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134 MANNER OF RYDING THE 1703.
gister (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 order.
And one Herald is to call aloud at one of the windows, and another
Herald is to stand at the gate and see them do accordingly.
23. The members are to ryde two and two of each degree by itself at
some distance without mixing with any other degree, so that if there fall
to be one odd member of one degree, he must ryde alone.
24. The Lord Register is to make up the Rolls of Parliament, both
for ryding and calling in the Parliament House, conforme to the Rolls of
the last Parliament, whereof he is to give the Lyon a just duplicate, ex-
cept where there is a just ground to alter the same, and the Members are
to ryde as they are called. But if they think themselves prejudged, they
may protest in the same manner as at the calling of the Rolls in the
House, and may afterwards as they think fit apply themselves to the
Parliament for remedy.
25. The Honours are to be carried immediately before the High
Commissioner : The Crown by the Earl of Forfar, because of the Mar-
quis of Douglas his minority ; The Scepter next to it by the eldest
Earl present ; and the Sw-ord before it by the Earl next in order ; and
the bearers are to ryde one by one bareheaded.
26. The Dukes and Marquises are to ride after the High Commission-
er at some distance, conforme to the former custom.
27. When Her Majesties High Commissioner alights from his horse,
the Lord Constable is to receive him, and to attend him to the Mari-
schalls guards, and then both Constable and Marischal are to convoy him
bare headed to the Throne : And also in the same manner to attend
him on his return to his horse.
28. When the Members alight, the servants and horses are to remove
and to stand in the Land Marcat betwixt the Tolbooth and the
Weighouse, untill the High Commissioner be upon his return to the