Privy Council Records

Register of The Privy Council of Scotland (1545-1632)

The Privicy Council dealt with a wide spectrum of issues pertaining to administration, the economy, politics and social affairs.

Acts of the Privy Council of England (1542-1631)

Minutes, reports, proclamations and other records kept by a body that advised the monarch on their powers and judicial functions. Records predominantly related to the upper classes.

Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations (1704-1782)

Records of the meetings of a body that promoted British trade.