[1605/6/14]¹

Procedure: preamble

The continued parliament of the most excellent and powerful prince James, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, held in Edinburgh on 13 May in the year of the Lord 1606 by these commissioners named below, namely John [Graham], earl of Montrose, great commissioner, Alexander [Seton], earl of Dunfermline, chancellor, George [Sinclair], earl of Caithness, Alexander [Home], earl of Home, James [Gordon], earl of Sutherland, George [Home], earl of Dunbar, John [Spottiswood], archbishop of Glasgow, Peter [Rollock], bishop of Dunkeld, David [Lindsay], bishop of Ross, John [Maxwell], lord Maxwell, Mark [Kerr], lord Newbattle, John [Bothwell], commendator of Holyroodhouse, James [Elphinstone], lord of Balmerino, secretary, David [Murray], lord Scone and Archibald Douglas of Whittingehame, commissioner for the constabulary of Haddington, John Robertson and George Foulis [of Ravelston] for the burgh of Edinburgh, together with [George Keith], earl Marischal, Alexander Stobo for the constable, and William Mackieson for the sheriff of Edinburgh, and David Lindsay, dempster. Suits were called and the court affirmed.