[621] i.e. first.
[622] Interlined.
[623] Interlined.
In the beginning of December 1672 died Mr. George Norvell, advocate, on of the greatest formalists that was in all the tolbuith. His place as agent for the Colledge and toune of Edinburgh was by Act of the Toune Counsell conferred upon Mr. Robert Lauder, portioner of Belhaven, some few days after.
At the same tyme died Mr. Thomas Buck, advocat.
On the 14 of December 1672 the Faculty made choice of Sir G. Lockhart for their Dean, Sir Robert Sinclar having of some tyme before showen a willingnes to demit in regard he discovered many of the faculty displeased at him for his faint surrender and breaking the unity of the Faculty in the matter of the Regulations and for sundry other particulars.
On the 2'd of January 1673 died Mr. John Andersone, advocat.
About the beginning of January 1673 James Hamilton was received ane under clerk in place of Jo. Kello, who died (ut supra notatum) in May 1670.
On the 14 of January 1673 the Earle of Atholl was received ane extraordinar Lord on the Session in place of the Earle of Dumfermeling, who died (ut supra dixi) in May 1672.
In May 1673 died Mr. John Muirhead, advocat.