 | John M. Leighton - 1840 - 404 Seiten
...provide ourselves with shoes, clothes, hats, &c., and what are here are double rate ; and that this place being now only a village where most part farmers dwell,...streets are filled with dunghills, which are exceedingly noxious and the real ancestor of the Stewart family, who succeeded to the crown at the death of David... | |
 | 1845 - 1334 Seiten
...upwards of two hundreth persons in a few weeks, which much prejudiced the University. — St Andrew's being now only a village where most part farmers dwell, the whole streets arc tilled with dunghills, which are exceedingly noisome, and ready to infect the air, especially at... | |
 | David Peacock - 1849 - 688 Seiten
...upwards of two hundreth persons in a few weeks, which much prejudiced the University. 8™. This place being now only a village, where most part farmers...ready to infect the air, especially at this season when the herring gutts are exposed in them, or rather in all corners of the Toune by themselves, and... | |
 | Thomas Hay Marshall, Henry Adamson - 1849 - 574 Seiten
...learning except our present bibliothecan. The contrary of all these may bo expected in Perth. " This place being now only a village, where most part farmers...filled with dunghills, which are exceedingly noisome, especially when the herring guts are exposed in them, or rather in all parts of the town by themselves.''... | |
 | Alexander Laing - 1876 - 632 Seiten
...Andrews at that period, — the eighth reason given for the change is as follows : — ' This place [St Andrews] being now only a village, where most...ready to infect the air, especially at this season when the 1 Rtcord of Convention of Royal Burghs, 1597 ; 1614, p. 253. herring gutts are exposed in... | |
 | Francis Hindes Groome - 1885 - 470 Seiten
...proposal was made to remove the university to» Perth, some of the reasons given being that the ' place being now only a village, where most part farmers...especially at this season (September) when the herring guts are exposed in them, or rather in all corners of the town by themselves ; and the season of the... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1893 - 416 Seiten
...window to the north.' Pestilences were common. The place was ' now only a village where farmers dweh1, the whole streets are filled with dunghills, which...ready to infect the air, especially at this season, when the herring-guts are exposed in them.' The inhabitants have ' a great aversion to learning and... | |
 | Henry Grey Graham - 1908 - 441 Seiten
...by Rev. JUIIL-S Hull [Willism Thomson]. main street, according to contemporary report, was adorned with " dunghills which are exceedingly noisome and ready to infect the air, especially at those seasons when herring-guts are exposed in them." Within the College was Dr. Eobert Watson, who... | |
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Perth, some of the reasons given being that the ' place being now only a village, where most part farmers dwell, the whole streets are filled with dunghills, which are exceedingly noisome and ready to infect the air, especially at this season (September)... 