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Register remained responsible for the records of
Parliament and its committees and commissions, the Exchequer, and the Court of Session (representing the judicial side of the old council). From the later sixteenth century statutory additions were made to his functions as new legal registers were put under his control, the most important being the Register of Sasines in 1617 with the passage of the
276:
The Lord Clerk
Register (Scotland) Act 1879 provided that the office of Lord Clerk Register would remain as a ceremonial Great Officer of State, with all duties passing to the Deputy Clerk Register. However, the Lord Clerk Register did retain an important function, responsibility for organising the
280:
In 1928, the office of Deputy Clerk
Register was abolished by the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928, becoming the Keeper of the Registers and Records of Scotland. However, it came to be recognised that the keeping of records and the keeping of registers was too cumbersome a task to be
205:
By the fifteenth century, the Clerk
Register ranked as an officer of state with a seat in Parliament and the council. By the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, more honorific styles such as "Lord Register" or "Lord Clerk Register" came to be adopted when describing the Clerk of Rolls. The Clerk
197:
While the Clerk of Rolls and
Register was originally responsible for the records of Chancery, Parliament and Exchequer, but as the central civil court developed out of the king's council in the fifteenth century, he became responsible for its records too, and from 1483 he was "Clerk of the Rolls,
284:
In 1948, the Public
Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 provided that the Registers of Scotland and Records of Scotland were to be split into two separate government organisations with two separate officials: (1) the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland and (2) the Keeper of the Records of
172:
In their capacity as Keeper of the Signet, the Lord Clerk
Register executes ceremonial functions as the senior officer of the Society of Writers to the Signet. Writers to the Signet historically had various privileges relating to the drawing up of documents which required to be signeted. These
217:, the office was known as the "Clerk of the Registers and Rolls of the council, Session and Exchequer, and of all Commissions, Parliaments and Conventions of Estates". Since 1488 appointments to the office have been made by the Sovereign by commission under the Great Seal.
257:
In 1806, a Royal
Warrant established the office of Deputy Clerk Register, effectively reducing the duties of the Lord Clerk Registers to an honorary title. In 1817, the Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817 (c 64) incorporated the offices of Lord Clerk Register with
194:, a similar office appeared with the title of "Clerk of the Rolls", which was altered about 1373 to "Clerk of the Rolls and Register", the "register" being the record of charters (i.e.: grants of land or titles of nobility) made under the Great Seal.
248:
commissioned by him to assist. However without the sitting of a
Scottish Parliament or Scottish Privy Council, the Lord Clerk Register's duties fell greatly, remaining only entrusted with the court and other legal records.
164:
When established originally in the 13th century, the office of Lord Clerk
Register was mostly a clerical office role, but by the 15th century, the Clerk Register had become an officer of state with a seat in the
153:, with origins in the 13th century. It historically had important functions in relation to the maintenance and care of the public records of Scotland. Today these duties are administered by the Keeper of the
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316:
in 1999, the Prime Minister announced that the function of advising the Monarch on the making of certain appointments and the use of the Royal prerogative would be transferred to the
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190:
The first usage of the office appears in 1288, as Clerk of the Rolls of the Kings Chapel. In 1291 it was termed "Keeper of the Rolls of the Kingdom of Scotland" After the
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Prior to devolution, the Lord Clerk Register was appointed by the Monarch on the advice of a Minister of the Crown. On the creation of the Scottish Parliament and
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262:. In 1818, a Royal Commission entrusted the officers of state, including the Lord Clerk Register for the time being, with the custody of the Scottish
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privileges have since become defunct, and the society is now an independent, non-regulatory association of solicitors who are mostly based in
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770:
340:
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A L Murray 'The Lord Clerk Register' 53 Scot Hist Rev 2 No 156, p 125, note 4 (October 1974), citing National Archives of Scotland RH 5/63.
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1840:
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In 1854, the Deputy Clerk Register's duties were also extended to the care of the records of births, deaths and marriages under the
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provided for the preservation of public records; and the office was also entrusted the election and management of the
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Report by the Committee of the Scottish Records Advisory Council, July 1943 (National Archives of Scotland HH1/1832)
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by virtue of the 1879 Act. As such the office is largely ceremonial. The Lord Clerk Register ranks in the
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election of peers of Scotland to the House of Lords, until the passage of the Peerage Act 1963.
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In 1996, the Commissioners of the Regalia were given additional responsibility for the
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1981:
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273:, which established the General Registry Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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There is debate around whether these offices constitute Officers of the Crown.
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360:
320:. Those functions included advice on appointment of the Lord Clerk Register.
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1971:
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Blackie, Jane. "Elliot, Sir Gilbert, second baronet, Lord Minto".
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480:
474:
974:
Royal Warrant 1906: National Archives of Scotland C3/24, No 184.
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The Staggering State of the Scots' Statesment, from 1550 to 1650
271:
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1854
2297:
1184:
A. J. Mann, ‘Murray, Sir James, Lord Philiphaugh (1655–1708)’,
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426:
1241:
1096:"Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928: Section 4"
888:
A L Murray 'The Lord Clerk Register' 53 Scot Hist Rev 2 No 156
594:
1612: Sir Alexander Hay, Lord Newton of Whitburgh, Lord Newton
549:
2875:
Abolished in 1707 (see Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain)
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Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose
323:
The Scottish Executive announced on 27 April 2007 that the
305:, under another Royal Warrant, when the Stone was moved to
220:
764:
John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
401:
William de Bosch, Hugo, Galfrid, and Gregory, all served
1056:"Lord Clerk Register (Scotland) Act 1879: Section 4"
1025:"Lord Clerk Register (Scotland) Act 1879: Section 6"
994:"Lord Clerk Register (Scotland) Act 1879: Section 2"
784:
Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch
1206:, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008
791:
Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and March
659:
April 1705 - July 1708: James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh
739:
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
670:
Archibald Campbell, Earl of Ilay, 3rd Duke of Argyll
331:
to the office of Lord Clerk Register, replacing the
252:
837:
835:
198:Register and Council". This court later became the
3182:Office is either vested in the Crown, or vacant.
778:Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
407:1253: William Capellanus and Alexander de Carrick
3197:
1172:Scot, Sir John, 1754: 179-181, for lists to 1660
832:
106:1288, as Clerk of the Rolls of the Kings Chapel
1220:"Biography of David Boyle 1st Earl of Glasgow"
1202:John R. Young, ‘Johnston, James (1655–1737)’,
1180:
1178:
1135:House of Commons Written Answer, 30 June 1999.
682:Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
2586:
1428:
771:Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar
3211:Positions within the British Royal Household
2782:Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
1254:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
983:National Archives of Scotland C3/24, No 184.
285:Scotland. These individuals now run (1) the
2857:(see Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain)
1175:
752:George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow
581:1598: James Skeen, conjunct with his father
2593:
2579:
1435:
1421:
965:National Archives of Scotland PS/13 p 190.
47:
431:1442: George Shoriswood, Rector of Culter
215:Union with the Kingdom of England in 1707
2717:Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
1360:
1340:
1320:
1300:
1280:
1068:, 11 August 1879, 1879 c. 44 (s. 4)
1037:, 11 August 1879, 1879 c. 44 (s. 6)
1006:, 11 August 1879, 1879 c. 44 (s. 2)
1251:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1204:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1187:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1108:, 3 August 1928, 1928 c. 34 (s. 4)
930:Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Reissue,
913:Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Reissue,
797:James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern
303:Stone of Destiny, or the Stone of Scone
221:Treaty of Union (1707) and preservation
68:Department of the Registers of Scotland
3198:
2836:
2746:Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
541:1548: Sir Thomas Marjoribanks of Ratho
185:
2574:
1442:
1416:
1404:Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
1400:"New Lord Clerk Register of Scotland"
843:"New Lord Clerk Register of Scotland"
695:William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
3221:Political office-holders in Scotland
3155:Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
3072:Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
1763:Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
689:Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
643:Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
335:. The Lord Clerk Register remains a
180:
126:Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
72:Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
3226:Lists of office-holders in Scotland
3206:Great Officers of State of Scotland
1247:
868:Scotland: The Making of the Kingdom
629:Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington
608:, brother to the Earl of Haddington
546:James MacGill of Nether Rankeillour
529:Sir Stephen Lockhart, appointed by
13:
1370:. 27 September 1974. p. 8018.
1163:Royal Warrant dated 11 March 1905.
707:James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
676:James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose
649:Sir James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh
623:Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston
497:1489: Richard Murehead, Deacon of
14:
3237:
2189:Scottish Qualifications Authority
1926:Office of the Accountant of Court
1851:Member of the Scottish Parliament
904:, Edinburgh, 1754: xxxii - xxxiii
509:1497: Walter Drummond, Deacon of
370:
253:Ceremonial Great Officer of State
2818:
2813:
1190:, Oxford University Press, 2004
664:David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow
491:1488: William Hepburn, Vicar of
485:1482: Alexander Scot, Rector of
281:entrusted to a single official.
29:
3091:Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
1392:
1382:"Lord Clerk Register appointed"
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1147:"Lord Clerk Register appointed"
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713:Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet
636:Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd Baronet
16:Scottish Great Officer of State
2698:Leader of the House of Commons
2657:Secretary of State for Justice
1330:. 10 March 1944. p. 1174.
1290:. 19 January 1926. p. 99.
950:
947:Act of Union 1707 APS xi, 209.
941:
924:
907:
898:Scot, Sir John, of Scotstarvet
891:
882:
873:
860:
816:Registrar General for Scotland
611:1632: Sir John Hay, Lord Barra
606:Sir John Hamilton of Magdalens
479:1482: Patrick Leith, Canon of
425:1440: Richard Craig, Vicar of
1:
3050:Resigned to the Crown in 1703
3021:Lord President of the Council
2686:Lord President of the Council
1310:. 3 January 1935. p. 51.
1224:www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk
1085:Peerage Act 1963 (c 48), s 4.
932:Public Registers and Records,
915:Public Registers and Records,
847:Scottish Courts and Tribunals
826:
556:James Balfour of Pittendreich
503:1492: John Fraser, Rector of
95:on the recommendation by the
2994:Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian
2721:Leader of the House of Lords
1539:Colonisation of the Americas
1268:UK public library membership
956:Scot, Sir John, 1754: xxxiii
727:Archibald Campbell Colquhoun
616:Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie
537:Sir James Foulis of Colinton
337:Commissioner for the Regalia
291:National Records of Scotland
155:National Records of Scotland
7:
3184:Status is currently debated
1350:. 1 May 1956. p. 2566.
809:
647:November 1702 - June 1704:
177:, Scotland's capital city.
10:
3242:
3167:First Minister of Scotland
2211:Inventions and discoveries
1914:Supreme Courts of Scotland
786:, 10th Duke of Queensberry
569:Alexander of Easter Kennet
296:
145:) is the oldest remaining
83:First Minister of Scotland
3180:
3153:
3135:
3117:
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3068:William, Duke of Rothesay
3058:
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2486:Scottish Episcopal Church
2434:
2382:
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2335:
2168:Curriculum for Excellence
2132:
2128:
2119:
2007:
1998:
1889:
1738:
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766:, 9th Duke of Queensberry
631:, of Chester (until 1676)
121:
110:
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77:
66:
44:
28:
23:
1922:High Court of Justiciary
900:, Director of Chancery,
413:John Gray, appointed by
353:Keeper of the Great Seal
333:Earl of Wemyss and March
329:Lord Mackay of Clashfern
3216:Scots law formal titles
2802:(in right of the Crown)
2617:Great Officers of State
2602:Great Officers of State
2496:Free Church of Scotland
1783:International relations
721:Lord Frederick Campbell
701:Alexander Hume Campbell
523:, afterwards Bishop of
473:, afterwards Deacon of
260:HM Keeper of the Signet
227:Treaty of Union in 1707
2732:Lord Great Chamberlain
2077:Royal Bank of Scotland
1773:Great Seal of Scotland
1208:accessed 22 April 2012
1192:accessed 22 April 2012
434:1449: Sir John Methven
410:1323: Robert de Dunbar
347:in Scotland after the
167:Parliament of Scotland
157:and the Keeper of the
147:Great Officer of State
61:since 5 June 2023
3042:Lord High Chamberlain
3011:Officers of the Crown
2968:Lord Treasurer-depute
2374:British Sign Language
1841:Members of Parliament
1768:Deputy First Minister
1606:Anglo-Scottish border
1574:Industrial Revolution
1287:The Edinburgh Gazette
1260:10.1093/ref:odnb/8659
1228:University of Glasgow
1106:The National Archives
1066:The National Archives
1035:The National Archives
1004:The National Archives
773:, 14th Earl of Kellie
564:of Nether Rankeillour
449:1466: Fergus McDowall
439:Archdeacon of Glasgow
287:Registers of Scotland
244:, with two Clerks of
208:Registration Act 1617
159:Registers of Scotland
143:Clàr Morair Clèireach
2940:Lady Elish Angiolini
2845:Lord High Chancellor
2645:Lord High Chancellor
2317:World Heritage Sites
1514:Wars of Independence
803:Lady Elish Angiolini
745:William Gibson Craig
419:1426: John Schives,
384:Bishop of St Andrews
357:Lord Justice General
341:Keeper of the Signet
192:Wars of Independence
116:Bishop of St Andrews
57:Lady Elish Angiolini
3083:Lord High Constable
2932:Lord Clerk Register
2867:Lord High Treasurer
2756:Lord High Constable
2668:Lord High Treasurer
2107:International trade
1661:Mountains and hills
1569:Highland Clearances
1544:Glorious Revolution
1509:Davidian Revolution
1456:Outline of Scotland
684:, 2nd Lord Polwarth
437:1450: John Arouse,
421:decretorum director
345:order of precedence
213:By the time of the
186:Kingdom of Scotland
135:Lord Clerk Register
39:as used in Scotland
24:Lord Clerk Register
2986:Lord Justice Clerk
2464:Church of Scotland
2256:Royal National Mòd
2194:Education Scotland
1967:Scots property law
1962:College of Justice
1871:Secretary of State
1693:Biosphere reserves
1564:Lowland Clearances
1549:1707 Acts of Union
1386:Scottish Executive
1367:The London Gazette
1347:The London Gazette
1327:The London Gazette
1307:The London Gazette
1101:legislation.gov.uk
1061:legislation.gov.uk
1030:legislation.gov.uk
999:legislation.gov.uk
821:Lord Justice Clerk
618:, younger of Durie
590:Earl of Haddington
365:Lord Justice Clerk
314:Scottish Executive
242:British parliament
37:Royal Coat of Arms
3193:
3192:
3176:
3175:
3145:Abolished in 1707
3137:Lord High Admiral
3109:Vacant since 1863
3060:Lord High Steward
3032:abolished in 1708
3006:
3005:
3002:
3001:
2976:Abolished in 1707
2919:
2918:
2911:Abolished in 1709
2893:Vacant since 1921
2828:Officers of State
2809:
2808:
2792:Lord High Admiral
2627:Lord High Steward
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2523:Ethnic minorities
2481:Roman Catholicism
2430:
2429:
2115:
2114:
1994:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1977:Prison population
1957:Sheriff principal
1952:Solicitor General
1947:Procurator fiscal
1856:Political parties
1716:
1715:
1494:Early Middle Ages
1266:(Subscription or
588:, afterwards 1st
465:Newlands, Glasgow
359:, and before the
181:History of Office
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3101:Knight Marischal
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2469:General Assembly
2359:Scottish English
2354:Highland English
2342:
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2231:Oldest buildings
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2129:
2126:
2125:
2072:Renewable energy
2017:Bank of Scotland
2005:
2004:
1918:Court of Session
1899:Advocate General
1829:Military history
1807:Local government
1736:
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1726:
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1519:Late Middle Ages
1504:High Middle Ages
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