Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Att Holyruidhouse the thrid day of May One thousand Seven hundred and thrie years

A1703/5/7¹

Order

Ordors for Ryding the Parliament

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the method and maner under wryten of ruding the ensueing parliament with the orders and rules appointed theranent And the Samen being read in their presence The Samen was by their Lordships voted and approven and ordained to be printed and Recorded, Wherof the tenor followes.
The Method and maner of ryding the parliament with the orders and rules appointed theranent.
1 The Lord Register is to call the rolls of the parliament at the pallace of Holyruidhouse as the samen were called the Last parliament and if any of the Members think themselves prejudged they may protest to Salve their rights and apply themselves to the parliament if they think fitt.
2 In the shyres wher there are double electiones non of the members Contraverted are to ryde but in such Shyres wher ther is one or more Chosen undoubtedly by both parties contraverting They are to ryde
3 The Magistrats of Edinburgh are to cause Cleanse the Streets of all Stones timber or rubish from the weighouse to the Neitherbow, and the Baillies of the Cannogate are to take care the same be done from the Neitherbow to the Pallace and the Magistrats of Edinburgh are to cause Rail the Streets from the parliament closs to the Neitherbow on both sides of the streets
4 The Magistrats of Edinburgh are ordained to make a Lane of their Citizens in Armes and best order from the Ladys Steps to the Neitherbow; The Captains Livetenents and Ensignes being within the raills and the rest without; her Majesties foott guards are to make the lean from the Neitherbow to the pallace
5 The saids Magistrats are appointed to order that ther be no Shootting nor any displaying of Ensignes nor beatting of Drumms dureing the Cavalcade Nor any Coaches Carts, Steades nor Coall horses to be Seen within the ports of Edinburgh after ten in the Morning till the wholl Solemnity be over under all highest paines And that the Magistrats of Cannogate and officers of her Majesties foott guards take care that no Coaches Carts Steads or Coall-horses be Seen or Suffered to be on the Streets from the Neither bow to the Abbay or in the Abbay closs after ten of the Cloak in the morning that day the parliament is riden The saids Magistrats are to Cause make and place two banks of timber within the Abbay Closs for mounting on horss back and ² two at the Lady Steps for mounting on horss back and dis-mounting
/6/ The Constable and Marischall guards of Partizanes are to make a lane from the Lady-Steps, These of the Constables without and these of the Marischalls within the house allowing the Constable six of his guards within doors conforme to the forme practise
7 Every member of Parliament must ryde, and the absents incur fyneing conforme to the acts of parliament.
8 Wher ther are double electiones of Commissioners non of these Contraverted are to ryde.
9 The Nobility are to ryde in their robes and with foot mantles
10 The officers of State who are not noblemen and who have gowns peculiar to their offices are to ryde in these gowns and with foott Mantles.
11 The whole Members are to ryde Covered except those who Cary the Honours.
12 The Lyon; Heraulds, Pursevants and Trumpets ryde Immediatly before the honours; The Lyon in his Coatt and robe Chaine and Batton alone and Immediately before the Sword; The rest in their Coatts and foott mantles bare headed in their occasioned Order.
13. The two Macers of Councill and four Macers of Session Ryde on each side of the honours bare headed with foot-mantles The two Maccers of Councill attending the Croun and the four Macers of Session the Scepter and Sword.
14 The higher degree and most honourable of that degree is to ryde alwise Last.
15 Every Duke is to have eight Leckies, Every Marques six; Every Earle four, every viscount thrie, every Lord thrie, every Commissioner ³ for a shyre two, and every Commissioner from burghs one; and every noblemen is to have a Gentlman bare-headed to bear up his train; And these Gentlmen are at their entrie to the house to Stand without the Bar.
16 Noble-mens Leckies may have over their Liveries velvet Coatts with their badges I:e their Crests and Motto’s done on plate or Imbrodered on their back and breast Conforme to current Custome or their ordinar Liveries.
17 The Constable and Marishall are in the Morning to wait on her Majesties high Commissioner at the palace and to receive their orders; and from thence returneing privatly the Constable is to come out of his Lodging on foott, And haveing veiwed the roumes under and above the parliament house, putts on his robes, and haveing his batton in his hand Setts himself in a Chair at the entry of the Closs at the Lady-Steps by the outmost of his guards and from which he is to ⁴ arise and Salute the members as they alight from their horses and to Recommend them to the Gentlmen of his guards to be Conducted to the Marischalls guards
i8 The Marishall is also to attend in his robes being sett in a Chair at the head of his gaurds and to receive the Members (haveing his batton in his hand) as they enter the door.
i9 The officers of State who are Noblemen so many of them as are in the kingdome are, to ryde up from the abbay in their robes about half ane hour before the Cavalcade and to wait in the parliament house untill the high Commission come; And then the high Chancelor is to take his oun purse in his hand and to⁵ Usher him betwixt the Bar and the Thron
20 The whole Members of Parliament are to wait upon her Majesties high Commissioner in the Guards hall at ten in the morning the Nobility being in ther robbes and the Servants and ther horsses are to attend in the outter closs
21 The Lyon King at armes in his Coat Rob Chain and Batton (to whose charge the order of the ryding is Committed) with six heraulds Six pursevants and Six trumpets in their Coatts attend Likewayes.
22. When her Majesties high Commissioner is ready The Lord Register (or Such as he shall appoint) and Lyon Standing togither each of them haveing a pole 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 herauld is to call alous at one of the Windowes; and another herauld is to Stand at the gate and See them doe accordingly.
23 The Members are to ryde two and two of each degree by it self at some distance without mixing with any other degree so that if ther 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 wherof he is to give the Lyon a Just duplicat except wher ther is a Just ground to atler the Same; And the members are to ryde as they are called But if they think themselves prejudged they may protest in the Same maner as at the calling of the rolls in the house and may afterwards as they think fitt apply themselves to the parliament for remeedy.
25 The honours are to be caried Immediately before the high Commissioner The Croun by the Earle of Forfar ⁶ Because of the Marques of Douglas his Minority; The Scepter nixt to it by the eldest Earle present and the Sword before it by the Earle nixt in order; and the bearers are to ryde one by one bare headed
26 The Dukes and Marquesses are to ryde after the high Commissioner at Some distance conforme to the former custome
27 When her Majesties high Commissioner alights from his horss the Lord Constable is to receive him and to attend him to the Marischall guards and then both constable and Marischall are to convoy him bare-headed to the throne; And also in the Same maner to attend him in his returne to his horss.
28 When the Members alight, the Servants and horses are to remove and to stand in the Land Marcat betwixt the Tolbooth and the weig-house untill the high Commissioner be upon his return to the pallace and the members are again to be called two ⁷ By two, and the Servants with the horsses are to be called accordingly from the Land Marcat for their orderly mounting and returning to the palace.
29 The Returne to the Pallace is to be in the same maner with these two alterations Viz first the Constable and the Marischall ryde on the high Commissioners right and left hand with Copes of Permission The Constable on the right and the Marishall on the left secondly the officers of state who are Noble men are not to take horss untill the high Commissioner be gone and then are to ryde at some distance after the guards.
Order of proceeding on horss back to be performed the first day of the ensueing parliament by all the members of parliament in Convoying of his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner from the Abbay of Holyruidhouse to the parliament closs and back again to the Pallace the sixth May i703.
About the space of half ane hour before the rydeing begine the Lord high Chancelor with the other officers of State who are Noble men are to ryde up in their robbs; The Lord high Chancelor haveing the purse and Mace before him and for this time and vice; The Lord President of the privy Councill on his right hand and the Lord privy Seall on his left hand.
Before the Commissioners from Burrows the troop of horss Grenadeers are to ryde up.
Two trumpets in their Coats and Banners bare headed.
Two pursevants in their Coats and foott Mantles bare headed
The Commissioners of Burrows two and two
The Commissioners for Shires two and two.
The officers of State who are not Noblemen two and two
The Lords or Barrons of parliament two and two
The viscounts two and two.
The Earles two and two.
Four Trumpets in their Coats and banners bare headed two and two.
Four pursevants in their Coats and foott mantles bare headed two and two.
Six Heraulds in their Coats and foott mantles bearheaded two and two
The Lyon King at armes in his coat Robe Collor Batton and foott mantle bareheaded.

Thrie Macers with their macers and foot Mantles bareheaded8

The Sword of State borne by the Earle Bare headed The Scepter borne by the Earle of […] Bare headed The Crown caried by the Earle of Forfar bareheaded Because of the Marques of Douglas his Minority

Thrie Macers with their Macers and foott mantles Bare-headed

Bearing the Purse with his Graces Commission
His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner attended with his Servants pages and foottmen, and in the returne to the pallace haveing the high Constable on his Right hand and the Merishall on his left with Caps of permission and their robes.
The Dukes and Marquesses attending her Majesties high Commissioner in their robes.
The Captain of her Majesties guards on the head of the troop of gaurds.