The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) exists to select, preserve, and make available the national archives of Scotland in whatever medium. The NAS also holds historical records created by businesses, landed estates, families, churches and other corporate bodies.
The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 (RPS) is a fully searchable database containing the proceedings of the Scottish parliament from the first surviving act of 1235 to the union of 1707.