Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost NithsdaleR. G. Mann, 1904 - 267 pages |
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... deed of high and chivalrous daring in the days when Scotland was gallantly struggling for independence against her avaricious southern neighbour ; and , if the old peel could speak it could tell many a tale of bloody con- flicts , of ...
... deed of high and chivalrous daring in the days when Scotland was gallantly struggling for independence against her avaricious southern neighbour ; and , if the old peel could speak it could tell many a tale of bloody con- flicts , of ...
Page 66
... deed had been committed ; but the Grahams felt quite secure , thinking no one had seen them , and fondly hoped to enjoy unmolested their ill - gotten gains . But when the sister went home from the fair and told what had passed between ...
... deed had been committed ; but the Grahams felt quite secure , thinking no one had seen them , and fondly hoped to enjoy unmolested their ill - gotten gains . But when the sister went home from the fair and told what had passed between ...
Page 95
... deed no . He'll be here like the noo ; aye , an ' he'll be in Glescae in a meenit , awa ' to America in a moment , an ' be at the Shiel in Scaur Water afore breakfast time . " Meg was a regular attender at the congregation of Mr Andrew ...
... deed no . He'll be here like the noo ; aye , an ' he'll be in Glescae in a meenit , awa ' to America in a moment , an ' be at the Shiel in Scaur Water afore breakfast time . " Meg was a regular attender at the congregation of Mr Andrew ...
Page 124
... deed as a fast . At the Restoration Homer returned to the Cairn , of which he again obtained possession . Finding the tower a ruin and his lands utterly laid waste , the Laird and his son James , who succeeded him , lived quietly ...
... deed as a fast . At the Restoration Homer returned to the Cairn , of which he again obtained possession . Finding the tower a ruin and his lands utterly laid waste , the Laird and his son James , who succeeded him , lived quietly ...
Page 125
... deed is still to be seen on the hillside . : - Corson before dying uttered one of those strange pre- dictions , several of which have been handed down from his times , with the story of their after fulfilment : - Turning towards the old ...
... deed is still to be seen on the hillside . : - Corson before dying uttered one of those strange pre- dictions , several of which have been handed down from his times , with the story of their after fulfilment : - Turning towards the old ...
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Abraham Crichton Agnes Alexander Andrew April August barony of Sanquhar brother burgh Cairn Castle Robert charter Crawfordton Crawick Crichton of Carco Crichton of Eliock Crichton of Gairland Crichton of Ryehill Crichton of Sanquhar Dalpeddar daughter David death December deed died Douglas Drumlanrig Earl of Carnwath Earl of Dumfries Earl of Queensberry Edward Elizabeth escheat Euchan Euchan Water father favour February George ghost Glen Glenwharry Guffockland heir Homer James Crichton James McMath Janet January John Crichton John Hair John McCririck John McMath Johnston July June King Kirk Kirkconnel kirkyard Laird Lord Crichton Lord Dumfries Lord Sanquhar March Margaret Marion married McCall McRerik of Cairn merk land Murray night Nith Nithsdale Nivinston old extent parish of Kirkconnel Patrick possession Privy Seal resigned Robert Crichton Sanchar Sanquhar Castle sasine Scotland Scots seisin Sheriff Sir Robert Crichton Spango story succeeded Thomas town Whigham wife William Crichton Wilson witches witnesses
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Page 150 - My Dear, quo' he, ye're yet o'er young, And ha* na learn'd the Beggars Tongue, To follow me frae Town to Town, And carry the Gaberlunzie on. Wi...
Page 2 - ... master sometimes of a brew-house, whose entertainments, in my opinion, may easily be guest at, provided you reflect on our late accommodation. " There is also a market-place, such an one as it is, and a kind of a thing they call a tolbooth, which at first sight might be suspected a prison, because it is so like one ; whose decays by the law of antiquity are such, that every prisoner is threatened with death before his trial ; and every casement, because bound about with iron bars, discovers the...
Page 12 - A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Page 150 - Wi' cauk and keel' I'll win your bread, And spindles and whorles for them wha need, Whilk is a gentle trade indeed, To carry the gaberlunzie on. I'll bow my leg, and crook my knee. And draw a black clout o'er my ee ; A cripple or blind they will ca' me, While we shall be merry and sing.
Page 16 - ... merchants going abroad to carry only as much as they strictly require for their travelling expenses. The Estates enacted, that ' nae person take upon hand to use ony manner of witchcrafts, sorcery, or necromancy, nor give themselves furth to have ony sic craft or knowledge thereof, there-through abusing the people;' also, that ' nae person seek ony help, response, or consultation at ony sic users or abusers of witchcrafts .... under the pain of death.
Page 16 - that ' nae person take upon hand to use any manner of witchcrafts, sorcery, or necromancy, nor give themselves furth to have ony sic craft or knowledge thereof therethrough abusing the people;' also, that 'nae person seek ony help, response, or consultation, at ony sic users or abusers of witchcrafts . . . under pain of death.
Page 154 - I have been young and now am old," saith the Psalmist, "yet never saw I the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging their bread.
Page 235 - ... MacGill'inan, son of Gillie Phinan, who was named after Saint Finan, in process of time corrupted to MacLennan. McNaught is also a Galloway surname, and has no connection with or relation to McNaughtan, which is purely a Gaelic name. The McNaughts of Kilquarity carried as their Arms, Sable, an escocheon chequy, argent and azure, between three lions' heads erased, of the second, langued, gules.