The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Procedure: protest on behalf of the duke of Chatelherault
Process of the kingis majesteis coronation
The quhilk day, in presens of nobill and mychty lordis James, erll of Mortoun, lord of Dalkeyth; Johnne, erll of Atholl, lord of Balvany; Alexander, erll of Glencarne, lord of Kilmawris; Johnne, erll of Mar, lord Erskin; Williame, erll of Menteith; Johnne, maister of Grahame; Alexander, lord Hume; Patrik, lord Lindesay of the Byris; Edward, lord Sanquhair; Robert, lord Sempill; Johnne, lord Invermeyth; Andro, lord Uchiltre; James, lord of Sanct Johnnes; Adame, bischope of Orknay; Robert, commendatare of Dunfermling; Maister Robert Richertsoun, commendatare of Sanct Marie Ile, thesaurare; Williame Murray of Tullibardin, knycht, comptroller; Williame Maitland of Lethingtoun, younger, secretare; Sir Johnne Bellenden of Auchnowle, knycht, clerk of justiciarie; Johnne Erskin of Dun, provost of Montroise; Maister James Halieburtoun, provest of Dunde, and diverse of the nobilitie, spritualitie and commissaris of burrowis convenit for coronatioun of the rycht excellent Prince James, be the grace of God, prince and stewart of Scotland, comperit Arthour Hammiltoun of Mirretoun, procuratour specialie constitute be Johnne, archiebishope of Sanctandrois and Gawin, commendatare of Kilwynning, commissaris lauchfullie constitute be ane nobill and mychty prince James, duke of Chestellarault, in all his honest and lefull besines during his remaning furth of this realme, as at lenth is contenit in his commissioun under his seill and subscriptioun manuall, of the dait the ferd day of August, the yeir of God, jM vC lxvj yeris, and in the saidis lettres of procuratorie of the dait at Hammiltoun, the xxviij day of Julii instant, subscrivit as apperit with the handis of the saidis archebischope and commendatare, and thair the said Arthour, procuratour foirsaid, in name and behalf of the said duke of Chestellarault, protestit that quhatsumevir thing is done or to be done towart the coronatioun of the said maist excellent prince, quhat actis, consentis, constitutionis beis maid thairupoun, sould on na wayis prejuge or be hurtfull to the said nobill and mychty duke of Chestellarault, and the remanent of the quenis majestie of Scotlandis royall blude, lauchfullie discendit in thair titill and successioun of the said croun, quhen evir it sall pleis God be ony just rycht to call thame thairto, mair nor the said coronatioun had nevir bene done; and thairupoun askit instruments and documentis of us connotaris publict undersubscrivand; this wes done in the counsall hald within the castell of Striviling, day, yeir and place abonewrittin.
- NAS, PC1/5, 16-17.