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CHAPTERX
SEALOFCAUSE
ROMtheearliestextantrecordsoftheSocietyit
isapparentthattheBurgessmembers,aswas
PPg
natural,wereonmostfriendlytermswiththe
Magistrates,bothintheirofficialcapacityandintheir
moregenialmomentsofrecreationandenjoyment.
ManymembersoftheTownCouncilwerealsoassociated
withtheSocietyasoffice-bearersaswellashonorary
andplayingmembers.
Therigidprincipleofadherencetotherules,which
appearsfromtheminutesthroughouttheSociety'slong
existence,wasevidentin1773whentheCouncilfound
it.necessarytominutetheirviewthatthoughthe
petitionsforordinarymembershipofBailiesJohn
BrownofEdinburghandJohnMeggatofPortsburgh
"appearedunanimousfromthefaceofthecompany,
yetthatnohandlemightbemadeatanyfutureelection
foradmittingotherwisethanbytherules,aballotwas
ordered,andtheywereunanimouslyelected."
In1796,SirJamesStirling,previouslymentioned,
thenLordProvostofEdinburgh,andthefirstofalong
seriesofLordProvostsoftheCitytobemadeHonorary
MembersoftheSociety,alongwithDeanofGuild
NeilMacVicar(afterwardsLordProvost)andother
membersofthemagistracy,wereadmittedasHonorary
Members.
ThefirstHonoraryMemberoftheSocietyonrecord
wasBailieThomson,in178o,andtwoyearslaterappears
DeanofGuildCleghorn,onhisresignation,asheis
"tobenomoreagolfer."Hewasoneofthefirst
burgessestojointheranks(in1773),beingmentioned
55
I
SEALOFCAUSE
ROMtheearliestextantrecordsoftheSocietyit
isapparentthattheBurgessmembers,aswas
PPg
natural,wereonmostfriendlytermswiththe
Magistrates,bothintheirofficialcapacityandintheir
moregenialmomentsofrecreationandenjoyment.
ManymembersoftheTownCouncilwerealsoassociated
withtheSocietyasoffice-bearersaswellashonorary
andplayingmembers.
Therigidprincipleofadherencetotherules,which
appearsfromtheminutesthroughouttheSociety'slong
existence,wasevidentin1773whentheCouncilfound
it.necessarytominutetheirviewthatthoughthe
petitionsforordinarymembershipofBailiesJohn
BrownofEdinburghandJohnMeggatofPortsburgh
"appearedunanimousfromthefaceofthecompany,
yetthatnohandlemightbemadeatanyfutureelection
foradmittingotherwisethanbytherules,aballotwas
ordered,andtheywereunanimouslyelected."
In1796,SirJamesStirling,previouslymentioned,
thenLordProvostofEdinburgh,andthefirstofalong
seriesofLordProvostsoftheCitytobemadeHonorary
MembersoftheSociety,alongwithDeanofGuild
NeilMacVicar(afterwardsLordProvost)andother
membersofthemagistracy,wereadmittedasHonorary
Members.
ThefirstHonoraryMemberoftheSocietyonrecord
wasBailieThomson,in178o,andtwoyearslaterappears
DeanofGuildCleghorn,onhisresignation,asheis
"tobenomoreagolfer."Hewasoneofthefirst
burgessestojointheranks(in1773),beingmentioned
55
I
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Sports publications > Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935 > (91) |
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Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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