1584 in Scotland

Events from the year 1584 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – James VI

Events

 * Decrees in Absence Act 1584
 * Disqualification of Ministers Act 1584
 * Sovereignty Act 1584
 * Unlawful Jurisdictions Act 1584
 * Plague in Glasgow

Births

 * John Strang

Deaths

 * William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
 * Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray
 * October – Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll