| Description | Letter, Th. Scott, Whitehall to Mr [Thomas] Blackwell, informs him on behalf of the Duke of Roxburgh that the memorial on behalf of the College has been referred to the Lord Advocate for Scotland; explains that his Majesty would accede to the memorial provided he was the patron of the College by the attainder of the Earl, but regrets that the right of patronage is vested by Parliament in the Commissioners and the trustees of the forfeited estates. |