Att Edinburgh The Fifteenth Day of May Jaj viic years
A1700/5/11
A1700/5/111
Order
Order To the magistrats of Edinburgh anent the Parliament Closs, The Kirk doors, and Guard house
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having considered the Difficulty and the Straitness of the passadge or Entry from the high Street To the Parliament closs by Reason of the great heaps of rubish That are lying therin They heirby Require and ordain The magistrats of Edinburgh To cause make clean the said common passadge or Entry from the high Street into the said Parliament Closs, betwixt and the Twenty First day of May Instant, That the Parliament meet, and that they cause make the same alse wyde and large as conveniently can be done, and That the Stones upon the Left hand of the said passage or Entry be so orderly and securely built up, That the Rubish may be Kept up, from Falling down and all hazard prevented to such as go along that way And Appointes the saids magistrats To cause the fore and back doors both of the new and old Churches To be kept constantly open from morning to night during the Session of Parliament for the greater Conveniency of the members of Parliament To goe and come To and from the Parliament house, And also Requires and ordaines the saids magistrats That they cause provide the Stables for the horse-Guards in the Land-mercat alse near the Lucken-booths as can be done Conveniently And That the saids Magistrats Take care The mercat upon the Wednesday be so ordered and the merchants stands so disposed off towards the Sydes of the Streets, That open Room may be kept upon the midle of the Street for Two Coaches at least to pass in a Breast together, and that the saids magistrats see the forsaids orders duely and tymeously performed.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 98-99.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 98-99.