title: 1687 in Scotland
text: # 1687 in Scotland
  
  Events from 1687 in the Kingdom of 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
  
  unknown date
  
  * George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton (died 1749)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  unknown date
  
  * James Aitken (bishop) (born 1612/13)
  