Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse reflections upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne.

Edward Chamberlayne

Date:: 1741

Credit: Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse reflections upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$CHAP. Vv. Of Psrticular Goveruments, and Jirft of the Sirota . fiaftical, Civil, and Military Goverament of the King’s Houjbold in Scotland. | > Sie And ficf of the E cclefia/tical Government of his: Majefty's Court, Ke, ithe , , - {monet ;] Who takes Care of the King’s Poor, to catechife | and inftru@ them.’ 'The Number of which is according tq | the Years of'the Kine’s Age. And as their Badge they wear — aBlwe Gown, which is: given them’ yearly on his Majefty’s “Bitth-day, with as “many Pence ‘as his Ma jetty has lived Years. “Andion ‘his Birth-day the Almoner diftributes Money alfo a-— mong the Common Poor. | | oe ae Chaplains.) The Chaplains are named out of the Eftablifh._ ed-Clergy.; ‘They are Two of them, who areto wait by Turns when the King is in Scorland. ye a Ty: HE firk Ecclefiaftical Officer of the King’s Houthold, ig | Of the Civil Government of she King’s Court. . LLogdefSatetward of the Iing’s Woukhotn.J The Lords — Steward of the King’s Houfhold was the fame Officer, who-was - otherwife called, Lord High-Steward of Scotland : His was a Heritable Office belonging of Right te the King’s Eldeft Son, othe Prince of Scotland, under whom: were anciently placed the oPanetarius, who commanded.over all the Bakers, and the But- — telarius, who.commanded over all the Keepers of Taverns, and other Officers of that Nature, ZLozd-€ hamberiain.] This feems to be.an Office of great. PTrnft, as appears bythe Her Camerarij, in the old Laws of — Scotland, publifhed by Shene, in the Book which pafles under — the Name of Regiam Majeflatem. This officer was to take Care ‘that the Magiftrates.of Burghs did rightly manage and admini- | ftrate their common Good. . Few of lare Times have ‘enjoyed — this Office, for the Duke of Monmouth had the Jah Commifie on of this Nature. | ee Water of the Hozfe.] This Office has been funk ever fince Fames V1. tranilated the Seat of his Empire from Edine burge to London. ob Cad Coniprrolter.] Is the fame with Trea/urer of the Houfhold in England: He was an Officer of State, *tili the Order of Parliament — & Pe Bs | reftraining |$