RMS – Volume 11

Guthrie Mentions in the
Register of the Great Seal of Scotland

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum (RMS)

Volume 11 (1660-1668)

Overview

Peak activity: Colliestoun/Collistoun expansion (Sir Henry Guthrie + wives Margaret Livingstone/Jean Lindsay/Barbara Urquhart; Roxburghshire and Aberdeenshire acquisitions). Francis Guthrie of Gagie confirms core barony of Guthrie (Charter 565, detailed succession). Henry Guthrie (Kilspindie minister → Bishop of Dunkeld). Halkertoun (Gideon, Henry), Carsbank (Alexander). Notaries (John, William W.S.), bailie Thomas of Forfar, minister John of Forfar. Persistent Hiltoun/Guthrie place names.

Genealogical value: Highest for later cadet expansion, high clergy, and marriage alliances (Lindsay, Urquhart, Sibbald, Philp).

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Rule over Scotland between 1660 and 1668

Between 1660 and 1668, the monarch who reigned over Scotland was King Charles II. His reign over the three kingdoms (Scotland, England, and Ireland) began in May 1660 and lasted until his death in 1685, marking the restoration of the monarchy.

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