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B05307 An act by his royal Highness, his Majesties High Commissioner, and Lords of Privy Council, establishing the order of the ryding, &c. at the opening of the ensuing Parliament ... appointed to be recorded in the books of Privy Council ... at Edinburgh, July 25, 1681. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1685 (1685) Wing S1405B; ESTC R182982 3,684 4

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AN ACT By His ROYAL HIGHNESS His Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Privy Council Establishing the Order of the Ryding c. at the Opening of the ensuing Parliament and several Circumstances relating thereto conform to the ancient practice of the Kingdom of Scotland appointed to be Recorded in the Books of Privy Council and the Lyons Books at Edinburgh July 25. 1681. I. HIs Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Privy Council ordain the Magistrats of Edinburgh to cause make a Lane of their Citizens in Arms and best order from the Lady-steps to the Nether-bow His Majesties Foot-guards making the Lane from the Nether-bow to the Palace II. The saids Magistrates are appointed to order that there be no shooting nor any displaying of Ensigns nor beating of Drums during the Cavalcade nor any Coaches to be seen within the Ports of Edinburgh till the whole Solemnity be over under all highest pains The saids Magistrates are to cause make and place two Banks of Timber within the Abbay-Close for mounting on Horse-back and two at the Lady Steps for Mounting upon Horse-back and Dismounting III. The Constable and Marischal Guards of Partizans are to make a Lane from the Lady-steps these of the Constables without and these of the Marischals within the House allowing the Constable six of his Guard within Doors conform to the former practice IV. Every Member of Parliament must Ride and the absents incur fyning conform to the Act of Parliament 1662. V. Where there be double Elections of Commissioners neither are to Ride VI. The Nobility are to Ride in their Robes and with Foot-mantles VII The Officers of State who are not Noblemen and who have Gowns peculiar to their Office are to Ride in these Gowns VIII The whole Members are to Ride Covered excepting these who carry the Honours IX The Lyon Heraulds Pursevants and Trumpets Ride immediatly before the Honours the Lyon in his Coat and Robe Chain and Batton alone and immediatly before the Sword the rest with their Coats and Foot-mantles bare-headed in their accustomed order X. The two Macers of Council and four Macers of Session Ride on each side of the Honours bare-headed with Foot-mantles the two Macers of Council attending the Crown and the four Macers of Session the Scepter and Sword XI The Higher Degree and most Honourable of that Degree is to Ride always last XII Every Duke is to have eight Lackeys every Marquess six every Earl four every Viscount three every Lord three every Commissioner for a Shire two and every Commissioner from Burghs one and every Nobleman is to have a Gentleman bare-headed to walk by him and to bear up his Train and these Gentlemen are at their Entry to the House to stand without the Bar. XIII The Arch-Bishops and Bishops are to Ride in their Gowns and Tippets with their Foot-mantles and the Arch-Bishops may have eight Lackeys and Bishops three and each of them is to have a Gentleman bare-headed to walk by him and to bear up his Train XIV The Noblemens Lackeys may have over their Liveries Velvet Coats with their Badges i. e. their Creists and Motto's done on Plate or Embroidered upon the Back and Breast conform to ancient Custom or their ordinar Liveries XV. 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 Guards from which he is to rise and Salute the Members as they light from their Horses and to reccommend them to the Gentlemen of his Guard to be conducted to the Marischal Guards XVI 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 having his Batton in his hand as they enter the Door XVII 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 betwixt the Bar and the Throne But when His Royal Highness or any lawful Brother or Son of the King is Commissioner he is to Usher them from the Door it self and back XVIII The whole Members of Parliament are to wait upon 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 XIX The Lyon King at Arms in his Coats Robe Chain and Batton to whose charge the order of the Ryding is committed with six Heraulds six Pursevants and six Trumpets in their Coats attend likewise XX. How soon 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 Ride according to their Order and one Herauld is to cry aloud at one of the Windows and another Herauld to stand at the Gate and see them do accordingly XXI The Members are to Ride two and two each Degree by it self at some distance without mixing with any other Degree so that if there fall to be an odd Member of one Degree he must Ride alone XXII The Lord Register is to make up the Rolls of Parliament both for the riding and Calling in the Parliament-House conform to the Rolls of the riding and calling at the last Parliament Anno 1669. whereof he is to give the Lyon a just duplicat except where there is just ground to alter the same and the Members are to Ride 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 XXIII The Honours are to be carried immediatly before the high Commissioner the Crown by the Marquess of Douglas the Scepter next to it by the eldest Earl present and the Sword before it by the Earle next in Order and the Bearers are to Ride one by one bare-headed XXIV The Dukes and Marquesses are to Ride after the high Commissioner at some distance conform to the former Custom XXV The Master of the Horse is to Ride bare-headed after His Majesties high Commissioner but a little aside when the Commissioner is the Kings lawful Son or Brother XXVI The Gentleman-Usher with a White Rode in his hand is to Ride aside bare-headed near to the Commissioner he before on the same side and in the same manner as the Master of Horse behind in the case foresaid XXVII How soon His Majesties high Commissioner alights from his Horse the Lord Constable is to receive Him and to attend Him to the Marischal Guards and then both Constable and Marischal are to Convoy him bare-headed to the Throne and are in the same manner to attend him in his return to Horse XXVIII When the Members alight the Servants and Horses are to remove and to stand in the Land-Mercat betwixt the Toll-booth and the Wey-house until the High Commissioner be upon his return to the Palace XXIX The return to the Palace is to be in the same manner with these two alterations viz. First the Constable and Marischal Ride on the High Commissioners right and left hand with Caps of Permission the Constable on the right and Marischal on the left Secondly the Officers of State who are Noble-men are not to take Horse until the High Commissioner be gone and then are to Ride at some distance after the Guard Order of the Proceeding on Horse-back to be performed the first day of the ensuing Parliament by all the Members of Parliament in Convoying His Majesties high Commissioner from the Abbay of Hally-rudehouse to the Parliament-House and back again to the Palace the 28. day of July 1681. About the space of half an hour before the Ryding begin the Lord high Chancellour and Lord Privy-seal they being only present of the principal Officers of State Ride up in their Robes the Chancellour on the right hand with Mace and Purse before him and the Privy-Seal on the left and in their return to the Palace they are to Ride at a distance after the Guard Two Trumpets in their Coats and Banners bare-headed Two Pursevants in their Coats and Footmantles bare-headed To Usher the wa●… The Commissioners for Burghs two and two The Commissioners for Shires two and two The four Officers of State who are not Noblemen two and two The Lords or Barons of Parliament two and two The Bishops two and two The Viscounts two and two The Earls two and two The two Arch-Bishops Four Trumpets in their Coats and Banners bare-headed two and two Four Pursevants in their Coats and Foot-Mantles bare-headed two and two Six Heraulds in their Coats and Foot-Mantles bare-headed two and two The Lyon King at Arms in his Coat Robe Collar Batton and Foot-Mant●… bare-headed Three Macers with their Maces and Foot-Mantles bare-headed The Sword of State born by the Earl of Mar bare-headed The Scepter born by the Earl of Argile bare-headed The Crown carried by the Marquess of Dowglass bare-headed Three Macers with their Maces and Foot-Mantles bare-headed The Gentleman Usher with his white Rode aside bare-headed in the case foresaid A Nobleman bearing the Purse with his Commission bare-headed The Masters of Horse bare-headed aside in the case foresaid His Royal Highness his Majesties high Commissioner attended wi●… his Servants Pages and Footmen and in the return to the ●…lace having the high Constable on his right hand and the Mar●…chal on his left with Caps of Permission and in their Robe●… The Dukes and Marquesses attending His Majesties high Commissioner in the●… Robes The Captain of His Majesties Guard on the head of the Troop of Guards Extracted by me WILL. PATERSON Cl. Sti. Concilij Edinburgh Re-Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1685.