Att her Majesties palace of Holyrudehouse the Twentie fourth day of July Jaj vijc and fyve yeirs
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Procedure
Commission In favoures of James Duke of Queensberrie to be privie seall
Anna dei Gratia Magnae et2 Brittaniae, Franciae et Hyberniae Regina, fideique defensor, Omnibus probis hominibus ad quos praesentes Literae nostrae pervenerint, Salutem, Quandoquidem nos considerantes antiquam fidelitatem , insignesque animi dotes fidelissimi et dilectissimi nostri Consanguinei et Conciliarii Jacobi Ducis de Queensberrie quibus ad munus, Locum et officium Secreti nostri Sigilli Custodis fideliter obeundum usquequaque est idoneus, Noveritis igitur nos fecisse, Nominasse, constituisse et ordinasse, Sicuti nos per praesentes, Nominamus, facimus, constituimus et ordinamus eundem Jacobum Ducem de Queensberrie (durante nostro beneplacito Solummodo) Custodem nostri Secreti Sigilli antiqui regni nostri Scotiae, Dando, concedendo et disponendo illi munus et officium Secreti nostri Sigilli custodis antedicti, Cum Loco et ordine praecedentiae proxime et immediate post praecedem Secreti nostri Concilii dicti regni; Una cum universis honoribus, dignitatibus, privilegiis, feodis, casualitatibus, proficuis et divoriis quibuscunque eo Spectantibus per eum fruendis et Gaudendis tam plene adeoque libere et quovis respectu et conditione, quam eadem per ullos alios praedecessores in dicto munere et officio quovis tempore praeterito possessa et gavisa fuere, Cum potestate etiam dicto Jacobo Duci de Queensberrie deputos pro custodiendo dictum Secretum Sigillum nominandi et constituendi et Clericos et dicto Sigillo Scribas (pro quibus respondebit) creandi, et Generaliter omnia et Singula alia faciendi, utendi et exercendi ad privilegium et libertatem dicti officii perprius Spectantia, aut quae in posterum quovis modo eo spectare dignoscentur; Quaquidem omnia per dictum Jacobum Ducem de Queensberrie legittime facienda in dicto munere, Loco et officio obeundo, firma et rata habemus: In cujus rei Testimonium Praesentibus Magnum Sigillum nostrum appendi praecepimus, Apud Aulam nostram de Windsor Castle decimo octavo die mensis Junii Anno domini Millesimo , Septingensimo3 quinto , et Anno Regni nostri quarto Per Signaturam manu S . D . N . Regina[e] Suprascriptam: Sealled at Edinburgh the Twentie fourth day of July one thousand sevine hundreth and fyve yeirs Sic Subscribitur Alexander Ogilvie, wrytten to the great seall and registrat the Twentie fourth day of July 1705. Sic subscribitur Charles Kerr.
Which Commission abovewritten being presented by Sir Robert Forbes Clerk and ordered to be recorded, the same was delyvered by the Lord high Chancellor to his Grace the said duke of Queensberrie, who received the same upon his knee, as use is, and therafter did qualifie himselfe to her Majestie by swearing the oath of alleadgance and Subscribeing the same with the assureance, and the Lord Chancellor did tender to his Grace the oath de fideli, who took his place at the Board accordingly.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 416-417.
2. Sic.
3. Sic.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 416-417.
2. Sic.
3. Sic.