Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . en by King Charles I. at Holy rood in 1641, in whichthe burgh is referred to as ane of the maist ancientbnrghes of this his Hienes Kingdom of Scotland, beingerected before the days of umquhile King was one of the four burghs—the others being Edin-burgh, Berwick, and Roxburgh, or, when Berwick andRoxburgh were in the hands of the English, Edinburgh,Linlithgow, and Lanark—constituting the Curia QuatuorBurgorum, a partly legislative, partly judicial, body, whichafterwards grew
Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . en by King Charles I. at Holy rood in 1641, in whichthe burgh is referred to as ane of the maist ancientbnrghes of this his Hienes Kingdom of Scotland, beingerected before the days of umquhile King was one of the four burghs—the others being Edin-burgh, Berwick, and Roxburgh, or, when Berwick andRoxburgh were in the hands of the English, Edinburgh,Linlithgow, and Lanark—constituting the Curia QuatuorBurgorum, a partly legislative, partly judicial, body, whichafterwards grew into the Convention of Royal older of the two burgh seals shows a bridge of sevenarches, with a cross rising over the centre one, withChrist His rightband is a star, andabove His left acrescent. To theright of the crossare three soldierswith bows, and onthe left three armedwith spears. Themotto is, Hie arraisBruli Sujli slanthie cruce Mi. On motto, ContinetSeal of Stirling. hoc in se nanus et . _ centrum Slrivelinse. The on: now in use is smaller, and shows a wolf couchant. over a rock, nnd tho motto is Oppidvm Sterlini. Theregister of sasines commences in 1173, and the regularseries of Council records in lf)!)7, though some frag-ments exist of others extending back to 1561. Someof the early outries refer to matters which still requireLooking alter. For instance, in 1561 theconsall ordamVthat tavernares Ball all stamp thair stow pis ; and thai nane wync be sauhl derrar nor xiiid. tho pynt,under the paine of confiscing oft the pece; and in 1562 IIiccouiismII, havund consideration!! that thair is certane1 .uii- barnis greting and crying nychtlie under stairis forFall of Ingoing, hes grantit that olklie ane laidofcolis belaid in to tb alliums hous for lugeing of tho saidispuns during this winter tyme. In 1594 wo find them,in view of the baptisms of the Prince, making rules as to I he price of wine which, having been bought nponovcrray hie prices, was
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