Documents Relative to the Reception at Edinburgh of the Kings and Queens of Scotland, 1561-1650

Front Cover
1822 - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 124 pages
 

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 31 - And, withall, the haill streits war spred with flowres, and the forehowsis of the streits be the whilks the King passit, war all hung with magnifik tapestrie, with payntit historeis, and with the effegeis of noble men and wemen, and thus he past out of the toun of Edinburgh to his palice of Halyruidhous.
Page 10 - Quhilkis ar no* skar to bar on far fra bawrdis, Bot leale, but feale, may haell avaell thy Grace ; Sen, lo ! thow scho...
Page 81 - Counsall and Deykens of craftes, being convenit in counsall, finding the hie streettes and publict vennellis of this burgh to abound with all kynd of filth, to the reprotche of the toun, when strangeri-s does repair to the same, for remeid quhairof, it is statut and ordainit, that none presume nor tak upon hand to gather the said filth or middings in anie place, within this burgh, under the payne of Fyve pundis, and farder punishment of their persounes at the discretioun of thair magistrates. And...
Page 30 - On the day of the king's reception, " as he maid forder progres in the toun in the streat that ascendis to the castell, thair is ane ancient port, at the whilk hang a curious globe, that opnit artificiallie as the King came by, wharin was a young boy that discendit craftelie, presenting the keyis of the toun to his Majestic, that war all maid of fyne massie sylver, and thais war presentlie ressavit be ane of his honourable counsall. During this space Dame Music and hir scollars exercesit hir art...
Page 61 - Porte, that every one of thaime within their awne boundis haif a cair, and gif directioun for keeping of their strettis cleene, and that no filthe nor middingis be seen upoun the same, and that no beggaris be seene within thair boundis.
Page 66 - Counsall nominatis and electis Mr Johne Hay thair clerk deput, to make the said harrang, and ordainis him to provyde himselfe to that effect. May 7. The quhilk day, the Provest, Baillies, Deyne of Gild, Thesaurer, and Counsell being conveynit, ordanis ane banquet to be maid to his Majestie and his nobles and companie, and Johnne Byris, thesaurer, to build ane banquating hous in the counsall hous yaird, for intertening his Majestie and his nobles, and ordanis Joseph Marjoribankis...
Page 35 - Counsall, being naipene * convenit at the desyre of the Kings Majestie, proponet be two of his Majesties masters of houshald, ordainet the Baillies to pas throw thair quarteris and borrow fra the honest nychtbouris therof, ane quantitie of the best sort of their naiperie to serve the strayngeris that sail arryve with the Quene, and the said Baillies to gif the nychtbouris thair awin tikket of ressait therof...
Page 31 - A littill beneth is a mercat place of salt, wharupon was erectit the genealogie of the kings of Scotland, and a nomber of trumpets sounding melodiouslie, and crying with loud voyce, Wealfayre to the King. At the East Port was erectit the conjunction of the planets, as thay war in their...
Page 48 - It was thocht and agreit to mak ane honourahill banket to the Dence Imbassadours, and the famous persouns of thair company, quha arryvet furth of Denmark with the King and Queynis Majesties, and this upoun the Townis charges and expensis, to be maid in Thomas Aitchisoun's, Master of the Cunyie hous lugeing at Todrik's Wynd fute, upon Sonday at evin next to cum ; and for the making of the preparatioun and furnessing thairto, hes set doun and devyset the ordour following ; to wit, that the Thesaurer...
Page 52 - ... not be wanting to do as muche goode as wee can, and yet so to carie our selfe as our actions salbe accompanied with the applause and hearty consent of all our goode people ; and these premisses most affectuouslie recommending to your speciall care, we bid your fairweele.

Bibliographic information