The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1604/4/17]1
Committee members: lords of the articles
After the fencing of the which parliament the day foresaid within the tolbooth of the said burgh of Perth by the foresaid commissioners, directed by [John Graham], earl of Montrose, great commissioner foresaid, to that effect, the lords of articles underwritten, chosen of before at Edinburgh, 26 April last, convened all together within the king's lodging in Perth with the Earl of Montrose, great commissioner of this parliament foresaid, that is to say:
- [Ludovic Stewart], duke of Lennox
- For the clergy
- [John Spottiswood, arch]bishop of Glasgow
- [Peter Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld
- [David Lindsay], bishop of Ross
- [Alexander Campbell], bishop of Brechin
- [George Gledstanes], bishop of Caithness
- [John Bothwell, abbot of] Holyroodhouse
- [Walter Stewart, prior of] Blantyre
- [William Melville, commendator of] Tongland
- Officers of State
- [James Elphinstone, lord Balmerino], secretary
- [Mark Kerr, lord Newbattle], master of requests
- [Sir David Murray of Gospertie], comptroller
- [Master John Preston of Penicuik], collector
- [Sir John Cockburn of Ormiston], justice clerk
- Earls
- [Francis Hay, earl of] Erroll
- [George Keith, earl] Marischal
- [John Erskine, earl of] Mar
- [Alexander Livingston, earl of] Linlithgow
- Lords
- [Alexander Elphinstone, lord] Elphinstone
- [Robert Ker, lord] Roxburghe
- [James Hamilton, lord] Abercorn
- Barons
- [Sir Archibald Douglas of] Whittingehame
- [Sir James Scrimgeour of] Dudhope
- [John Learmonth of] Balcomie
- [John Wallace of] Carnell
- [Sir George Home of] Wedderburn
- [Sir William Stewart of] Traquair
- [Sir Alexander Straiton of that Ilk and] Lauriston
- Burghs
- John Robertson and George Foulis [of Ravelston] for Edinburgh
- James Adamson for Perth
- Master Alexander Wedderburn [of Kingennie] for Dundee
- Alexander Rutherford [of Rubislaw] for Aberdeen
- John Lockhart [of Boghall] for Ayr
- James Forret for Glasgow
- Master William Russell for St Andrews
- John Williamson for Stirling
- NAS, PA2/16, f.38r.