The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1633/6/11]1
Procedure
And also nominated [George Hay, earl of Kinnoull], chancellor, to preside among the said whole lords of the articles in all their meetings. And thereafter his majesty, with the clergy and nobility re-entering into the said parliament house and his majesty being sat in his throne, and the whole estates having taken their places, publication was made of the said election and nomination. And thereafter his majesty and estates of parliament ordained the lords of the articles to meet every day in the inner house of the tolbooth of Edinburgh at 10 o'clock, there to treat and deliberate upon such acts, articles, petitions, ratifications and others as shall be proposed in articles to be concluded in parliament. And ordain the whole estates to wait within the town of Edinburgh until the end of this present parliament under the pain of law.
[1633/6/12]2
The same day compeared Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight baronet, his majesty's advocate, as procurator lawfully constituted by William [Douglas], earl of Angus, lord Douglas and Abernethie, and gave in the bond underwritten, desiring the same to be inserted in the books of parliament therein to remain in future memory. Which desire his majesty and estates of parliament thought reasonable and therefore ordained the same to be inserted in the said books of parliament to the effect foresaid, of the which bond the tenor follows:
Be it known to all men by these present letters we, William [Douglas], earl of Angus, lord Douglas and Abernethie etc., for the due respect we carry to his sacred majesty's gracious pleasure and at his majesty's special desire to have freely and voluntarily resigned, renounced, quit and simply overgiven, likewise we for us, our heirs and successors in the earldom of Angus, by this letter, freely and voluntarily resign, renounce, quit and simply overgive in his majesty's hands for ever all claim, title or pretence of right whatsoever that we, our predecessors or successors as earls of Angus had, have or can pretend to the privilege and prerogative of the first sitting and voting in his majesty's parliaments, conventions of estates or other public assemblies and meetings whatsoever within his majesty's kingdom of Scotland, either by the infeftments granted to us and our predecessors as earls of Angus or by custom or any other manner of way whatsoever, to the effect that we and our foresaids may be simply deprived thereof in all time coming; without prejudice always to us and our foresaids of our other privileges, honours and dignities belonging to us and contained in the infeftments granted to us and our predecessors thereupon. And for the more security we are content and consent that this letter be inserted and registered in the books of the high parliament of Scotland, or in the books of his majesty's honourable privy council of the said kingdom, or in the books of council and session thereof, or in all or in any of them, therein to remain for future memory, and to have the strength of an act and decreet of any of the said judicatories. And for that effect constitutes Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight and baronet, our procurator, promising to confirm, in witness whereof we have subscribed this letter, written by Andrew Chisholm, servant to Master Robert Burnett, younger, advocate, with our hands at the palace of Dalkeith, 14 June 1633, before these witnesses: Alexander [Livingstone], earl of Linlithgow, lord Livingstone and Callander etc., Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton, knight baronet, Sir Walter Stewart of Minto, knight, and the said Master Robert Burnett, and also William [Alexander], viscount of Stirling, and William [Alexander], master of Stirling, his son. And it is thus subscribed: [William Douglas, earl of] Angus, [Alexander Livingstone, earl of] Linlithgow, witness, [William Alexander, viscount of] Stirling, witness, W[illiam] Alexander, witness, A[lexander] Strachan, witness, W[alter] Stewart of Minto, witness, M[aster] Robert Burnett, witness.
[1633/6/13]3
Our sovereign lord and the foresaid lords of the articles, with the said officers of state and with [George Hay, earl of Kinnoull], lord chancellor, as president to the said lords of the articles and officers of state, sat daily and each day within the said inner house of the tolbooth of Edinburgh and advised upon the whole articles, petitions, ratifications, acts, statutes, laws and others presented to them in parliament from the said 20 June to 28 June; upon the which 28 June his majesty, with the whole estates of parliament, concluded the same parliament in manner following.
- NAS, PA2/21, f.5v.
- NAS, PA2/21, f.5v-6r.
- NAS, PA2/21, f.6r.