Procedure, 26 April 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/4/301

Procedure

Commission to the Lord Philiphaugh to be Lord Register

Commission under the great seall In favours of Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice to be Lord Register, Being presented by his Lordship The samen was read and ordered to be recorded, and therafter delyvered by the Lord Chancellor to his lordship who received the samen upon his knee as use is, and therafter his lordship did qualifie himselfe to her Majestie by swearing the oath of alleadgance and subbeing the same with the assureance as Lord Register, and the Lord Chancellor did tender to his lordship the oath de fideli. Off which Commission the tenor follows
Anna dei Gratia Magnae Brittaniae , Franciae et Hyberniae Regina fidei defensor, Omnibus probis hominibus ad quos praesentes Literae nostrae pervenerint Salutem . Quandoquidem nobis abunde Satisfactum sit, tam de fidelitate et praeclaris animi dotibus, quam de Sincera 2 integritate fidelissimi et dilectissimi nostri domini Jacobi Murray de Philiphaugh Speciatim vero quoad Munus et officium Registorum et Rotulorum nostrorum Clerici in dicto Regno nostro obeundum, Apprime est instructus, Noveritis igitur nos Nominasse, Constituisse et Ordinasse, Sicuti tenore praesentium Nominamus , Constituimus et ordinamus dictum dominum3 Jacobum Murray durante nostro beneplacito Solummodo Nostrorum Registorum et Rotulorum nostri Concilii, Sessionis et Scaccarii, Nec non omnium Commissionum Parliamentorum, et ordinum Conventuum in dicto nostro Regno Clericum, Dando et concedendo illi idem Munus et officium durante Spatio antedicto, Cum omnibus honoribus, dignitatibus, libertatibus proficuis, Immunitatibus, priviledgiis et casualitatibus quibuscunque eo Spectantibus, vel quae de Jure et praxi dicti nostri regni eo Spectare dignoscentur, Cum plena et absoluta potestate et au[c]toritate illi durante nostro beneplacito ut dictum est, Eligendi et constituendi Clericos Substitutos vel deputatos unum seu plures in dictis officiis seu quavis ejusdem parte, Idque ad vitam talium Substitutorum, Qui eorum eorum4 officiis, cum omnibus eorundem emolumentis durantibus omnibus eorum vitae diebus respective potientur Ordinamus denique et Au[c]toritatem ipsi tribuimus omnia et singula facere et praestare de lege et praxi hujus nostri regni dicto officio competentia vel perprius a quovis alio in dicto officio praestita In cujus rei Testimonium praesentibus magnum Sigillum nostrum appendi mandavimus Apud Aulam nostram de St James Septimo die mensis Aprilis Anno domini Millesimo Septingentesimo quinto , Et Anno Regni nostri Quarto , Per Signaturam manu S . D . N . Reginae Suprascriptam, Sealled at Edinburgh the Twentie fyfth day of Apryll one thousand Sevine hundreth and fyve years. Sic Subscribitur Alexander Ogilvie Wrytten to the great seall and registrat the 25 Apryll 1705. Sic subscribitur Charles Kerr.

At Holyroodhouse 26 April 1705

A1705/4/301

Procedure

Commission to the Lord Philiphaugh to be lord register

Commission under the great seal in favour of Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, one of the senators of the college of justice, to be lord register being presented by his lordship, the same was read and ordered to be recorded, and thereafter delivered by [James Ogilvie, earl of Seafield] lord chancellor to his lordship, who received the same upon his knee as use is, and thereafter his lordship did qualify himself to her majesty by swearing the oath of allegiance and subscribing the same with the assurance as lord register, and the lord chancellor did tender to his lordship the oath de fideli. Of which commission the tenor follows:
Anne by the grace of God queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, to all good men to whom our present letters will have come, greetings. Since it is abundantly satisfied to us as much about the fidelity and distinguished qualities of character as of the sincere integrity of our most faithful and loved Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, especially indeed as far as he is entirely trained for performing the duty and office of clerk of our registers and rolls in our said kingdom; know therefore that we have nominated, constituted and ordained, just as by the tenor of the presents we nominate, constitute and ordain the said Sir James Murray, during our pleasure only, clerk of our registers and rolls of our council, session and exchequer and also of all commissions of parliaments and conventions of estates in our said kingdom. By giving and granting to him the same duty and office, during the aforesaid interval, with all honours, dignities, liberties, profits, immunities, privileges and casualties whatsoever pertaining to it, or which according to the law and practice of our said kingdom are known to pertain to it. With full and absolute power and authority to him, during our pleasure as is said, of choosing and appointing clerks substitute or depute, one or several, in the said offices or any part of it, and that for the life of such substitutes, who will obtain their offices, with all emoluments of them during all the days of their life respectively. Finally, we ordain and hand over authority to him to do and provide all and single competent to the said office according to the law and practice of this our kingdom, or provided previously by any other in the said office. In testimony whereof, we have ordered our great seal to be appended to the presents. At our court of St James’s on 7 April 1705, and in the fourth year of our reign. By the sign manual of our supreme lady the queen abovewritten.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 393.

2. The word ‘fidelitate’ scored out here.

3. The word *dominum* is an insertion.

4. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 393.