Annals of Aberdeen: From the Reign of King William the Lion, to the End of the Year 1818; with an Account of the City, Cathedral and University of Old Aberdeen, Volum 1Brown, 1818 - 500 pàgines |
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Pàgina iii
... course , their in- fluence was still in no small degree subservient to his prerogative . By the union of the two kingdoms , in the year 1707 , the sets or constitutions of the boroughs , and all the royal grants in their favour , were ...
... course , their in- fluence was still in no small degree subservient to his prerogative . By the union of the two kingdoms , in the year 1707 , the sets or constitutions of the boroughs , and all the royal grants in their favour , were ...
Pàgina v
... course of searches into the antiquities of the town . These , I imagined , might be regarded by many as curious , and not unworthy of notice . But , in the progress of my labours , I found it impossible to make the nar- rative distinct ...
... course of searches into the antiquities of the town . These , I imagined , might be regarded by many as curious , and not unworthy of notice . But , in the progress of my labours , I found it impossible to make the nar- rative distinct ...
Pàgina vi
... Aberdeen , to lead him to many excellent sources of information ; and , of course , to fa- cilitate and abridge his labour in investigating facts . As to the credibility of what has been stated in this work relating vi PREFACE .
... Aberdeen , to lead him to many excellent sources of information ; and , of course , to fa- cilitate and abridge his labour in investigating facts . As to the credibility of what has been stated in this work relating vi PREFACE .
Pàgina vii
... course of the years 1296 and 1303 , was , with his army , in Aberdeen , has indeed been severely censured by our national historians , for destroying all public records which he could lay hold of , while he was in possession of Scotland ...
... course of the years 1296 and 1303 , was , with his army , in Aberdeen , has indeed been severely censured by our national historians , for destroying all public records which he could lay hold of , while he was in possession of Scotland ...
Pàgina 6
... course in the latter end of the sixteenth century , and here it was fordable at low water . After this period , it appears to have taken a more direct course , and so continued for some time , when it again resumed its former bed . In ...
... course in the latter end of the sixteenth century , and here it was fordable at low water . After this period , it appears to have taken a more direct course , and so continued for some time , when it again resumed its former bed . In ...
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Annals of Aberdeen from the Reign of King William the Lion, to the ..., Volum 1 William Kennedy Visualització completa - 1818 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 363 - July, 1812 ; present, his royal highness the Prince Regent in . Council : — It is this day ordered, by his royal highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, and by and with the advice of his majesty's privy council, that no ships or vessels belonging...
Pàgina 398 - ... during the season, from the first day of April to the first day of July...
Pàgina 393 - Fourth may have been and may be made and incurred before any general sewers rate can be recovered ; be it therefore enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the courts of sewers from time to time to borrow and take up at interest any sum or sums of money for the...
Pàgina 448 - Act, shall refuse to accept the same, or shall not be able to make a good Title to the Premises, to the Satisfaction of the said...
Pàgina 96 - The Shepherds feeding their Flocks by Night, by the Painters and Glaziers. The three Kings, by the Vintners. The Oblation of the three Kings, by the Mercers.
Pàgina 96 - ... serious part of these motley scenes; at least they were persuaded that the solemnity of the subject covered or excused all incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous: what appears to -us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, comgosed the character of European manners...
Pàgina 89 - Devil with his wooden dagger, and to make him roar for the entertainment of the populace. As the Mysteries or Miracle-plays " frequently required the introduction of allegorical characters, such as Charity, Sin, Death, Hope, Faith, or the like, and as the common poetry of the times, especially among the French, began to deal much in allegory, at length plays were formed entirely consisting of such personifications. These were called MORALITIES.
Pàgina 21 - Register is be the forcited act Ordained to be respected as the true and unrepealable rule of all armes and bearings in Scotland, To remaine with the Lyon's office as a publict Register of the kingdome.
Pàgina 175 - Funerals of a right reverend Father in God Patrick Forbes of Corse...
Pàgina 90 - the feast ' of Pentecost, and the two following holidays, the representation of ' the PLAY OF CHRIST, that is of his passion, resurrection, ascension, 'judgment, and the mission of the holy ghost, was performed by the ' clergy of Civita Vecchia in curia domini patriarchs Austria civitatis