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These officers were unlike the officers of state and did not sit or vote in meetings.<ref name="Chamberlayne & Chamberlayne 1718, p. 396"/>
===History===
After the abolition of the [[Mayor of the Palace]], France established seven officers of the crown (ordered by rank): the [[Constable of France|high constable]], the [[Admiral of France|high admiral]], the [[Lord Chancellor of France|high or great chancellor]], the great justiciar, the [[Grand Chamberlain of France|great chamberlain]], the great [[Prothonotary|protonotary]], and the [[Steward (office)|great steward]] or [[seneschal]]. These offices were duplicated in the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] and Scotland. By the time of King Malcolm II, the great protonotary was extinct and the great justiciar was replaced by the lord justice general.<ref>Walter Goodal (1872). [https://archive.org/stream/TransactionsOfTheRoyalHistoricalSociety1872VolI1stSeries/Transactions%20of%20the%20Royal%20Historical%20Society%201872%20Vol%20I%201st%20Series#page/n423/mode/2up A Short Account of the Officers of State, and other Great Officers in Scotland]. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 1, pp 415–426. doi:10.1017/S008044010000075X.</ref>
The post of High Constable is held by the [[Earl of Erroll|Earls of Erroll]]. Originally, the heads of the Keith family held the office of Earl Marischal, but in 1716, the holder was attainted for treason, and the office has not been regranted. The [[Duke of Argyll|Dukes of Argyll]] are the Hereditary Masters of the Household. All other officers are Crown appointees. Many of these offices, though originally associated with political power, are only [[ceremonial]] now.
The remaining officers are related to Scotland's [[judiciary]]. The [[Lord Justice General]] was originally an important [[nobility|noble]], though in the 19th century, the office was combined with that of [[Lord President of the Court of Session]]. Now, the Lord Justice General is the head of Scotland's judiciary. The Lord Clerk Register is an officer with miscellaneous functions that included conducting the elections of [[Peers and Parliament|representative peer]]s and registering births and deaths. The [[Lord Advocate]] is at the head of the law offices of Scotland; all [[prosecutor]]s act in his name. The Lord Justice Clerk serves as a deputy of the Lord Justice General. Finally, the Lord Lyon King of Arms is the sole judge in the [[Lyon Court]], which determines cases relating to [[heraldry]].
Previous to the [[Act of Union 1707|Union of 1707]] there were eight total officers of state, four great officers and four lesser officers. This limited by an act of parliament, such that the 2 officers of state, Comptroller and Master of the Requests, were merged with Lord High Treasurer and Lord Secretary respectively.<ref>{{harvnb|Chamberlayne|Chamberlayne|1718|loc=Chapter V. pp. 400-401}}.</ref> The greater officers were the [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland|Lord High Chancellor]], [[Treasurer of Scotland|Lord High Treasurer]], [[Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland|Lord Privy Seal]], the [[Secretary of State, Scotland|Lord Secretary]]. The lesser officers were the [[Lord Clerk Register|Lord Register]], the [[Lord Advocate]], the [[Treasurer-depute|Lord Treasurer-depute]], and the [[Lord Justice Clerk]] with the Lord Register the only one fixed in precedency.<ref name="Chamberlayne & Chamberlayne 1718, p. 396"/>
A number of offices ended at or soon after the Union of 1707. These include the High Chancellor, the High Treasurer, the [[Treasurer-depute of Scotland]], the [[Secretary of State, Scotland|Secretary of State]], Scotland, the [[List of Masters of Requests#Masters of Requests (Scotland)|Master of Requests]] and the [[Privy Council of Scotland|President of the Privy Council]].
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