[1641/8/96]¹

Legislation

Act regarding the delivery to the chancellor of the great seal and exoneration to [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton relating thereto

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, taking to consideration that forasmuch as James, marquis of Hamilton has been entrusted by his majesty with his majesty's great seal of Scotland these years bygone, who by himself and his under-keeper Master John Hamilton, advocate, has served the lieges and done everything incumbent to the keeper of the said seal faithfully and diligently, and because of the nomination and election of John, lord Loudoun to be lord high chancellor of Scotland, to whom his majesty and the said estates have appointed the said noble marquis to deliver the said great seal, who, for obedience of the said command, produced the said great seal in presence of the king and parliament to be delivered as said is, therefore his majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, exonerates and renounces the claim against the said James, marquis of Hamilton and his said under-keeper of the said great seal and of their carriages and actions in the keeping thereof and of their using the same during the said space.