[3] On Christmas Day 1650, the herald James Balfour announced the discovery of an original manuscript signed by Robert the Bruce in 1326 entailing the Scottish crown to the Stuart dynasty.

The hour-long sermon (subsequently printed) noted a requirement for the monarch to respect the Presbyterian and Covenantal cause.

[10] Although this contested ceremony in time of conflict is assumed to have been relatively subdued, there are records of significant expenditure especially on provisions for the banquet.

[12] Some of the napkins were embroidered with the royal cipher "CR", possibly by the seamstress Mistress Dorothy Cheffinch.

The parish church was removed from its site on Moot Hill leaving the aisle with the monument to David Murray.