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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Protestation for Robert Leslie against the ratifications of the gifts of the bishops' rents of Orkney, with the king's declaration relating thereto
In presence of the king's majesty and estates of parliament William [Hamilton], earl of Lanark, secretary to his majesty, personally present, protested that any ratifications granted in this present parliament in favour of the burgh of Edinburgh or any others of any gift, right or disposition granted by his majesty to them of the rents, teinds and other duties of the bishopric of Orkney should be always without prejudice to Robert Leslie of the gift, tack or other right granted by the king to him of the rents and duties of the foresaid bishopric of Orkney. Likewise his majesty declared in parliament that he abided by the gift granted by his highness to the said Robert Leslie of the rents and duties of the foresaid bishopric of Orkney as being first done, and that his majesty preferred the same gift granted by him to the said Robert Leslie of the rents and duties of the bishopric of Orkney to all other gifts granted by his highness thereof to any others; whereupon the said William, earl of Lanark, in name of the said Robert Leslie, asked instruments.
- NAS, PA2/22, f.362v.