May it therefore Please the Sovereign and Knights to admit your Petitioner and shall ever pray WILLIAM BRODIE The Candidate is recommended by GILB. WAUGH JAMES SYME (Written upon the back of the Petition.) PETITION OF WILLIAM BRODIE 1775 Grand Cape 25th Feb 1775. Admitted D.S. Secry. Sir Lhoyed. III. _Minute of Meeting at which Deacon Brodie was admitted a Knight of The Cape._ Nineteenth Grand Festival of The Cape, held at Capehall in Jas. Mann’s, Craigs Close, 25th Febry. 1775. Present Sir Stick, Sovereign Sir Westerhole, Depute Sovn. Sir Fox, Treasurer Sir Shirk, Secretary Sir N. & A.,[29] Recorder Sir Waterhole fifth } Sir Scrape third } Old Sovereigns Sir Buildings } Hall } Bejing } Councillors Bowl } Stone } Sir Wager, Chaplain Sir Dive Sir Padlock Brimstone Kipper Silenus Cellar Launce Jawbone Fender Corryarroch Surprise Drawbridge Bolt Toe Forgetful Caltonhill Marriage Pole Finger Porter Wig Blott Laverock Sword Dragon Gutter Pedro Fine In all 41 Bill £ : : Sederunt The following officers were this day duly elected vizt:-- Sir Stick, Sovereign } Sir Westerhole, Depute Sovereign } Sir Fox, Treasurer } Re-elected Sir N. & A., Recorder } Sir Celler, Secretary } Councillors:-- Sir Tree Sir Bank } Buildings Bowl } Hayloft Stone } Re-elected Flatt Fender } Vote Finger } Be jing Kipper } The Recorded Protested that as Mr. Auld was irregularly ballotted at this Festival without his knowledge or consent the same shall not preclude him from an Appeal to any after Grand Cape if he chuses to enter the same and took instruments in the Secretary’s hands and craved that this Protest be engrossed in the Minute of Sederunt of this Grand Cape. The re-elected Sovereign after having taken the accustomed obligations to promote the Harmony of the Society was solemnly Crowned in the Chair of State with all the usual formalities and with the other officers taking their proper places, the public business of this Festival was most harmoniously concluded. APPENDIX VI. EXCERPTS FROM THE GUILD REGISTERS OF THE BURGH OF EDINBURGH. I Edinr. 15th October 1735.