The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2025), date accessed: 23 January 2025

[1609/4/70]1

Table of the acts in the parliament held at Edinburgh, 24 June 1609, in order as they are booked
  • 1. Forfeiture of [John Maxwell], lord Maxwell.
  • 2. Forfeiture of [Robert Logan], laird of Restalrig.
  • 3. Act regarding the choosing of pedagogues to children passing out of Scotland to schools.
  • 4. Act against children that pass out of the country and become papists.
  • 5. Act that excommunicated persons enjoy not lands.
  • 6. Act giving command to bishops to send the names of excommunicated persons to the treasurer.
  • 7. Act against Jesuits, seminary priests and resetters of them.
  • 8. Act of the commissariats given to bishops.
  • 9. Act placing [Robert Kerr], earl of Lothian in commission of the quorum in place of his father and [Gavin Hamilton], bishop of Galloway for [James Nicolson, bishop of] Dunkeld.
  • 10. Ratification in favour of [Sir James Murray], laird of Cockpool of his infeftment of Cockpool and Ruthwell.
  • 11. Ratification in favour of Cockpool of his infeftment of the salmon fish of Annan.
  • 12. Ratification in favour of [George Home], earl of Dunbar of his infeftment of Broxmouth.
  • 13. Ratification in favour of [Sir James Douglas], laird of Spott with reservation to the Earl of Dunbar.
  • 14. Act regarding the commissioners and justices of peace.
  • 15. Act regarding apparel of judges and kirkmen.
  • 16. Act against scandalous speeches and libel.
  • 17. Act regarding fugitive persons of the borders to the inland.
  • 18. Act in favour of the lords of session of £10,000 to be given to them yearly.
  • 19. Act regarding the patronage of forfeited persons.
  • 20. Act regarding Egyptians.
  • 21. Ratification given by the king to the secret council to receive resignations.
  • 22. Act ordaining letters of horning to be directed upon admirals' decreets.
  • 23. Act for uniting certain kirks in Annandale.
  • 24. Act regarding the castle of Annan.
  • 25. Act regarding the kirk of Leith.
  • 26. Act regarding the kirk of Carmyllie.
  • 27. Act in favour of the University of St Andrews.
  • 228. Act in favour of James Maxwell regarding the debatable [lands].
  • 29. Ratification in favour of James Maxwell regarding [the] lands held by him of the Lord Maxwell.
  • 30. Ratification in favour of John Murray of Dundrennan.
  • 31. Act in favour of [David Crichton], laird of Lugton regarding St [Leonard's hospital].
  • 32. Ratification in favour of [Sir Archibald Douglas of] Whittingehame.
  • 33. Annexation of the abbacy of Fearn to the bishopric [of Ross].
  • 34. Ratification of Kintore to [George Keith], earl Marischal.
  • 35. Act in favour of the Earl of Argyll regarding [Balrynnis].
  • 36. Act in favour of Master John Laing regarding the [signet].
  • 37. Act in favour of Sir John Arnott [of Birswick], Arch[ibald] Johnstone, Andrew Logan of Coitfield, and W[illia]m Fairlie.
  • 38. Ratification to [Sir Thomas Hamilton of Binning], lord advocate, of his infeftment of [the Byres].
  • 39. Ratification in favour of [Robert Crichton], lord [Crichton of] Sanquhar.
  • 40. Act regarding the abolishing of the secretary's [register].
  • 41. Act regarding the restitution of David Hamilton [of] Bothwellhaugh.
  • 42. Act in favour of Lord Maxwell's vassals.
  • 43. Act in favour of the town of Perth for the [building of their bridge].
  • 44. Ratification to Sir Richard Preston of [Dingwall].
  • 45. Ratification of Gavin Hamilton of the lands within Kilwinning.
  • 46. Act regarding salvo jure cujuslibet.
  • 47. Submission between [George Gledstanes], archbishop of [St Andrews] and lord advocate in the king's name.
  • 48. Commission regarding the ravishing of [women].
  • 49. Act in favour of [David Murray], lord Scone his intromission with the king's rents.
  • 50. Ratification of a pension to William Elphinstone's [bairns].
  • 51. Act in favour of Sir Robert Melville regarding [the] discharge of the feu mails of Murdocairnie.
  • 52. Act in favour of [Hugh Campbell], lord Loudoun of [Kylesmuir].
  • 53. Act in favour of [William Douglas], earl of Morton.
  • 54. Act in favour of Lord [Kinloss].3
  • 55. Erection of the abbacy of Melrose [in a temporal lordship in favour of] John [Ramsay], viscount of Haddington.4
  1. NAS, PA2/17, f.64v.
  2. [...] in acts 28 - 55 due to some text being lost in binding. Missing words have been filled in in accordance with titles as they appear in main mss text, as there is no indication that there would be any deviation therefrom.
  3. 'Culross' is written in the heading of the act in the manuscript, but the text of the act actually contains the name 'Kinloss' throughout.
  4. NAS, PA2/17, f.65r is blank, as is the final folio of PA2/17.