Att Holyrudehouse the fourth day of October Jaj vijc and [five] yeirs
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A1705/10/101
Procedure
Commission In favours of Mr Alexander Maitland of Pittreichie To be one of the Clerks of privie Councill
Commission under the great Seall In favours of Mr Alexander Maitland of Pittreichie advocat to be Conjunct Clerk of privie Councell, Being presented by Sir Robert Forbes Clerk the Samen was read, and ordered to be recorded, and therafter delyvered by the said Sir Robert to the Lord high Chancellor, who delyvered the Same to the said Mr Alexander, and who received the Samen upon his knee as use is, and therafter qualified himselfe to her Majestie by Swearing the oath of alleadgance, and Subbeing the Same with the assureance, and the said Lord Chancellor did tender to him the oath de fideli.
Anna dei Gratia Magnae Brittaniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Regina, fideique defensor omnibus probis hominibus ad quos praesentes Literae nostrae pervenerint Salutem Quandoquidem nobis Satis2 Constet de fidelita3, peritia et eximiis animi dotibus fidelis et dilecti nostri Magistri Alex[and]ri Maitland de Pittreichie Advocati, quibus ad munus et officium Unius ex duobus Clericis Secreti nostri Concilii in hoc antiquo nostro regno Scotiae obeundum, apprime instructus reddatur, Noveritis igitur nos Nominasse, Constituisse et Ordinasse, Sicuti nos tenore praesentium, Cum avisamento et consensu praedilectorum et fidelissimorum nostrum consanguineorum et Conciliariorum Gulielmi Marchionis de Annandale et Hugonis Comitis de Loudoun Principalium nostrum Status Secretariorum pro dicto Regno, Nominamus, Constituimus et Ordinamus eundem4 Magistrum Alexandrum Maitland, durante nostro beneplacito solum modo, Unum ex duobus Clericis Secreti nostri Concilii in dicto regno vice et Loco Domini Gilberti Elliot, Cum plena eidem potestate, durante Spatio antedicto praedictum munus et officium, Cum custodia Signeti ejusdem exercendi et fruendi , dando , concedendo et disponendo , Sicuti nos per praesentes Damus, concedimus et disponimus praedicto Magistro Alexandro Maitland omnia privilegia, immunitates, Sallaria, emolumenta et proficua ejusdem, tam plene adeoque libere in quovis respectu et conditione, ac quovis alius Clericus Secreti nostri Concilii in dicto Regno iisdem perprius potitus est; In cujus rei Testimonium hisce praesentibus Magnum Sigillum nostrum appendi Mandavimus Apud Aulam nostram de Windsor Castle decimo octavo die mensis Junii Anno domini Millesimo Septingensesimo5 quinto, et anno Regni nostri quarto, Per Signaturam manu S . D . N . Reginae Suprascriptam; wrytten to the great Seall and registrat the 3d October 1705. Sic Subscribitur Ron: Campbell deput, Sealled at Edinburgh the 3d day of october 1705. Sic Subscribitur Alexander Ogilvie.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 428.
2. The word ‘Satis’ scored out here.
3. Sic.
4. The word ‘nostram’ scored out here.
5. Sic.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 428.
2. The word ‘Satis’ scored out here.
3. Sic.
4. The word ‘nostram’ scored out here.
5. Sic.