The records of the Privy Council are available at the Historical Search Room in General Register House. Those for 1545-1691 have been published and some volumes are available for purchase.
Further reading
- 'Guide to the National Archives of Scotland', (Stationery Office, 1996) pages 19-27.
- 'Acts of the Lords of Council in Public Affairs, 1501-54', edited by R K Hannay (1932)
- 'The Sources and Literature of Scots Law' (Stair Society, 1936), chapter 7.
- 'Register of the Privy Council of Scotland [1545-1691]', edited by JH Burton and others, 16 volumes (Edinburgh, 1877-1970).
