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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$— Son yee Book Il, of GReatT-BRITAIN, 459 » Feftraining the Number to Eight befides the Chancellor, where- “of the Maffer of Requeffs was one, now confounded with the “Secretary ; and {q the Treafurer is now come into the Place of the Comptroller. . ih EP Lara. ROB Ls _ Baker of the Poufhold.] This is a Place of great Dignity : ain Scotland, and by inheritance belongs to the Duke of Argyle 3 and as a Badge of his Office he carries a Batton covered with Grimfon Velvet, powder'd. with Gold Thiftles, adorn’d with ‘Imperial Crowns, This Office appears to be the fame with the — Dapifer ox Senefchallus, who was Dominus Domi Regis, and af- _ terwards was called Sene/challus Scotia. And after the Senefcbalty “yeame to the Crown, thefe Offers were called Magifirs Holpitiz Regis. | , s ips ixing’s Gifher.] This Office is equivalent 'to that of Mafler Wf the Ceremonies of England, for heowas anciently thevIntro- du&or of Ambaffadors to the Kings of Scotland; he alfo at- ‘ended the King or his High-Commiffioner, and by vertue of his Office rid in the folemn Cavalcade'to Parliament : *Dis ain old Office, and belongs Heritably to the Family of thé Cock- burns of Langton. f a 4 _. Fferaly's Dffice,| The firft Conftitution of this Office wa's certainly defign’d to reward, with Coat-Armour, and proper Badges of Honour, fuch as had done great Service tov their Prince and Country, the King at Arms being the competeit Judge of the Bearer’s Merit. The Title of King at Aims is Lion, fo called from the Royal Bearing of .Scotlazd. He holds his Office by Patene under the Great-Seal; and there ate ‘con- diderable Fees belonging to it: He attended formerly on the ‘Parliament, aflifted on Coronations, and ftill walks or rides in Proceflions and Cavalcades : He is at all folemn Proclama= tions, and wearsion thofe Occafions a rich Coat of ‘Arms, and fometimes a long Crimfon Robe; and at Coronations he wore a Crown gilt: He has a rich Foot-Mantle, and {uitable Horfe- Ornaments at Cayalcades, and Latrocn Semée of Thifiles: Heis ; Principal Herald of the Order of St. Andrew, or the Thijile; “‘gnd wears the Order in Gold about his Neck, hanging ‘down ott his Breaft : He has Power'to give, ‘and difference ‘Arins ; he admits all the Heralds, Purfuivants'and Meffengers at Arms 3° a@ndiot old admitted both Macers and Trumpets: He holds two .folemn Head Courts in the Year, on the 6th of May, and the 6th of November, when all Meffengers are’ obliged to appear be- fore him, and at other Times as often as he has Occafion to ¢€allone: He has one or more Deputies, who ordinarily fit with him; the Heraldsalfo fit and vote; but though the Pur/ui- “Wants fit, they have no Vote: He has a Clerk, Fifchal and — Officer; and all Magiftrates are obliged to concur with him, and afford Prifons for punifhing Offenders: He attelts all Gi- _ fealogies under his Hand and Seal, which bear Faith Abroad peice ag a ed$