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The ''Lords of Secret Council'', as they were known, were part of the general body of Lords of Council, like the Lords of Session and Lords Auditors of Exchequer. After 1532 much of the judicial business was transferred to the newly founded College of Justice, the later [[Court of Session]]. The council met regularly and was particularly active during periods of a monarch's minority. A separate register of the privy council appears in 1545 and probably marks the point at which the secret council split off from its parent body.
After 1603 [[James I of England|James VI]] was able to boast to the English Parliament that he governed Scotland ''with my pen''. The council received his written instructions and executed his will.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.
After the [[English Restoration|restoration of the monarchy]] in 1660, Charles II nominated his own privy councillors and set up a council in London through which he directed affairs in Edinburgh, a situation that continued after the [[Glorious Revolution]] of 1688–9. The council survived the Act of Union but for one year only. It was abolished on 1 May 1708.
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