[1703/5/17]¹

Procedure: commission to Lord Boyle

Her majesty's gift and commission in favour of [David Boyle], lord Boyle to be lord treasurer depute was read, and ordered to be recorded, whereof the tenor follows:

Commission to David, lord Boyle to be lord treasurer depute

Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all honest men to whom our present letters shall have come, greetings. In as much as we are abundantly satisfied concerning the integrity and outstanding abilities of our most loyal and well-beloved councillor David, lord Boyle, whereby he is in every way fitted to exercise the appointment and office of our treasurer depute in our ancient kingdom of Scotland, know therefore that we have named, constituted and appointed, and by the tenor of this commission do name, constitute and appoint this David, lord Boyle, during the period of our pleasure only, our treasurer depute in the offices of our treasurer, exchequer, comptroller, treasurer of our new taxes and receiver general of our said ancient kingdom, with full power, during the foresaid period, to enjoy and exercise the said appointment and office with every honour, liberty, privilege, immunity, pre-eminence, profit and casual profit whatsoever relating thereto, as fully and freely in every respect and condition as any other of his predecessors in the said office enjoyed and possessed, or could have enjoyed and possessed at any time in the past, and especially without prejudice of the foresaid generality, to have place and suffrage as one of our officers of state in all our parliaments of the said kingdom, general councils and meetings; and we, considering that the full power and office of our principal treasurer has now been expressly turned into a treasury commission, therefore we declare and ordain that this our present donation of the said office of treasurer depute in no way derogates from the said commission which will remain in full power and force, and that the foresaid David, lord Boyle, will exercise it as one of our commissioners of our treasury; and by this commission we name and constitute him one of the commissioners of the foresaid treasury in place of Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, recently our treasurer depute in the said kingdom, as fully and freely to all intents and purposes as if he had been named in the foresaid commission; and we declare that he is in no way prejudiced as treasurer depute in any privileges relating thereto if in future, during the continuation of our present commission, he shall have been named as principal treasurer. In witness whereof, we have ordered that our great seal be appended to this commission. At our palace of St James's, 2 January in the year of our Lord 1703, and in the first year of our reign. Signed by the hand manual of our supreme lady the queen.

Written to the great seal and registered 8 January 1703. Signed thus, Charles Kerr. Sealed at Edinburgh, 9 January 1703, by special order until the seal is renewed. Signed thus, Alexander Ogilvie.