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The office of Keeper of the [[Privy Seal of Scotland]], one of the [[Great Officers of State]], first appears in the reign of [[David II]]. After the [[Act of Union 1707]] its holder was normally a [[peerage|peer]], like the [[Great Seal of Scotland|Keeper of the Great Seal]]. The office has remained unfilled since the death of Gavin, [[Marquess of Breadalbane]] in 1922.
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[[File:Scottish Royal Arms panel, St. Andrews Castle, c.1530s.JPG|thumb|Scottish Royal Arms panel from St. Andrews Castle, seat of Cardinal David Beaton, Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1542]]
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The office of '''Keeper of the [[Privy Seal of Scotland]]''', one of the [[Great Officers of State]], first appears in the reign of [[David II of Scotland|David II]]. After the [[Act of Union 1707]] its holder was normally a [[peerage|peer]], like the [[Great Seal of Scotland|Keeper of the Great Seal]]. The office has remained unfilled since the death of [[Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane]] in 1922.


Section 3 of the [[Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817]] limited the salary for the office to a maximum of £1,200 per annum. The salary was paid out of the fees charged for instruments passing the Privy Seal, after the salary of the Deputy Keeper had been paid.
Section 3 of the [[Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817]] limited the salary for the office to a maximum of £1,200 per annum. The salary was paid out of the fees charged for instruments passing the Privy Seal, after the salary of the Deputy Keeper had been paid.
==Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1424-1922==
==Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland==

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*[[1424]]: [[Walter Foote]], Provost of Bothwell
*[[1426]]: [[John Cameron (bishop)|John Cameron]], Provost of Lincluden, [[Bishop of Glasgow]]
*1371: [[John Lyon, Lord of Glamis|Sir John Lyon]]
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*[[1432]]: [[William Foulis]], Provost of Bothwell
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*1424: [[Walter Foote]], Provost of Bothwell
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*[[1442]]: [[William Turnbull]], [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Glasgow Cathedral|Glasgow]]
*[[1458]]: [[Thomas Spens]], [[Bishop of Galloway]]
*1426: [[John Cameron (Scottish bishop)|John Cameron]], Provost of Lincluden, [[Bishop of Glasgow]]
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*1432: [[William Foulis (Keeper of the Privy Seal)|William Foulis]], Provost of Bothwell
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*[[1459]]: [[John Arouse]]
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*1442: [[William Turnbull (bishop)|William Turnbull]], [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Glasgow Cathedral|Glasgow]]
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*[[1463]]: [[James Lindsay]], Provost of Lincluden
*[[1467]]: [[Thomas Spens]] (again), [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*1458: [[Thomas Spens]], [[Bishop of Galloway]]
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*1459: [[John Arouse]]
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*[[1470]]: [[William Tulloch]], [[Bishop of Orkney]], later [[Bishop of Moray|of Moray]]
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*1463: [[James Lindsay, Provost of Lincluden]]
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*[[1482]]: [[Andrew Stewart (d. 1501)|Andrew Stewart]], Bishop of Moray and half-brother to [[James III of Scotland|James III]]
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*1467: [[Thomas Spens]] (again), [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
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*[[1483]]: David Livingston, Provost of Lincluden
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*1470: [[William Tulloch]], [[Bishop of Orkney]], later [[Bishop of Moray|of Moray]]
*[[1489]]: John, [[Prior of St Andrews]]
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*1482: [[Andrew Stewart (d. 1501)|Andrew Stewart]], Bishop of Moray and half-brother to [[James III of Scotland|James III]]
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*[[1500]]: [[William Elphinstone]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
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*1483: David Livingston, Provost of Lincluden
*[[1507]]: [[Alexander Gordon (d. 1518)|Alexander Gordon]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*[[1514]]: David, [[Abbot of Arbroath]]
*1489: John, [[Prior of St Andrews]]
*[[1519]]: George, [[Abbot of Holyrood]]
*1500: [[William Elphinstone]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*[[1526]]: [[George Crichton]], [[Bishop of Dunkeld]]
*1507: [[Alexander Gordon (d. 1518)|Alexander Gordon]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*1514: David, [[Abbot of Arbroath]]
*1519: [[George Crichton (bishop)|George Crichton]], [[Abbot of Holyrood]] and from 1526 the [[Bishop of Dunkeld]]
*????: [[Robert Colvill]], of Crawford
*????: [[Robert Colvill]], of Crawford
*[[1542]]: [[David Beaton]], Abbot of Arbroath, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Archbishop of St Andrews]]
*1542: [[David Beaton]], Abbot of Arbroath, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Archbishop of St Andrews]]
*[[1542]]: [[John Hamilton (of Scotland)|John Hamilton]], [[Abbot of Paisley]], later Archbishop of St Andrews
*1542: [[John Hamilton (of Scotland)|John Hamilton]], [[Abbot of Paisley]], later Archbishop of St Andrews
*[[1547]]: [[William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven]]
*1547: [[William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven]]
*[[1533]]: [[Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline|Alexander Seton, 1st Lord Fyvie]]
*1533: [[Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline|Alexander Seton, 1st Lord Fyvie]]
*[[1563]]: Sir [[Richard Maitland]], of Lethington
*1563: Sir [[Richard Maitland]], of Lethington
*[[1567]]: [[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane|John Maitland]], [[Prior of Coldingham]]
*1567: [[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane|John Maitland]], [[Prior of Coldingham]]
*[[1571]]: [[George Buchanan (humanist)|George Buchanan]]
*1571: [[George Buchanan (humanist)|George Buchanan]]
*[[1581]]: [[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane|John Maitland]], Prior of [[Coldingham]]
*1581: [[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane|John Maitland]], Prior of [[Coldingham]]
*[[1583]]: [[Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre|Walter Stewart]], commendator of [[Blantyre]]
*1583: [[Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre|Walter Stewart]], commendator of [[Blantyre, South Lanarkshire|Blantyre]]
*[[1595]]: Sir [[Richard Cockburn]], of Clerkington
*1595: Sir [[Richard Cockburn of Clerkington]]
*[[1626]]: [[Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington|Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Melrose]], later 1st Earl of Haddington
*1626: [[Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington|Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Melrose]], later 1st Earl of Haddington
*[[1641]]: [[Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe]]
*1641: [[Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe]]
*[[1649]]: [[John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland]] (appointed by the Parliament)
*1649: [[John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland]] (appointed by the Parliament)
*[[1660]]: [[William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal]]
*1660: [[William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal]]
*[[1661]]: [[Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline]]
*1661: [[Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline]]
*[[1672]]: [[John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl|John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl]], later 1st Marquess of Atholl
*1672: [[John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl|John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl]], later 1st Marquess of Atholl
*[[1689]]: [[Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar]]
*1689: [[Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar]]
*[[1689]]: [[John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore]]
*1689: [[John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore]]
*[[1689]]: [[John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford|John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael]]
*1689: [[John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford|John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael]]
*[[1690]]: [[George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville]]
*1690: [[George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville]]
*[[1695]]: [[James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry]]
*1695: [[James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry]]
*[[1702]]: [[John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl|John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl]], later 1st Duke of Atholl
*1702: [[John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl|John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl]], later 1st Duke of Atholl
*[[1705]]: [[James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry]]
*1705: [[James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry]]
*[[1709]]: [[James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose]]
*1709: [[James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose]]
*[[1713]]: [[John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl]]
*1713: [[John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl]]
*[[1714]]: [[John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe]]
*1714: [[John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe]]
*[[1715]]: [[William Johnston, 1st Marquess of Annandale]]
*1715: [[William Johnston, 1st Marquess of Annandale]]
*[[1721]]: [[Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll|Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Ilay]]
*1721: [[Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll|Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Ilay]]
*[[1733]]: [[James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl]]
*1733: [[James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl]]
*[[1763]]: The Hon. [[James Stuart-Mackenzie]]
*1763: The Hon. [[James Stuart-Mackenzie]]
*[[1765]]: [[Lord Frederick Campbell]]
*1765: [[Lord Frederick Campbell]]
*[[1765]]: [[John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland]]
*1765: [[John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland]]
*[[1766]]: The Hon. [[James Stuart-Mackenzie]]
*1766: The Hon. [[James Stuart-Mackenzie]]
*[[1800]]: [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Henry Dundas]], later 1st Viscount Melville
*1800: [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Henry Dundas]], later 1st Viscount Melville
*[[1811]]: [[Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville]]
*1811: [[Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville]]
*[[1851]]: ''vacant''
*1851: ''vacant''
*[[1853]]: [[Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie|Fox Maule Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure]], later 11th Earl of Dalhousie
*1853: [[Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie|Fox Maule Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure]], later 11th Earl of Dalhousie
*[[1874]]: [[Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian]]
*1874: [[Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian]]
*[[1900]]: [[Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven]]
*1900: [[Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven]]
*[[1907]]: [[Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane]]
*1907: [[Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane]]
*[[1922]]: ''vacant''
*1922: ''vacant''


==Sources==
==Sources==
*J. Haydn, ''The Book of Dignities'', 1894
*J. Haydn, ''The Book of Dignities'', 1894
*François Velde, in thread "Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1874-1907", newsgroup alt.talk.royalty, 26 April 2005
*François Velde, in thread "Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1874–1907", newsgroup alt.talk.royalty, 26 April 2005


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Keeper of the seals]]
*[[Keeper of the seals]]
*[[Lord Privy Seal]]
*[[Lord Privy Seal]]
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 17 August 2023

Scottish Royal Arms panel from St. Andrews Castle, seat of Cardinal David Beaton, Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1542

The office of Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, one of the Great Officers of State, first appears in the reign of David II. After the Act of Union 1707 its holder was normally a peer, like the Keeper of the Great Seal. The office has remained unfilled since the death of Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane in 1922.

Section 3 of the Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817 limited the salary for the office to a maximum of £1,200 per annum. The salary was paid out of the fees charged for instruments passing the Privy Seal, after the salary of the Deputy Keeper had been paid.

Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • J. Haydn, The Book of Dignities, 1894
  • François Velde, in thread "Keepers of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1874–1907", newsgroup alt.talk.royalty, 26 April 2005

See also[edit]

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