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Records of the Convention of Royal Burghs, 1555; 1631-1648

Records of the Convention of Royal Burghs, 1555; 1631-1648

MacDonald, Alan R.
Verschuur, Mary

Hardcover

Series: Scottish History Society 6th, Book 3

Medieval & Renaissance History

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ISBN10: 0906245346
ISBN13: 9780906245347
Publisher: Scottish History Soc
Published: Feb 21 2013
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
Material from conventions of Scottish parliamentary towns sheds fresh light on their activities and actions, from giving judgements in disputes to raising money for building projects.

The convention of the royal burghs of Scotland was a national representative assembly of parliamentary towns that was unique in Europe. It met in plenary session at least once every year by the end of the sixteenth century, as well as convening in ad hoc sessions for specific business. It had a wide range of responsibilities, including defence of the burghs' collective and individual trading privileges, lobbying central government, promoting manufactures and trade, arbitrating in disputes between burghs, apportioning national taxes among its members, co-ordinating the raising of money for public building projects within burghs, and maintaining and regulating the Scottish staple port at Veere on what was then the island of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands.

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