The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Procedure: nomination and election of privy councillors
Act anente the nominatione and electioun of counselloures
The quhilk day the kingis majestie, with advyce and approbatione of the estates of parliament conveened in plaine parliament, nominated and elected the persones wnderwrittin, viz: Lord Loudoune, chancellour, Duke of Lennokis, Marques of Hammiltoun, Erle of Argyle, Erle Mershall, Erle of Sutherland, Erle of Mar, Erle of Mortoun, Erle of Eglingtoune, Erle of Cassilis, Erle of Glencairne, Erle of Murrey, Erle of Pearth, Erle of Dumfermeling, Erle of Wigtoune, Erle of Kinghorne, Erle of Roxburghe, Erle of Seaforth, Erle of Lauderdaill, Erle of Louthiane, Erle of Kinnoull, Erle of Southaske, Erle of Weymes, Erle of Dallhousie, Erle of Findlater, Erle of Lanarke, Erle of Levine, Lord Angus, Lord Lindesay, Lord Yester, Lord Sinclare, Lord Elphinstoun, Lord Ballmerino, Lord Burghlie, Lord Almond, Lord Ballcarras, the clerke of register, advocat, justice clerke, thesaurer deput, maister of requeists, Sir Robert Gordoun, Sir Williame Douglas of Cavers, Sir Patrik Hepburne of Wauchtoune, Laird of Dundas, Laird of Fintrie, Laird of Cambo, Laird of Dun, Laird of Innes, Laird of Morphie and the Proveist of Edinburghe for the tyme being, to be of the counsell ad vitam aut culpam, conforme to the act made in this present parliament wpoun the sexteene day of September lastbypast anent the nominatione and electione of the officeres of estate, counselloures and sessioneres, and conforme to the commissione to be granted be the kinges majestie, with the advyse and approbatione of the estates of parliament, to the saidis lordis and otheres of his majesties secreet counsell abovenamed for governement of this kingdome in all effaires conserneing the peace, good and happines therof, which by the lawes and custome of this kingdome perteene to his majesties secreet counsell. Lykeas his majestie, with advyse and approbatione foirsaid, lykewayes nomited and elected the Erle of Arundaill, the Erle of Pembrook, the Erle of Salsberrie and the Erle of Holland to be supernumerarie counselloures of his majesties privie counsell of this kingdome and to bee conteened in the foirsaid commissione to be granted to the counsell as supernumerarie therintill. And his majestie, with advyse and approbatione foirsaid, gives and grantes to the saides counselloures abovenamed, and everie one of them, all honoures, dignities, liberties, immunities and priviledges whatsoevir belonging to the lordis and otheres of his hienes privie counsell of this his ancient and native kingdome, to be brooked and possest by them sicklyke and with all respectes as the samene heath beene brooked by any preceeding counselloures of his majesties privie counsell foirsaid, and which may be now brooked and possest be them by the lawes of this kingdome, conforme to the foirsaid act of the sexteene day of September lastbypast, and to the commissione to be granted to the saidis lordis and otheres of his majesties privie counsell as said is.
- NAS, PA2/22, f.158v-159r.