Documents relative to the reception at Edinburgh of the kings and queens of Scotland, A.D. MDLXI-A.D. MDCL.

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1822 - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 124 pages
 

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Page 48 - First, wee ar not achamed to confesse that we have had theise many yeiris a great and naturall longing to see our native soyle and place of our birth and breeding, and this salmonlyke instinct of ours hes restleslie, both when wee wer awake and manie tymes in our sleip, so stirred up our thoghtis and bended our desyris to make a Jornay thither that wee can never rest satisfied till it...
Page 10 - Prudent, maist gent, tak tent, and prent pe wordis Intill this bill, with will thame still to face, Quhilkis ar no* skar, to bar on far fra bawrdis, Bot leale, but feale, may haell, avaell thy Grace ; Sen lo, thow scho pis to, now do hes place...
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 30 - ... 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.
Page 95 - ... be found to be negligent may be censured and punished accordinglie, under the pane of rebellioun, and putting of thame to the horne, with certificatioun, &c. Anent the hie wayes within the bounds of the shirefdome of Edinburgh. — April 15, 1629. Forsameikill as the Shireff of Edinburgh, and some of the Justices of peace within the said shirefdome,commissioners nominat be the Lords of Privie...
Page 50 - ... ever deserve. To conclude, wee pray you to rest assured that our intentioun is so to behave our selfe the tyme of our being there, as everie one sall see that our care sall 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 you fairweele.
Page 8 - Counsale, efmerk> ter avisement with the lairge and great sowmes contenit in the Comptis debursit upon the Banquet, Triumphe and Propyne to the Quenis Grace, quhilk will extend to the sowme of 4000 merks, or thairby, Ordanis conforme to the ordinance maid of before, that ane general extent be set and liftit of all the nychtbouris of this burgh, bayth merchant and craftisman to the quantitie of the said sowme of 4000 merks ; and with all diligence, to be collectit and debursit for the relief of the...
Page 79 - 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 strangeris 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.
Page 63 - Maynixt, all apperellit in blakvelvot, the ane half in gownis faiced with blak velvot, and the uther half in partisanis, and that nane quhais names sal be inrollit, refuis to attend in maner prescryvit to him, or absent himself the said day, under the payne of ane hundreth pundis, to be payit to the thesaurer of the burgh in name of the guid toun.

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