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104 MANNER OF RYDING THE 1600.
Apud Halyruidhous Tertio Novembris 1600.
sederunt.
Presente Rege
Lennox Secretarius Dunkeld
Cancellarius Kinloss Tracquair
Fyvie Aduocatus Spot
Thesaurarius Collector Clericus Registri
Blantyre Computorum Rotulator Cesfurde
Anent the maner of Repairing to the Parliament. — The Kingis Maies-
tie and Lordis of Secret Counsell, considdering the decay of the forme
and maiestie of his supream court of Parliament, and his Maiestie being
cairfull to haue the same restorit to the auld integritie, ordour, and dig-
nitie, alsweill anent the honorable convoy of his Maiestie to and fra the
Tolbuith, as in a decent and comlie ordour to be obseruit and keipit
within the Tolbuith during the tyme of this present parliament, Thair-
foir ordanis letteris to be direct to officeris of armes, schireffis in that
pairt, chairging thame to pas to the mercatt croces of Edinburgh and
the Cannogait, and thair be oppin proclamatioun to command and
chairge all and sindrie erlis, lordis, prelattis, commissioneris for the small
baronis, and all vtheris haueing vote in this present Parliament (the
commissioneris of burrowis onlie excepted) That thay, and everie ane of
thame, rydand on horsback, cled with futmantillis, and vtheris abuilze-
mentis and clething requisit for the honour of the present actioun, repair,
attend, and accumpany his Maiestie, euerie ane of them in thair awin
rankis, to and fra his Hienes Palice of Halyruidhous and the Tolbuithe
of Edinburgh, and that nane schaw them selffis vnhorsit, or vantand
futmantellis, vnder the pane of tinsell of thair vot and place in the said
Parliament, and to be repute as absentis, and to incur the pane dew to
absentis : And siclyk, to command, chairge and inhibit, all and sindrie