During the existence of baronies, with their bailies or local judges, the number of barons or baron bailies in the Highlands must have been large.
But whether the bailies blundered over their instructions or slept at their post, or lost their way, no warning of the Queen's approach reached the Provost and his satellites in time.
Forbes is reported to have presented the provost and bailies with cocked hats, which they wore only on Sundays and council days.
No doubt the worthy bailies congratulated themselves on having not only rid the town of an emblem of Popery, but on having made quite a handsome monetary profit over the transaction.
So Sir John called on thebailies to commit the offender at once to prison.
On another occasion he threatened all the Bailies with a similar imprisonment, if, during his absence, they failed in securing certain persons whom he named.
Edward Hope, in 1560, was one of the Bailies of Edinburgh.
All the bailies and the great men of the city would be there.
The bailies and the murdered man's servants, even the dominie and his daughter could tell but one tale.
They had sat so long over the meal that when the bailies entered John was only then reading the regular portion for the evening exercise.
Rutherford himself was a great sinner by his tongue, and he seems to have taken it for granted that the bailies of Leith were all in the same condemnation.
And, the fanatic that he is, he seems to think that that is the calling and chief end not only of ministers like himself and Shepard, but of the bailies and timber-merchants of Edinburgh and Leith also.
Montrose mulcted the citizens heavily after the battle of Kilsyth in 1645, and three years later the provost and bailies were deposed for contumacy to their sovereign lord.
Glasgow is governed by a corporation consisting of 77 members, including 14 bailies and the lord provost.
The city council consists of the lord provost, bailies and councillors.
They were, indeed, the fathers of the city; and there were bailies and deacons in the honoured number.
He now ordered his bailies to deliver up their plate, and all non-functionaries to send half of theirs.
At five minutes to nine, the bailies again came up Liberton's Wynd, still in their robes, and with their rods, and stood round the scaffold.
I could see all the gold chains of all the bailies of Edinburgh, that Lady Glowrowrum speaks so much of, without falling in fancy with one of the wearers.
Bailies are pretty high and mighty in this town, they are; but I never heard yet that the street belonged to them, and that a laddie was in danger of death if he followed in their steps.
He again tells us, "the bailies justified the murder, by denying Christian burial.
It does not appear that any authority in Perth except that of the provost and bailies could sentence priests to death; was their removal, then, a breach of truce?
At St. Andrews, when similar acts were committed, he says that "the provost and bailies .
The landlord took the head of the table, the bailies the right and left of him; the deacons and councillors were ranged along the sides, like files of soldiers; and the chaplain at the foot said grace.
Until that date titles were made up on burgage holding and resignations made in favour of the bailies of Auchterarder, who probably received their appointment from the family of Perth, the proprietors of the adjoining Barony.
Bailies sharply, vexed by this intrusion on their moments of carouse; no one of them had a friendly eye for the old wanderer, in his blue coat, and dumb but for his beggar's badge and the child that clung to his hand.
Arm in arm they went out in front of the inn and walked along the bay, and the Provost and the Bailies were left mourning for their king.
Another quarter of an hour soon passed; and in a little further time, the bailies and chaplain would find it their duty to come and prepare him for his fate--alas!
Cranston, I beg you run down at once, call the bailies together, tell them the king is coming, and require them to meet me as speedily as possible at the South Inch.
Taking leave of the bailies of the town, and the other officers of the court, with whom the earl was extremely popular, Gowrie and his friend withdrew, and walked together through the streets.
The bailies and their folk have forced their way in amongst the mob, and seem well affected.
There was a pretty, simple lassie, the daughter of one of the bailies of the place, whom I used frequently to meet with in our evening parties, and with whose appearance I was mightily taken from the moment I first saw her.
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