d 2 of The acts & orders of the meeting of the estates of the kingdom of Scotland held and begun at Edinburgh, the 14th day of March, 1689, Edinburgh: Pri... es the Seventh presented to the meeting of the Estates, they before opening thereof declare and enact that, notwithstanding of anything that may be containe
====== The Three Estates ======
The members were collectively referred to as the **Three Estates** ([[wiki>Middle Scots]] Thrie Estaitis), or 'community of the realm' (//tres communitates//), composed of:
* the //first estate// of [[wiki>prelate]]s ([[wiki>bishop]]s and [[wiki>abbot]]
e are very sensible of the kindness and concern that many of your nation have evidenced towards us and our undertaking for the preservation of religion and liberty which were in such emi... of your nobility and gentry have owned our declaration, countenancing and concurring with us in our e
rhouse", Andrew Murray Scott, ISBN 0859765326)) that [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:Melfort]] intercepted the letter that [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:dundee|Viscount Dundee]... s and Gentlemen,
Whereas we have been informed that you the peers and representatives of the shires and boroughs of that our Ancient Kingdom who are to m
