[1644/6/4]¹

Procedure: protests over precedency

[John Gordon], earl of Sutherland protested that the calling of the rolls as they are now enrolled should not prejudice him of his due place of precedency; as also that the calling of the earls [Ludovic Lindsay, earl of] Crawford, [Gilbert Hay, earl of] Erroll and [William Keith, earl] Marischal before him be likewise without prejudice of his place of priority and precedence.

The Earl Marischal, for himself, and [John Erskine], earl of Mar, for the earl of Erroll, protested in the contrary.

[William Cunningham], earl of Glencairn protested that the enrolling and calling of [Alexander Montgomery], earl of Eglinton before him should not prejudice him of his place and right of precedence before the earl of Eglinton.

Mr Thomas Nicolson, advocate for the earl of Eglinton, protested in the contrary.

Sir Alexander Carnegie of Pittarrow, in name of [David Carnegie], earl of Southesk, protested that the calling of [John Lindsay], earl of Lindsay before the earl of Southesk should not prejudice Southesk of his due place.

[John Wemyss], earl of Wemyss repeated this protestation for himself.

Mr Thomas Nicolson, advocate for the earl of Lindsay, protested in the contrary to both these protestations.

[Archibald Douglas], earl of Angus, in name of [James Douglas], lord Mordington, protested that the calling of him after the lords [John Carnegie, lord] Loure and [Andrew Murray, lord] Balvaird should not prejudice him of his due place of precedency.

The commissioners of Fife protested that the calling of the commissioners of Edinburgh before them should not prejudice them nor their shire of their due place of precedency in riding and voicing before the commissioners of the shire of Edinburgh.

The commissioners of the sheriffdom of Edinburgh protested in the contrary.

Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun, in name of the whole barons, protested against the protestation made by the commissioners for the sheriffdom of Fife.

The commissioners for the sheriffdom of Haddington protested for place and precedence before all the shires except Edinburgh.