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The Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland

Date Added: 04 July 2025 Year: 1999 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2025_068_35 | Picture No: 17290

Digital document of three pages celebrating the reopening of the Parliament of Scotland. The second page is the only known illustration of The only known illustration of The Scottish Parliament before its adjournment in 1707, as
published in Nicholas de Guedville's Atlas (Paris,1721). The procession from Holyrood House is depicted, along with the scene at Parliament House itself.

The Parliament represented in the chart is composed of four orders, to wit: the Nobility, the Clergy, the Commissioners representing Provinces, and the representatives [Commissioners] appointed by the Cities and Burghs."

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