Alan MacDonald in Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Previous books include The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy (Routledge, 1998) and The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c.1550-1651 (Ashgate, 2016). He was co-editor of the three-volume The History of the Scottish Parliament (EUP, 2004-2010). Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

This volume is at once a brilliant illustration of the variety of studies that can draw upon the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, whilst also opening the door towards future research in a number of areas.

• Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; 1. Balancing acts: the crown and parliament, Gillian H. MacIntosh and Roland J. Tanner; 2. The first estate: parliament and the church, Kirsty McAlister and Roland J. Tanner; 3. The second estate: parliament and the nobility, Keith M. Brown; 4. The third estate: parliament and the burghs, Alan R. MacDonald; 5. House rules: parliamentary procedure, Alastair J. Mann; 6. Parliament and the Law, A. Mark Godfrey; 7. The law of the person: parliament and social control, Alastair J. Mann; 8. Political ideas and parliament, James H. Burns; 9. Parliament and Politics, Julian Goodare.

Alan MacDonald in Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Previous books include The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy (Routledge, 1998) and The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c.1550-1651 (Ashgate, 2016). He was co-editor of the three-volume The History of the Scottish Parliament (EUP, 2004-2010). Keith Brown is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. He specializes in early modern Scottish History, particularly the history of parliament and of the nobility.

This volume is at once a brilliant illustration of the variety of studies that can draw upon the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, whilst also opening the door towards future research in a number of areas.

• Contributors; Abbreviations and Conventions; Preface; 1. Balancing acts: the crown and parliament, Gillian H. MacIntosh and Roland J. Tanner; 2. The first estate: parliament and the church, Kirsty McAlister and Roland J. Tanner; 3. The second estate: parliament and the nobility, Keith M. Brown; 4. The third estate: parliament and the burghs, Alan R. MacDonald; 5. House rules: parliamentary procedure, Alastair J. Mann; 6. Parliament and the Law, A. Mark Godfrey; 7. The law of the person: parliament and social control, Alastair J. Mann; 8. Political ideas and parliament, James H. Burns; 9. Parliament and Politics, Julian Goodare.