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.

  1. NAS. PA2/27, f.75v.