1626 June 1. John, Earl of Lauderdale. July 2. Patrick, Bishop of Ross. -28 June 28. John, Lord Ereskine, vice Bishop of Ross. Nov. 4. Sir Arch. Acheson of Glencairnie, vice Lord Napier. 8. William, Earl of Menteith, vice Earl of Lauderdale. Sir Andrew Ker, Master of Jedburgh, vice Lord Carnegie. -29 Jan. 14. Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet, vice Master of Jedburgh. -30 Nov. 2. Sir John Hamilton of Magdalens, vice Scotstarvet. 10. John, Earl of Traquair, vice Lord Ereskine. -31 July 28. William, Viscount Stirling, afterwards Earl of Stirling, vice Glencairne. -33 Jan. 8. Sir John Hay of Barro, vice Magdalens. -35 Archibald, Lord Angus. John, Lord Lindsay. -49 June 7. John, Lord Coupar. July -61 June 3. John, Earl of Cassillis. John, Earl of Rothes. -62 July 15. John, Earl of Middleton, vice Lord Cassillis. Nov. 4. Alexander, Archbishop of Glasgow, vice Earl of -67 July 10. Alexander, Earl of Kincardine, vice Earl of Rothes. -68 June 25. James, Marquis of Montrose, vice Archbishop of Glasgow. -69 Nov. 2. John, Earl of Dunfermline, vice Montrose. -73 Jan. 14. John, Earl of Athol, vice Lord Dunfermline. -74 July 11. Archibald, Earl of Argyle, vice Lord Tweeddale. -80 Nov. 19. Alexander, Earl of Moray, vice Lord Kincardine. -81 1. William, Earl of Queensberry, vice Lord Argyle. 82 Nov. 16. James, Earl of Perth, vice Lord Lauderdale. -8 July 16. Charles, Earl of Middleton, vice Lord Perth.. -86 Mar. 26. William, Duke of Hamilton, vice Ld. Queensberry. Patrick, Earl of Strathmore, vice Lord Middleton. -93 Nov. 23. William, Duke of Queensberry. William, Marquis of Annandale. 1693 Nov. 28. Patrick, Lord Polwarth, afterwards Earl of March mont. Dec. 19. William, Duke of Hamilton. -94 14. Archibald, Earl of Argyle, afterwards Duke of Argyle, vice Hamilton, d. -96 June 26. James, Duke of Queensberry, vice Queensberry, d. -99 Feb. 7. Hugh, Earl of Loudoun, vice Marchmont, pr. 1704 June 20. John, Duke of Argyle, vice Argyle, d. <-08 1. Archibald, Earl of Isla, afterwards Duke of Argyle, vice Argyle, r -12 Nov. 7. John, Duke of Athole, vice Queensberry, d. -21 Mar. 7. John, Marquis of Tweeddale, vice Annandale, d. Of the KING's or LORD ADVOCATE. The Lord Advocate is the same in Scotland as the Attorney-Ge neral is in England; and his business is to pursue and defend in all causes wherein the King has an interest. His office is very honourable, and he is, in virtue of it, styled My Lord. His power and privileges are very great. He is allowed to sit within the bar of the Court of Session covered, where only the Peers of the realm are allowed to sit. He can issue warrants for searching, apprehending, and imprisoning, in any part of Scotland; and his warrants are as valid as any Judge's. And as it was decided in the Parliament of Paris in 1685, that the King's Advocate might at the same time be a Judge; so in like manner was it allowed in Scotland; as both Sir William Oliphant and Sir John Nesbit were Lord Advocates and Lords of Session at the same time. 1533 Adam Otterburn and Henry Lauder of St Germains. Henry Balneaves, to Queen Mary. Thomas Cummin, a Lord of Session. -61 John Spence of Condie. Robert Crichton of Eliok. -73 David Borthwick of Lochill. -82 David Macgill of Cranston-Riddel, son'to Sir James, Lord Clerk Register. -89 John Skeen. -94 William Hart of Levelands. Andrew Logie. -95 Sir Thomas Hamilton, afterwards Earl of Haddington. David Macgill, again. Sir Thomas Hamilton. 1612 Sir William Oliphant of Newton. -26 Thomas Hope of Craighall, afterwards Sir Thomas. -41 Sir Archibald Johnston of Warriston. Sir Thomas Nicholson. -59 Sir Archibald Primrose. -61 Sir John Fletcher. -66 Sir John Nesbitt. Sir George Mackenzie. -87 John Dalrymple, afterwards Earl of Stair. Sir George Mackenzie, again. -89 Sir James Stuart, Bart. 1709 Sir David Dalrymple, Bart. -20 Robert Dundas, esq. of Arniston. -25 Duncan Forbes, esq. -37 Charles Areskine, esq. -42 Robert Craigie, esq. -48 William Grant, esq. -54 Robert Dundas, esq. -60 Thomas Miller, ́esq. -66 James Montgomery, esq. -75 Henry Dundas, esq. -83 Honourable Henry Erskine. -84 Ilay Campbell, esq. -89 Robert Dundas, esq. -91 Charles Hope, esq. 1805 Sir James Montgomery, Bart. -06 Hon. Henry Erskine. Of the LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of SCOTLAND. This Officer in Scotland had very extensive powers. He commanded the King's ships and sailors, and had the inspection of all the seaports, harbours, and sea coasts in the kingdom; and he had a particular tribunal, where the judges, appointed by him, decided all causes relating to sea-affairs, and that according to a particular code of Naval Law. His powers likewise extended to the cognisance of all crimes committed at sea, and to all controversies, actions, and quarrels, concerning crimes, faults, and trespasses committed upon the sea, or in the ports and creeks thereof, or in fresh waters and navigable rivers, so far as the sea flows and ebbs. This he executes by a Deputy, commissioned by him, and is called the Deputy Judge-Admiral, who likewise judges in matters purely commercial, as arising from the sea. Adam Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, was made Hereditary Lord Admiral of Scotland; and, upon his forfeitures, it was conferred in like manner upon Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell; but he being also forfeited, King James VI. conferred it upon his cousin the Duke of Lenox and Richmond; but the male line of this family becoming extinct in 1672, King Charles II. conferred it upon his natural son, whom he created Duke of Lenox and Richmond; but he resigned it into the hands of the Crown in 1703. Since the Treaty of Union, only a Vice Admiral has been appointed by the Sovereign, and that only to act as a Judge in all civil affairs relating to naval and commercial concerns in Scotland *. A List The office of Admiral of Scotland reverted to the Crown on the death of the Jast Duke of 1.cnox and Richmond, of the name of Stuart, in 1673. The King then bestowed it upon his natural son, (an infant), Charles Lenox, afterwards Duke of Richmond and Lenox, with a reservation of a term for life to his royal brother James, Duke of York. In 1673, William, Duke of Hamilton was appointed Admiral of Scotland, and after his death, the office was managed by Commissioners, till the Duke of Richmond became of age; and he resigned the office to the Crown in 1703. |