinburgh, Parliament (continuation)
    
    • 30 July 1608
      
      • Procedure: preamble
      • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
    • 15 December 1608
      
      • Procedure: preamble
      • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
    • 26 January 1609
      
      • Procedure: preamble
      • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
  • 1609, 27 January, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • Convention at Edinburgh, 27 January 1609
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: commission; king's letter to the estates
          
          • The earls [Alexander Seton, earl of] Dunfermline and [George Home, earl of] Dunbar, commissioners at the convention
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding noblemen who send their sons out of the country
          • Regarding those who embrace a false religion out of the country
          • Regarding excommunicates
          • Regarding knowledge to be had of every man's disposition in his religion
          • Regarding the abrogating of the secretary's register
          • Regarding the transporting of coals
          • Regarding the exportation of tanned leather
          • Regarding the making of iron with wood
          • Regarding the prices of writs and seals
          • Regarding measures
        • Procedure: commission; king's letter to the estates
          
          • Commission regarding ravishing [of women]
  • 1609, 12 April, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 12 April 1609
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: summons of treason; continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 15 June 1609
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 17 June 1609
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: presentation of the king's commission
        • Judicial proceeding: summons of treason
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
      • 24 June 1609
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Judicial proceedings: summons of treason
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the choosing of pedagogues to children passing out of Scotland to schools
          • Act against children that become papists when they are out of Scotland
          • Act regarding excommunicated persons not to enjoy their lands, rooms and possessions
          • Act regarding giving command to bishops to send the names of excommunicated persons to the treasurer and to the director of the chancellery
          • Act against Jesuits, seminary priests and resetters of them
          • Act of the commissariats and jurisdiction given to archbishops and bishops
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act placing Robert [Kerr], earl of Lothian in the commission of the quorum in place of his father for setting down the king's blench duties in erections and modifying ministers' stipends, and [Gavin Hamilton], bishop of Galloway in place of [James Nicolson], bishop of Dunkeld for modifying ministers' stipends
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir James Murray], laird of Cockpool of his infeftment of the barony of Cockpool and burgh of Ruthwell
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir James Murray], laird of Cockpool of his infeftment of the salmon fishing on Annan
          • Ratification of the infeftment of Broxmouth to [George Home], earl of Dunbar
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir James Douglas], laird of Spott of his infeftment, with reservation to [George Home], earl of Dunbar
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the commissioners and justices of peace
          • Act of the apparel of judges, magistrates and kirkmen
          • Act against scandalous speeches and libels
          • Act regarding fugitive persons of the borders to the inland
          • Act in favour of the lords of session of £10,000 to be given to them yearly
          • Act regarding the patronages of forfeited persons
          • Act regarding the Egyptians
          • Ratification given by the king to the secret council to receive resignations
          • Act ordaining letters of horning to be directed upon admirals' decreets
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act for uniting certain kirks in Annandale
          • Act regarding the castle of Annan
          • Act regarding the kirk of Leith
          • Act regarding the kirk of Carmyllie
          • Act in favour of the University of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of James Maxwell regarding the debatable lands
          • Ratification in favour of James Maxwell regarding the lands held by him of [John Maxwell], lord Maxwell
          • Ratification in favour of John Murray of Dundrennan
          • Act in favour of [David Crichton], laird of Lugton regarding St Leonard's hospital
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir Archibald Douglas of] Whittingehame
          • Annexation of the abbacy of Fearn to the bishopric of Ross
          • Ratification of Kintore to [George Keith], earl Marischal
          • Act in favour of [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll regarding Balrynnis
          • Act in favour of Master John Laing regarding the signet
          • Act in favour of Sir John Arnott [of Birswick], Archibald Johnstone, Andrew Logan of Coitfield and William Fairlie
          • Ratification of the infeftment of the Byres to [Sir Thomas Hamilton of Binning], lord advocate
          • Ratification in favour of [Robert Crichton], lord [Crichton of] Sanquhar
          • Act regarding the abolishing of the secretary's register
          • Act regarding the restitution of David Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh
          • Act in favour of [John Maxwell], lord Maxwell's vassals
          • Act in favour of the town of Perth for building of their bridge
          • Ratification to Sir Richard Preston of Dingwall
          • Ratification in favour of Gavin Hamilton of lands within Kilwinning
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding salvo jure cujuslibet
        • Procedure: submission
          
          • Submission between the Archbishop of St Andrews and the lord advocate in the king's name
        • Procedure: commission; king's letter to the estates
          
          • Commission regarding the ravishing of women
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of [David Murray], lord Scone of his intromission with the king's rents
          • Ratification of a pension to William Elphinstone's bairns
          • Act in favour of Sir Robert Melville regarding the discharge of the feu duty of Murdocairnie
          • Ratification in favour of [Hugh Campbell], lord Loudoun of Kylesmuir
          • Act in favour of [William Douglas], earl of Morton
          • Act in favour of Lord [Kinloss]
          • Erection of the abbacy of Melrose in a temporal lordship in favour of John [Ramsay], viscount of Haddington
          • Act in favour of [John Abernethy], lord Saltoun, ratifying his rights of patronage and tacks of teinds of the kirks of Keith and Rothiemay
        • Parliamentary Register addenda
          
          • Table of the acts of parliament held at Edinburgh, 11 August 1607, in the beginning of the book
          • Table of the acts in the parliament held at Edinburgh, 24 June 1609, in order as they are booked
    • Additional Source
      
      • Legislation: private acts
        
        • Erection of Kilwinning
        • Erection of Cauldstane to Sir John Kerr
        • Erection of Eccles to Sir George Home
        • Erection of Holywood to [Thomas Kirkpatrick of] Closeburn
        • Erection of St Colme to [Henry Stewart], lord St Colme
        • Ratification of North Berwick's infeftment
        • Ratification to James Liddel of his infeftment
        • Restitution of the Laird of Niddrie
  • 1612, 12 October, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 12 October 1612
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 15 October 1612
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: presentation of the king's commission to the estates
        • Sederunt
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
      • 23 October 1612
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: ratification of acts and conclusions of the general assembly
          
          • A ratification of the acts and conclusions set down and agreed upon in the general assembly of the kirk, kept in Glasgow in the month of June 1610, together with an explanation by the estates of some of the articles of the same
        • Legislation
          
          • An act for remanding back to his majesty's officers of justice in England of offenders in some particular crimes in the act mentioned, who, after the committing of the offence in England, shall be thereupon fugitive and remain in this kingdom
          • An act declaring that in all time hereafter the objecting of horning for a civil cause of the party either slain or mutilated shall be no liberation of the offender from the punishment due of the law
          • An act against ravishers of women
          • An act regarding timeous teinding for the ease of the labourers of the ground
          • An act for discharge of all pursuit against any within the bounds of the late borders for causes preceding his majesty's going to England, with exception nonetheless of all decreets already recovered, and with reservation of the criminal pursuit at the instance of his majesty's officers
          • An act allowing horning upon a simple charge of 15 days to be directed upon commissars' decreets
          • An act regarding repairing of bishops' manses
          • An act pardoning the past escapes of some penal statutes therein mentioned
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Ratification of the queen's majesty's infeftment of Dunfermline
        • Legislation
          
          • An act declaring that all ratifications passed in this parliament are no otherwise expedited but salvo jure cujuslibet
          • An act concerning the voluntary offer of a taxation made by the estates of parliament to his majesty
          • Act regarding the form and order of the uplifting of the said taxation
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification of the contract between his majesty and Sir John Arnott [of Birswick] regarding Orkney
          • Annexation of the lands of Orkney to the crown
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission for dealing between his majesty and [James Law], bishop of Orkney for the bishop's lands in Orkney
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification in favour of the burgh of Dumbarton of their infeftment
          • Ratification in favour of the burgh of Glasgow of their infeftment
          • Ratification in favour of Sir Thomas Hamilton of Byres, knight, secretary to his majesty
          • Ratification in favour of Sir James Douglas of Spott
          • Ratification in favour of Robert [Lindsay], lord Lindsay [of the Byres]
          • Ratification in favour of Henry Wardlaw of Balmule
          • Ratification in favour of Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank, knight
          • Ratification in favour of the officers of the mint-house
          • Ratification in favour of Master Thomas Hope, advocate
          • Ratification in favour of Walter [Scott], lord Scott of Buccleuch
          • Act for translating of the kirk of Gullane to Dirleton
          • Ratification in favour of Thomas [Erskine], viscount of Fenton, lord Dirleton
          • Ratification in favour of Alexander Stewart, lord Garlies
          • Ratification in favour of Sir William Oliphant of Newton, knight, advocate to his highness
          • Ratification of the said Sir William Oliphant [of Newton's] gift of office of advocate
          • Ratification in favour of Patrick Maule of Panmure
          • Ratification in favour of Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington
          • Ratification of the letter of pension granted by his highness to George and James Preston, sons to Master John Preston [of Penicuik], president
          • Dissolution of archdeanery of St Andrews and annexation of the same to the bishopric thereof
          • Ratification in favour of John Murray, groom in his majesty's bedchamber
          • Ratification of John Auchmuty's renunciation of his right of the castle of St Andrews
          • Ratification in favour of St Leonard's College of the lands belonging to the patrimony thereof
          • Ratification to [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox of the office of admiralty and privileges of the same
          • Exoneration to [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll of his commission to Islay
          • Ratification in favour of [Patrick Lyon], earl of Kinghorn
          • Act for changing the market day of Glamis
          • Ratification in favour of Sir James Dundas [of Arniston]
          • Ratification in favour of Alexander Moncrieff
          • Act in favour of the heirs of the late William Nisbet of Newtonleys against the executors of [Robert Logan], laird of Restalrig
          • Act regarding the kirk of Crailing, declaring the same to be a parish kirk
          • General ratification of the burghs' liberties
          • Ratification in favour of the burgh of Tain of their infeftment
          • Ratification in favour of Master Joshua Durie of his pension
          • Ratification to [John Lyon], laird of Auldbar of his infeftment of the patronage of the kirk of Rescobie
          • Ratification to Patrick Douglas of his infeftment of the lands of Kilspindie and Aberlady, with the teinds thereof
          • Ratification to [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox of his pension out of the property
          • Ratification to [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox of the dukedom of Lennox and regality thereof
          • Ratification in favour of William Nisbet of his infeftment of Dean and poultry-land
          • Ratification to [Sir James Lockhart], laird of Lee of his infeftment of the barony of Lee
          • Ratification to [Sir Walter Dundas], laird of Dundas of the patronage of the kirk of Livingston
          • Ratification to [Sir John Boswell], laird of Balmuto of his infeftment of the lands of Balmuto and patronage of the kirk of Auchtertool
          • Ratification to Sir George Hay of his infeftment of the lands of Kincaple
          • Ratification to Sir George Hay [of Nether Liff] of his gift and privilege of making of iron and glassworks
          • Ratification to Archibald Primrose of his licence of making of iron within the sheriffdom of Perth
          • Ratification of George and Andrew Haliburton's pension of £500
          • Ratification of the contract between [George Gledstanes], archbishop of St Andrews and the city of St Andrews, with a reservation in favour of [Robert Lindsay], lord Lindsay [of the Byres]
          • Ratification to [William Keith], lord Keith of his infeftment of the lordships of Dunnottar and Inverugie
          • Act in favour of [Michael Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh
    • Additional Source
      
      • Legislation: private acts
        
        • Ratification of the bishopric of Galloway in favours of Master William Couper, with some reservations in favour of particular persons from the same act
        • Ratification to the Lord Hay of Sawley of his erection of Beauly
        • Ratification to [David Murray], lord Scone of his infeftment of Scone and of the said Lord Scone and Sir Mungo Murray's pensions out of his majesty's rents
        • Ratification to [William Murray], master of Tullibardine of the lands of the earldom of Atholl
        • Ratification to Sir James Semple of his infeftment of the lands of Stewarton
        • Act making the town of Monymusk to be head burgh of that part of the regality of the baronies of Keig and Monymusk
        • Act regarding the common kirks of Caithness
        • The supplications of the feuars of Selkirk and sheriff of Roxburgh referred to the lords of session to grant commission according to the desire thereof
        • Commission to the next parliament regarding prescription of heritable rights and also regarding procuratories and instruments of resignation
        • Declaration of the estates that such commissioners for the king's duties of erections that are deceased or shall happen to decease shall be supplied by his majesty's nomination hereafter of other persons of that same rank and estate
        • Recommendation from the estates to his majesty of the late Master Thomas Craig, his works
      • Procedure: protests
        
        • Protestation made by [William Douglas], earl of Angus
        • Protestation made by [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton to the contrary
        • Protestation made by James Stewart for [George Keith], earl Marischal against the constable
        • Protestation made by [Robert Seton], earl of Winton for [Francis Hay], earl of Erroll, constable
        • Protestation made by [James Sandilands], lord Torphichen regarding the taxation and liberty therefrom
        • Protestation made by Sir James Dundas [of that Ilk] to the same effect
        • Protestation made by the town of Renfrew against Glasgow and Dumbarton
        • Protestation made by the burgh of Inverness against the burgh of Tain
  • 1617, 7 March, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Sources
      
      • At Edinburgh, 7 March 1617
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Act regarding the taxation
  • 1617, 27 May, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 27 May 1617
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: king's commission to parliament
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 13 June 1617
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament
      • 17 June 1617
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: protestation; asking of instruments
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: question and royal declaration concerning number of officers of state in parliament
        • Procedure
      • 28 June 1617
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • Regarding the election of archbishops and bishops
          • Regarding the restitution of chapters
          • Regarding the plantation of kirks
          • Regarding the setting of tacks by prelates and other beneficed persons
          • Addition to the act regarding dilapidation of benefices
          • Regarding furnishing of necessaries for administration of the sacraments
          • Regarding penalties of absents from parliament
          • Regarding the justices for keeping of the king's majesty's peace and their constables
          • Regarding the teinding of corns
          • Regarding the poor
          • Regarding the queen's council
          • Regarding prescription of heritable rights
          • Regarding reduction of retours and summons of error
          • Regarding executors
          • Regarding the escheat of liferent tacks
          • Regarding the reservation of reversions, sasines and other writs
          • Regarding the withdrawal of arrestments
          • Regarding the keeping of forests
          • Regarding dovecots
          • Regarding the punishment of drunkards
          • Regarding discharging of caulps
          • Regarding the collection of protocols
          • Act salvo jure cujuslibet
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • A commission for heritable offices
          • A commission for keeping of justice courts
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act regarding the Clangregor
          • Act in favour of the Archbishop of St Andrews
          • Act for a new assignation to the castle of Edinburgh out of his majesty's property
          • Annexation of Fearn to the bishopric of Ross
          • Annexation of Crossraguel and Monymusk to the bishopric of Dunblane
          • Annexation of Iona and Ardchattan to the bishopric of the Isles
          • Act regarding the chapter of the Bishop of the Isles
          • Regarding the erection of the kirk of Ballantrae
          • Union of the kirks of Kilbride and Renfrew to the college of Glasgow
          • Act for changing of the kirk of Strageath
          • For changing of the kirk of Lauder
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • A commission regarding barking of hides
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification in favour of [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
          • Ratification in favour of [Alexander Seton], earl of Dunfermline, lord chancellor
          • Ratification to [Archibald Campbell], earl of Argyll
          • Ratification to [Francis Hay], earl of Erroll
          • Ratification to [Alexander Home], earl of Home
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation made by [Robert Ker], earl of Roxburghe
        • Legislation: private act
          
          • Act in favour of Robert Maxwell
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of [William Crichton], lord [Crichton of] Sanquhar
          • Two ratifications in favour of [Thomas Hamilton], lord Binning
          • Ratification to [Walter Stewart], lord Blantyre
          • Ratification to Sir Gideon Murray [of Elibank] of diverse of his infeftments
          • Ratification to Sir Gideon Murray [of Elibank], William and Walter Murray, his sons
          • Ratification to the said Sir Gideon Murray [of Elibank] of the provostry of Crichton
          • Ratification to [James Colville], lord Colville of Culross
          • Ratification to Sir Andrew Hamilton [of Redhouse]
          • Ratification to Sir Patrick Murray [of Langshaw]
          • Ratification to John Murray of Lochmaben and [Sir Robert Gordon], laird of Lochinvar
          • Act in favour of John Murray [of Lochmaben] regarding the erection of Holywood
          • Ratification to the old college of Aberdeen
          • Ratification to the new college of Aberdeen
          • Ratification to Sir Henry Wardlaw [of Pitreavie]
          • Ratification to Sir Henry Wardlaw [of Pitreavie] and James Baillie [of Lochend]
          • Ratification to Master James Oliphant
          • Ratification to Master Patrick Hamilton
          • Ratification to the town of Aberdeen
          • Ratification to Master William Oliphant [of Newton]
    • Additional Source
      
      • 19 February 1618
        
        • Legislation
          
          • The act regarding the settling of measures and weights, concluded at Edinburgh on 19 February 1618 by the commissioners having power to do the same by act of parliament made on 28 June 1617
  • 1621, 25 January, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • 25 January 1621
        
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: for a voluntary contribution for the defence of the Palatinate
      • At Edinburgh, 26 January 1621, in the morning
        
        • Procedure: regarding a voluntary contribution
        • Procedure: report of committee approved
  • 1621, 1 June, Edinburgh, Parliament
    
    • Parliamentary Register
      
      • 1 June 1621
        
        • Procedure: preamble
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 23 July 1621
        
        • Procedure: preamble: fencing of parliament
        • Procedure: continuation of parliament; asking of instruments
      • 25 July 1621
        
        • Procedure: preamble; fencing of parliament
        • Procedure: king’s commission to the estates
        • Sederunt
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
        • Committee members: lords of the articles
        • Procedure: instructions to lords of the articles
      • 4 August 1621
        
        • Sederunt
        • Legislation
          
          • A ratification of the five articles of the general assembly of the kirk held at Perth in the month of August 1618
          • Regarding the taxation granted to his majesty of 30s termly upon the pound land and the twenty penny of all annualrents
          • Regarding the collecting and bringing in of the taxation and relief to prelates
          • An act of ratification in favour of the prince, his highness
          • Regarding the plantation of kirks as yet unplanted
          • Act regarding comprisings
          • Regarding adjudications
          • Regarding the extracts of infeftments passed upon comprisings out of the privy seal where the same are not registered at the great seal
          • Regarding giving of licence to bishops to set their ward lands in feu ferm
          • Act declaring sums grass given to the ministers for their glebes to be teind free
          • Ratification and addition to the act of parliament made regarding restitution of chapters
          • Regarding packing and peeling
          • Regarding the discharging of protections
          • Regarding playing at cards and dice and horse races
          • Act declaring all tacks set for longer space than three years without consent of the patron by persons under the degree of prelates since 1594 to be null
          • Regarding mets and measures
          • Regarding the discharging of a peck to the boll
          • A ratification of the act of the lords of council and session made in July 1620 against unlawful dispositions and alienations made by debtors and bankrupts
          • Ratification of the act of council regarding the prices of writs, seals etc. made 1606
          • Act ordaining annualrent to be due after horning
          • Regarding servants going loose and leaving their master's service
          • Regarding counterfeiting and making of false writs
          • A general pardon for deeds done against penal statutes (some few excepted) and a discharge of James Cranston, his commission
          • Regarding evidents passed the great seal which are not registered
          • Regarding banqueting and apparel
          • Regarding the roofing of houses in Edinburgh with slate
          • Regarding comprising from apparent heirs extended as well to men's own debts as their predecessors
          • Regarding taking of annualrent beforehand to be usury
          • Ratification of the act of secret council against bakers, brewers, butchers and candle-makers of Edinburgh
          • Act restraining the buying and selling of certain wild fowls
          • Regarding hunting and hawking
          • Regarding the robbing of hawk nests and hunting in snow
          • Act salvo jure cujuslibet
        • Procedure: commissions
          
          • Commission regarding monies
          • Commission regarding the tax roll within the sheriffdom of Kincardine
          • Commission regarding coals and coal pits
          • Commission for modifying blench duties and ministers' stipends in erected prelacies
        • Procedure: remits to the privy council
          
          • Reference to the secret council regarding metsters
          • Another regarding the bringing in of water to Edinburgh
        • Procedure: note from clerk
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • A ratification in favour of [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton
          • An act uniting the provostry of Kirkheugh to the archbishopric of St Andrews with diverse exceptions
          • Ratification in favour of [William Douglas], earl of Angus
          • An act in favour of [Robert Maxwell], earl of Nithsdale
          • Act in favour of [George Seton], earl of Winton regarding the regality of St Andrews on the south side of Forth
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation for John Murray regarding Tyninghame
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification and new dissolution of Jedburgh and Canonbie in favour of [James Home], earl of Home
          • Ratification in favour of [Robert Kerr], earl of Lothian
          • Ratification in favour of [Robert Ker], earl of Roxburghe regarding Kelso and Lesmahagow, with a new dissolution
          • Ratification in favour of [Thomas Erskine], earl of Kellie
          • Ratification in favour of [Thomas Hamilton], earl of Melrose of his infeftment of Binning
          • Another of [Thomas Hamilton], earl of Melrose of his infeftment of Melrose with a new dissolution
          • Act in favour of [John Maitland], viscount of Lauderdale regarding Bolton
          • Dissolution of the priory of Haddington in favour of [John Maitland], master of Lauderdale
          • Dissolution of the priory of Coldstream in favour of Sir John Hamilton of Trabrown, knight
          • Annexation of the chapel royal to the bishopric of Dunblane
          • Ratification to Alexander [Lindsay], bishop of Dunkeld of his infeftment of Baltroddie
          • Ratification to [Adam Bellenden], bishop of Dunblane of his infeftment of Kilconquhar
        • Procedure: protest; asking of instruments
          
          • Protestation made for [Archibald Campbell], lord Lorne
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Dissolution of the kirk of Kilmachormuk from the abbacy of Kilwinning and union thereof to the bishopric of Argyll
          • Act in favour of [William Cunningham], lord Kilmaurs regarding the kirk of Dreghorn
          • Ratification in favour of [Alexander Lindsay], lord Spynie
          • Ratification in favour of [Hugh Campbell], lord Loudoun of his infeftment of Kylesmuir etc.
          • Ratification to [David Murray], lord Scone of his infeftment of Drumduff etc.
          • Act in favour of Sir Andrew Kerr [of Ferniehirst]
          • Ratification to [David Carnegie], lord Carnegie [of Kinnaird] of his barony of Fern etc.
          • Act in favour of John Stewart regarding his rehabilitation
          • Erection of Coldingham in favour of John Stewart
        • Procedure: protests
          
          • Sir George Home's protestation against John Stewart's erection of Coldingham
          • [Sir David Home], laird of Wedderburn's protestation
          • [John Home], laird of Renton's protestation
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of Sir Richard Cockburn [of Clerkington], lord privy seal
          • Ratification to Sir Robert Melville of his infeftment of Letham and Monimail etc.
          • Ratification to Sir George Hay of his infeftment of Kinfauns
          • Ratification to Sir William Oliphant and his sons of their infeftments of diverse lands
          • Act in favour of Sir Andrew Hamilton of Redhouse
          • Ratification in favour of John Murray of Lochmaben of two infeftments
          • Ratification in favour of John Livingstone of his infeftment of Kinnaird
          • Ratification in favour of John Auchmuty of his infeftment of Scougall
          • Ratification of diverse infeftments granted to the town of Edinburgh
          • Ratification to the town of Edinburgh of the liberty of bearing of a sword, of justiciary of peace, of fines, the excises of wine, the jadgerie etc.
          • Ratification of diverse infeftments granted to the town of Edinburgh for sustentation of college, ministers and hospitals
          • Act disjoining the parts lying within the ports of Edinburgh from St Cuthberts and Holyroodhouse
          • Act in favour of the keepers of the king's castles
          • Protestation made for [Francis Hay], earl of Erroll, great constable
          • Protestation made by [George Keith], earl Marischal
          • Protestation made by [William Graham], earl of Menteith and [James Ross], lord Ross
        • Procedure: protest
          
          • Protestation to the town of Leith
        • Declaration
          
          • Declaration in favour of other burghs regarding the acts granted in favour of Edinburgh
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Ratification in favour of Master Alexander Gibson, laird of Durie
          • Ratification in favour of [Sir Patrick Hepburn], laird of Waughton
          • Act in favour of [Sir Robert Gordon], laird of Lochinvar
          • Act in favour of [Sir John Campbell], laird of Cawdor
          • Act in favour of [Sir Archibald Douglas], laird of Whittingehame
          • Act in favour of [Sir George Forrester], laird of Corstorphine
          • Act in favour of the Laird of Buchanan
          • Act in favour of [William Sandilands], laird of St Monans
          • Act in favour of Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit
          • Act in favour of Alexander Cranston of Murieston
          • Another act in favour of the said Alexander Cranston [of Murieston]
          • Act in favour of [William Sydserf], laird of Ruchlaw
          • Act in favour of William Barclay of Invergeldie
          • Ratification to Master Thomas Hope of Craighall of his infeftment of Arnydie
          • Act regarding the union of the lands of Kinninmonth to the kirk of Ceres
          • Act in favour of the University of St Andrews
          • Act in favour of Master William Forbes of Craigievar
          • Licence to Sir George Hay [of Kinfauns] regarding selling of his iron
          • Ratification to William Maxwell [of Kirkhouse] of his infeftment of Justenlees and vicarage of Kirkbean
          • Ratification of the gift of the chamberlainship of Fife granted to the late Sir James Hay [of Kingask]
        • Procedure: commission
          
          • Commission to the lords of session in favour of [Alexander Lindsay], lord Spynie
        • Legislation: private acts
          
          • Act in favour of James Winram
          • Act in favour of Master Walter Whitford regarding the ministry of Failford
          • Act in favour of Sir George Home of Manderston
          • Act in favour of Master William Kellie
          • Act in favour of William Douglas of Cavers
          • Ratification in favour of the town of Elgin
          • Act in favour of Sir John Campbell regarding the kirk of Loudoun
          • Acceptance by the parliament of the offer made by the extraordinary lords of session regarding their taxation
        • Legislation: private acts; commission
          
          • An act and commission granted by parliament upon the offer made by the advocates and other members of the college of justice regarding their taxation
          • Act in favour of Master John Hay, parson of Renfrew
          • Ratification in favour of the clerks of session
  • 1623, 14 January, Edinburgh, Convention
    
    • Additional Source
      
      • Edinburgh, 14 January 1623
        
        • Sederunt
        • Order: regarding the export of wool
        • Procedure: minute of proceedings