An historical sketch of the municipal constitution of the city of Edinburgh. To which is added, An historical account of the blue blanket, or the craftsmen's banner, by A. PennecuikJ. Anderson, Jun., 1826 - 178 sider |
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Side xxviii
... sent an order to the Town - council , on the ap- proach of the Michaelmas election 1559 , requiring them to admit the votes of no fewer than eleven dea- cons of crafts , in every step of the election ?; these , together with the two ...
... sent an order to the Town - council , on the ap- proach of the Michaelmas election 1559 , requiring them to admit the votes of no fewer than eleven dea- cons of crafts , in every step of the election ?; these , together with the two ...
Side xxix
... sent , notwithstanding its total abolition by Parlia ment in 1555 , we still find that office to be in existence . The Council behaved upon this occasion with great spi- rit and firmness : they first desired the deacons who presented ...
... sent , notwithstanding its total abolition by Parlia ment in 1555 , we still find that office to be in existence . The Council behaved upon this occasion with great spi- rit and firmness : they first desired the deacons who presented ...
Side xxxi
... sent from the Com- missioners then at Dalkeith , impowering them to make a new election , but without specially directing in what manner , after some debate thereon , the vacant places were filled up either by the acclamation , or a ...
... sent from the Com- missioners then at Dalkeith , impowering them to make a new election , but without specially directing in what manner , after some debate thereon , the vacant places were filled up either by the acclamation , or a ...
Side xl
... sent down to the House of Commons , where , however , it met with the keenest opposition in every stage , all the Scots members ( one only excepted ) exerting them- selves to the utmost in defence of their capital . In its progress , it ...
... sent down to the House of Commons , where , however , it met with the keenest opposition in every stage , all the Scots members ( one only excepted ) exerting them- selves to the utmost in defence of their capital . In its progress , it ...
Side xliv
... sent , when the pretended Act was passed . That " the Political Constitution of the City was already " established by decreet - arbitral , and ratified . That " the deacons could only be looked upon as parties ; " and that the ...
... sent , when the pretended Act was passed . That " the Political Constitution of the City was already " established by decreet - arbitral , and ratified . That " the deacons could only be looked upon as parties ; " and that the ...
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An historical sketch of the municipal constitution of the city of Edinburgh ... Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1826 |
An Historical Sketch of the Municipal Constitution of the City of Edinburgh ... Alexander Pennecuik Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2016 |
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Act of Council Alexander Andrew annually appointed Archibald auld Baillies baith bill Blue Blanket Brugh Buiks Burgesses Chamberlain Charter chosen City of Edinburgh Clerk collectioun Commissioners committee convention Coun Councillors Counsel Court Court of Session David Deacons of Crafts Deakens Dean of Gild declared decreet Decreet-arbitral delegates dewties Dundas Edin election Ensigns extraordinary deacons Favours foresaid fourteen George Gildrie granted Guild hail haill hereby Honour House Incorporations John King James leets Leith Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord Justice Clerk Lord Provost lytts Magistrates Magistrats maist Majesty manner Master meeting Merchants and Craftsmen Michaelmas motion oath Old Bailie ordinary Council Patrick persons petition Preses privileges quhilk Robert Robert Wight Robert Wightman Royal Burghs sall samen Scotland Scots Session Sheridan Sheriff successors tacks thereafter thereof thereto Thesaurer thir presents Thomas tion Town Council Town's Trades Treasurer tyme coming uther vote William William Dundas William Somer
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Side 130 - Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
Side 105 - ... and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
Side 107 - His heart it was as blythe as birds on the tree: ' Never was I sent for before any king, My father, my grandfather, nor none but mee.
Side 130 - Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me : thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
Side 175 - He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Side 73 - Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Side 63 - That by virtue of this treaty, of the peers of Scotland at the time of the union sixteen shall be the number to sit and vote in the House of Lords, and forty-five the number of the representatives of Scotland in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain...
Side 81 - Awake : The morning shines, and the fresh field Calls us ; we lose the prime, to mark how spring Our tender plants, how blows the citron grove, What drops the myrrh, and what the balmy reed, How nature paints her colours, how the bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
Side 107 - Fight on, my merry men all, And see that none of you be taine; For rather then men shall say we were hange'd, Let them report how we were slaine.
Side 67 - Ireland, in which no Essoign or Wager of Law, or more than One Imparlance, shall be granted ; or in Scotland, by summary Action in the Court of Session, or by Prosecution before the Court of Justiciary there...