 William Ramsay (d.1670 at Newcastle upon Tyne), the Provost's second son, became the new Town Clerk until his death.The next Town Clerk was Sir James Rocheid.In 1667 Sir Andrew Ramsay received a letter from Charles II stating that in future the Chief Magistrate of Edinburgh should be permanently styled Lord Provost of Edinburgh, with the same rank and precedence as the Lord Mayor of London and Dublin.