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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, [[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==

*1371: [[John Lyon, Lord of Glamis|Sir John Lyon]]
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*1424: [[Walter Foote]], Provost of Bothwell
*1424: [[Walter Foote]], Provost of Bothwell
*1426: [[John Cameron (bishop)|John Cameron]], Provost of Lincluden, [[Bishop of Glasgow]]
*1426: [[John Cameron (Scottish bishop)|John Cameron]], Provost of Lincluden, [[Bishop of Glasgow]]
*1432: [[William Foulis]], Provost of Bothwell
*1432: [[William Foulis (Keeper of the Privy Seal)|William Foulis]], Provost of Bothwell
*1442: [[William Turnbull]], [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Glasgow Cathedral|Glasgow]]
*1442: [[William Turnbull (bishop)|William Turnbull]], [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Glasgow Cathedral|Glasgow]]
*1458: [[Thomas Spens]], [[Bishop of Galloway]]
*1458: [[Thomas Spens]], [[Bishop of Galloway]]
*1459: [[John Arouse]]
*1459: [[John Arouse]]
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*1507: [[Alexander Gordon (d. 1518)|Alexander Gordon]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*1507: [[Alexander Gordon (d. 1518)|Alexander Gordon]], [[Bishop of Aberdeen]]
*1514: David, [[Abbot of Arbroath]]
*1514: David, [[Abbot of Arbroath]]
*1519: George, [[Abbot of Holyrood]]
*1519: [[George Crichton (bishop)|George Crichton]], [[Abbot of Holyrood]] and from 1526 the [[Bishop of Dunkeld]]
*1526: [[George Crichton]], [[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]]
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*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, South Lanarkshire|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]]
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==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]]
{{Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom}}

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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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