Writ of Mainprize
"Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world — except for a nice MLT — mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe" — Miracle Max, The Princess Bride
This year we won the Grade 3 at the North American Pipeband Championship at the Glengarry Highland Games (in Maxville). We are the Toronto Police Pipe Band (TPPB) Grade 3 lead by Pipe Major Brian Urkosky. We are seen marching up to the line and then playing our medley: "At Long Last" (march), "Soenaidh's Tune" (strathspey), "The Grey Bob" (reel), "The Mermaid" (slow air) , "Daniel Michael Coleman's Father's Fancy" (jig), "The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow" (jig), and "Mark Sheridan's Jig" and "Mark Sheridan" (hornpipe).
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This year we won the Grade 3 at the North American Pipeband Championship at the Glengarry Highland Games (in Maxville). We are the Toronto Police Pipe Band (TPPB) Grade 3 lead by Pipe Major Brian Urkosky. We are seen marching up to the line and then playing our medley: "At Long Last" (march), "Soenaidh's Tune" (strathspey), "The Grey Bob" (reel), "The Mermaid" (slow air) , "Daniel Michael Coleman's Father's Fancy" (jig), "The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow" (jig), and "Mark Sheridan's Jig" and "Mark Sheridan" (hornpipe).
The Toronto Police Pipeband, Grade 3 placed first with our medley at the Oshawa International Festival. The festival is not really a highland games — no heavy events or highland dancing. Instead there are a few multicultural events, including Chinese lion dancers, taiko drumming and a Town Cryer competition. The weather was perfect and the pipes were beautifully set. Check out the performance on Youtube. ... Read the full post »
WRIT OF MAINPRIZE, English law. A writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offence, and bail has been refused; or specially, when the offence or cause of commitment is not properly bailable below) commanding him to take sureties for the prisoner's appearance, commonly called mainpernors, and to set him at large. 3 B]. Com. 128. Vide Mainprize.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.