Angus or Forfarshire, the land and its people, descriptive and historical, Τόμος 4 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
Abbey Abbot acquired Alexander Ogilvy appear April Arbroath Ardler Baldovan Baldovie Balmuir Balnamoon Balunie Balzeordie belonged Benvie Bolshan Bonnyton Braikie Brechin Brigton brother Carnegie Castle century charter church Claverhouse Clayhills Craigie dated death died Douglas Dudhope Dundee Duntrune Durham Dysart Earl of Angus Easter eldest erected Erskine father feued Forfar Fullerton Gardyne George Graham Grange granted Gray Guthrie Halyburton Invergowrie Inverquharity James John Ogilvy Kettins King Kingennie Kinloch Kinnell Kinnettles Kirkton Kirriemuir Lady laird lands and barony Lethnot Liff Lindsay Lintrathen Logie Lord Lunan Lundie Lyell manse mansion Margaret married Maryton Maule Meigle Menmuir merks mill minister Monifieth Monikie Panmure parish Patrick Pitcur Pitkerro Pitmuies possession Powrie proprietor retoured Robert Scotland Scots Scrymgeour served heir Sir Alexander Sir David sold St Andrews stone Strachan Strathmartine succeeded teinds Thomas town and lands trees Walter Wedderburn Wester William the Lion Wishart
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 439 - Given under our hands and the seal of the office of admiralty, this 17th of July 1794, in the 34th year of his majesty's reign.
Σελίδα 111 - I presume, for his services in that capacity that he was created a baronet of Nova Scotia (with remainder to his heirs male) by Queen Anne in 1704.
Σελίδα 312 - ... us two prices of the quarter of wheat. The one is four pounds sixteen shillings of the money of those times, equal to fourteen pounds eight shillings of that of the present ; the other is six pounds eight shillings, equal to nineteen pounds four shillings of our present money. No price can be found in the end of the fifteenth, or beginning of the sixteenth century, which approaches to the extravagance of these. The price of corn, though at all times liable to variation...
Σελίδα 91 - Which, poised by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock ; firm as it seems, Such is its strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequious to the gentlest touch Of him whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Tho' even a giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixed as Snowdon.
Σελίδα 178 - And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself...
Σελίδα 399 - ... beginning of the 16th century, was knighted by James IV., whom he accompanied to the disastrous field of Flodden, where he was slain, with nearly the whole chivalry of Scotland. His son, John, was succeeded by his second son, Malcolm Macnaughton of Glenshira, his eldest son having predeceased him. Malcolm died in the end of the reign of James VI., and was succeeded by his eldest son, Alexander. John, the second...
Σελίδα 192 - Devon, by whom he had four sons and one daughter. He died in London 26 January 1919.
Σελίδα 439 - ... his Majesty's officers and subjects whom it may concern, are hereby required to be aiding and assisting...
Σελίδα 377 - The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
Σελίδα 81 - OUR Rightful and Natural King James the 8th, by the Grace of God, who is now coming to relieve us from our Oppressions, having been pleased to intrust us with the Direction of his Affairs, and the Command of his Forces in this his ancient Kingdom of Scotland. And some of his faithful Subjects and Servants met at Aboyne, viz. The Lord...