1687 in Scotland

Incumbents

• Monarch – James VII
• Secretary of State – John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort

  Events

• 12 February – Declaration of Indulgence proclaimed by James VII, a first step towards freedom of religion
• 29 May – Order of the Thistle founded

  Births

• George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton

  Deaths

• James Aitken