The East Neuk of Fife: Its History and AntiquitiesD. Douglas, 1887 - 586 Seiten |
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The East Neuk of Fife: Its History and Antiquities James Wood Brown,Walter Wood Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abercrombie afterwards Agnes Airdrie Andrew Wood appears Ardross Balcarres Balcaskie Balchrystie Balcomie Balcormo Balfour barony belonged Beton born brother burgh Cambo Carnbee Castle Catherine charter church Colinsburgh Crail Culdee daughter of Sir death died s.p. died unmarried Dishington Drumeldrie Dudingston Durie Earl Earl of Fife Earl of Kellie Earlsferry east Easter Edinburgh eldest Elie Elizabeth Erskine father Feather-moss Fife formerly George Grange harbour Helen infeft Innergellie Janet Jean June and July Kellie Kilconquhar Loch Kilrenny Kincraig king Lady laird lands Largo Lathallan Learmonth limestone Lindsay Lord Lumisdaine Lundin Margaret married John Mary Melville mentioned merks minister Monans Myrton Newton Rires parish Parliament Patrick Pitcorthie Pittenweem portion probably proprietor Robert sandstone Scotland Scots Scott served heir Sir Andrew Sir James Sir John Sir John Anstruther Sir William sold Spens strata succeeded Thomas town tufa Wemyss Wester wife Wormiston
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Seite 390 - James, as a gentleman ; under no other character, than a person well qualified by his breeding in France, and by study in human learning, in which he bore a good part in the entertainment of the king, who much delighted in that exercise; and by these means, and notable gracefulness in his behaviour, and affability, in which he excelled, he had wrought himself into a particular interest with his master, and into greater affection and esteem with the whole English nation, than any other of that country...
Seite 36 - The judge's horse being found, it was concluded he had thrown his rider into the sea; his friends went into mourning, and a successor was appointed to his office. Meanwhile, the poor president spent a heavy time in the vault of the castle. He was imprisoned, and solitary ; receiving his food through an aperture in the wall, and never hearing the sound of a human voice, save when a shepherd called his dog; by the name of Batty, and when a female domestic called upon Maudge, the cat. These, he concluded,...
Seite 361 - Spaniards had humbly obeyit; therefore desirit me to rise and hear their petition with them. Up I got with diligence, and assembling the honest men of the town, came to the tolbooth; and after consultation taken to hear them, and what answer to make, there presents us a very reverend man of big stature, and grave and stout countenance...
Seite 391 - He was surely a man of the greatest expense in his own person of any in the age he lived, and introduced more of that expense in the excess of clothes and diet than any other man, and was, indeed, the original of all those inventions from which others did but transcribe copies.
Seite 138 - Edinburgh Castle. The spectre, drawing aside the curtain of the bed, looked very steadfastly upon the earl, after which it moved towards the mantel-piece, remained there for some time in a leaning posture, and then walked out of the chamber without uttering one word. Lord Balcarres, in great surprise, though not suspecting that which he saw to be an apparition, called out repeatedly to his friend to stop, but received no answer, and subsequently learned that at the very moment this shadow stood before...
Seite 35 - ... in case of an equal division among his brethren. The opinion of the president was unfavourable to Lord Traquair ; and the point was, therefore, to keep him out of the way when the question should be tried.
Seite 361 - ... a very reverend man of big stature, and grave and stout countenance, gray-haired, and very humble-like, wha, after meikle and very low courtesy, bowing down with his face near the ground, and touching my shoe with his hand, began his harangue in the Spanish tongue...
Seite 95 - IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK MARINER A native of Largo in the County of Fife, Scotland, who lived on this island in complete solitude for four years and four months. He was landed from the Cinque Ports galley, 96 tons, 18 guns, AD 1704, and was taken off in the Duke, privateer, 12th February, 1709.
Seite 35 - Whins, where, riding suddenly up to him, he pulled him from his horse, muffled him in a large cloak, which he had provided, and rode off, with the luckless judge trussed up behind him. Will crossed the country with great expedition, by paths...
Seite 158 - The young countess was struck by his noble figure, and courteously entreated him to remain, and take the recreation of hunting. Bruce, who, in those feudal days, knew the danger of paying too much attention to a ward of the king, declined the invitation, when he found himself suddenly surrounded by the attendants; and the lady, riding up, seized his bridle, and led off the knight, with gentle violence, to her castle of Turnberry. Here, after...