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1681. SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT. 121
15. The Constable and Marischal are in the morning to wait on his
Majesties High Commissioner at the Palace, and to receive his orders ;
and from thence returning privatly, the Constable is to come out of his
lodging on foot, and having viewed the rooms under and above the
Parliament House, puts on his robes, and having his batton in his hand,
sets himself in a chair at the entry of the closs, at the Lady-steps, by
the outmost of his guardes, from which he is to rise and salute the mem-
bers as they alight from their horses, and to recommend them to the
Gentlemen of his guard, to be conducted to the Marischal Guards.
16. The Marischal is also to attend in his robes, being set in a chair
at the head of his guards, and to receive the members (haveing his batton
in his hand) as they enter the door.
17. The Officers of State who are Noblemen, so many of them as are
in the Kingdom, are to ride up from the Abbay in their robes about
half an hour before the Cavalcade, and to wait in the Parliament House
until the High Commissioner come. And when an ordinary subject is
Commissioner, the High Chancellor is to take his own purse in his hand,
and to usher him betuixt the bar and the throne. But when his Royal
Highness, or any lawfull brother or son of the King is Commissioner,
he is to usher them from the door it self and back.
18. The whole Members of Parliament are to wait vpon his Majesties
high Commissioner in the Guard-hall, the nobility being in their robes,
and the servants and horses are to attend in the outter closs.
19. The Lyon King at amies in his coat, robe, chain and batton,
(to whose charge the order of the Ryding is committed) with six her-
aulds, six pursevants, and six trumpets, in their coats, attend likewise.
20. How soon as his Majesties high Commissioner is ready, the Lord
Register (or such as he shall appoint) and Lyon standing together, each
of them having a roll in his hand, and the rolls being read, the Lyon is
to call the names of such of them as are to ryde according to their or-
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