Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . ;and in 1515 the head ofPeter Moffat, anegreit swerer and thief,was spiked in the sameplace, after the reinsof government were assumed by John Duke of Albany. ( Diurnal ofOccurrents.) In the same year it was ordained by the magis-trates and council that only three of the city gateswere to be open daily, viz., the West Port, NetherBow, and the Kirk-of-Field—and na ma. Andilk port to haif twa porteris daylie quhill myLord Governoures hame coming. [Albany wasthen on the Borders, putting down Lord Homesrebellion.] And thir
Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . ;and in 1515 the head ofPeter Moffat, anegreit swerer and thief,was spiked in the sameplace, after the reinsof government were assumed by John Duke of Albany. ( Diurnal ofOccurrents.) In the same year it was ordained by the magis-trates and council that only three of the city gateswere to be open daily, viz., the West Port, NetherBow, and the Kirk-of-Field—and na ma. Andilk port to haif twa porteris daylie quhill myLord Governoures hame coming. [Albany wasthen on the Borders, putting down Lord Homesrebellion.] And thir porteris suffer na maner ofperson on hors nor fute, to enter within this tounewithout the President or one of the bailies knawof their cuming and gif thanie licence. And thesaid personis to be convayit to thair lugings be oneof the said porteris, swa that gif ony inconvenienthappenis, that thair hoste mycht answer for thame asefferis. (Burgh Records.) It was also ordainedthat a fourth part of the citizens should form awatch ever\- night till the return of Albany, antl. HIGHRIGGS HcjUSE, 1S54. that ever)- man in the city be reddy boddin forweir, in his best armour at the jow of the com-mon bell for its defence if necessary. Nearlysimilar orders were issued concerning the gates in1547, and the warders were to be well armedwith jack, steel helmet, and halberd or Jedwoodaxe, finding surety to be never absent from their posts. {II! d.) In 1538 Mary of Guise made her first entry b}the West Port on St. Margarets day, with greittrivmphe, attended by all the nobility (Diurnal ofOcc). There James VI. was received by KingSolomon on his first state entry in 1579 ; and byit Anne of Denmark entered in 1590, when she was received by a long Latin~ oration, while the gar- ~^ rison in the Castle gave her thence agreat volley of shot,with their banners andancient displays uponthe walls ( Marriageof James VI., ). Here also in1633, Charles I. at hisgrand entrance wasreceived by the nymph
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