Memorabilia of the City of Perth: Containing, A Guide to Perth; Historical Memoranda Repecting Perth; Charters Relating to the Privileges of Perth; List of the Ministers, and Rectors of the Grammar School and Academy: List of the Subscribers for Building the Bridge, and the Public Seminaries; and the Rev. Alexander Duff's (late of Tibbermuir) Traditional Account, in the Town of Perth, of the Death of John, Earl of Gowrie, and His Brother, Mr. Alexander Ruthven, in 1600. Compiled from the Best Sources of Information; Chiefly from Mr Cant's Notes to The Muse's Threnodie of Adamson

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W. Morison, 1806 - Gowrie Conspiracy, 1600 - 366 pages

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Page 42 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles: half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall, anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: the murmuring surge, 20 That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high.
Page 42 - Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high: — I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple down headlong.
Page 177 - Perth, under subscribing, sincerely affirm and declare, that we judge it unlawful in subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or other pretence whatsoever, to enter into leagues and covenants, or to take up arms against the King, or those commissioned by him...
Page 63 - William by the grace of God King of Scots to all good men of his whole land greeting.
Page 173 - Scotland to invite the people of that nation unto such a happy Union, who proceeded so far therein that the shires and boroughs of Scotland, by their Deputies convened at Dalkeith, and again at Edinburgh, did accept of the said Union, and assent thereunto ; for the completing and perfecting of which Union, be it ordained, and it is ordained by his Highness the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, by and with the advice and consent...
Page 100 - Lamb and his wife were accused of interrupting Spence in a sermon, in which he taught that there was no salvation without intercession and prayers to the saints. They confessed the charge, declaring that it was the duty of every one who knows the truth to bear testimony to it, and not suffer people to be abused with false doctrine, as that was. Anderson, Finlayson, and Ronald, were indicted for nailing two ram's horns to St. Francis' head, putting a cow's rump to his tail, and eating a goose on All-Hallow...
Page 121 - It is pity that it chanced on the son, and not on the father ; but, seeing that it so hath happened, we cannot be against fortune.
Page 101 - ... we shall have joy for ever ; therefore I will not bid you good-night, for we shall shortly meet in the kingdom of heaven.
Page 177 - A Solemn League and Covenant, were, and are, in themselves unlawful oaths, and were taken by, and imposed upon, the subjects of this kingdom against the fundamental laws and liberties of the same...
Page 344 - In times not long past, all learning was made to consist in the grammatical knowledge of dead languages, and skill in metaphysical subtilties, while what had an immediate reference to life and practice was despised.

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