The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2025), date accessed: 15 February 2025
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Procedure: patent read and received
The lord commissioner produced a patent under his majesties' great seall, of the date the tuelff day of January lastbypast, creating Collonell Andrew Rutherfoord lord Rutherfoord of [...], which, being read in open parliament and the estates acknowledgeing his majesties' favour to the said Lord Rutherfoord, the lord commissioner delivered the said patent to the earle of Traquair, who, in absence of the Lord Rutherfoord, receaved the same upon his knee.
- NAS. PA2/27, f.75v.