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Abbey Abbot of Kelso Abercorn afterwards Andrew appears appointed Arthur Seat Bailie Barony Bath beach brick Brunstane Brunstane House built burgh called carried century chapel Charles charter clerk coal congregation David death dingston Duddingston Church Duddingston Kirk Duddingston Loch Duke Earl east Easter and Wester Edin Edinburgh elected erected father favour Figgate Burn formed frequently George ground hæres Hamilton heir Holyrood honour Hugh Miller Jameson Joppa Kelso Kelso Abbey King Kirk Session Lady lands latter Leith Lodge Magdalene Bridge Magistrates merks Messrs minister Murray Musselburgh neighbourhood Niddrie November parish of Duddingston Park Parliament Pipe Street Portobello Presbytery Prestonfield Priestfield residence Restalrig road Robert Royal sands Scotland Scots Scott Scottish side Sir James Dick stone succeeded Thomas Thomson tion took Town Council village Wester Duddingston
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Page 382 - An Act to make more effectual provision for regulating the police of towns and populous places in Scotland, and for paving, draining, cleansing, lighting, and improving the same," and of the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act, 1862.
Page 224 - In 1763 — It was fashionable to go to church, and people were interested about religion. Sunday was strictly observed by all ranks as a day of devotion ; and it was disgraceful to be seen on the streets during the time of public worship.
Page 159 - My informant remembered, as yesterday, his graceful carriage and comely looks, his long, light hair straggling below his neck, and the flap of his tartan coat thrown back by the wind, so as to make the star dangle for a moment clear in the air by its silken ribbon. He was viewed with admiration by the simple villagers; and even those who were ignorant of his claims, or who rejected them, could not help wishing him good fortune, and at least no calamity.
Page 334 - The local magistrates, bewildered and perplexed with the rush of novelty, threw themselves on him for advice and direction about the merest trifles; and he had to arrange everything, from the ordering of a procession to the cut of a button and the embroidering of a cross.
Page 28 - who afterwards assumed the purple under the name of Pius the Second, visited this island about the middle of the fifteenth century. He relates that he saw in Scotland* ' the poor people, who in rags begged at the churches, receive for alms pieces of stone, with which they went away contented. This species of stone, (says he) whether with sulphur, or whatever inflammable substance it may be impregnated, they burn in place of wood, of which their country is destitute.
Page 89 - Loudon, and entered with great zeal into her sympathy with the patriotic enthusiasm of her countrymen. Edinburgh was converted into a camp : independently of a large garrison of regular troops, nearly 10,000 fencibles and volunteers were almost constantly under arms. The lawyer wore his uniform under his gown; the shopkeeper measured out his wares in scarlet ; in short, the citizens of all classes made more use for several months of the military than of any other dress ; and the new commander-in-chief...
Page 464 - Scott used to delight in walking his powerful black steed up and down by himself upon the Portobello sands, within the beating of the surge; and now and then you would see him plunge in his spurs and go off as if at the charge, with the spray dashing about him. As we rode back to Musselburgh, he often came and placed himself beside me to repeat the verses that he had been composing during these pauses of our exercise.
Page 162 - Regent had a levec of his officers, and other people who favoured his cause. Upon the rising of the council, which often sat very long— for his counsellors frequently differed in opinion with one another, and sometimes with him — he dined in public with his principal officers.
Page 151 - Edinburgh, from whence we might be annoyed ; ' and' did resolve to send up a party to possess the said Hill; — which prevailed: but, upon the whole, we did find that their Army were not easily to be attempted. Whereupon we lay still all the said day ; which proved to be so sore a day and night of rain as I have seldom seen, and greatly to our disadvantage ; the Enemy having enough to cover them, and we nothing at all considerable.1 Our soldiers did abide this difficulty with great courage and resolution,...
Page 255 - A., or the art of dissecting the human body, were necessary to the pursuit of surgical knowledge, there were, until the year 1832, no sufficient legal means in Britain of procuring dead bodies for anatomical purposes ; and the consequence was, the evasion, and sometimes even the open violation of the law by persons interested in supplying the surgical profession with subjects for dissection. The high prices, indeed, given for these subjects, may almost be said to have created a lucrative and tempting...