Henry, Lord Saintclair (son to William, Lord Newburgh) in the first Parliament of King James IV, 1489, begun at Edinburgh Die Lunre, 6th October and continued, is declared chief of the blood, Lord Saintclair, and heir to the Earl of Orkney and Lord Newburgh, the 14th January. The act is recorded in the Lower House folio, verso 113, in the following terms:-
"Item, anent Sir Henry Saintclair, that our Sovereign Lord, with advice and deliverance of the estates of his Parliament, declares that since the said Sir Henry's grandfather and father, Lords Saintclair for the time are deceaced, and the said Sir Henry is richwise heritor to them; that he is chief of that blood; and will therefor that he be called Lord Saintclair in time to come, with all dignities, emenents, privileges, tenandiis, tenandriis belonging thairto, efter the form of chartars and evidents made thereupon. "