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Page 32
From a very early period in life , at least long before his elevation to the
Exchequer Bench , William Mure displayed , in addition to other excellent
qualities , an agreeable faculty for forming and maintaining the friendship of
distinguished men ...
From a very early period in life , at least long before his elevation to the
Exchequer Bench , William Mure displayed , in addition to other excellent
qualities , an agreeable faculty for forming and maintaining the friendship of
distinguished men ...
Page 44
The ancient fortress of the family overlooking the Cart , and of which a ruined ivy .
covered tower above the village is now all that remains , is thought to date as far
back at least as the early part of the fourteenth century . With walls about ten ...
The ancient fortress of the family overlooking the Cart , and of which a ruined ivy .
covered tower above the village is now all that remains , is thought to date as far
back at least as the early part of the fourteenth century . With walls about ten ...
Page 49
For probably 500 years at least , we may repeat , the original square tower
frowned over the valley below , and afforded protection not only to its inmates ,
but to the fruitful gardens round about , of which mention is made by various
writers .
For probably 500 years at least , we may repeat , the original square tower
frowned over the valley below , and afforded protection not only to its inmates ,
but to the fruitful gardens round about , of which mention is made by various
writers .
Page 59
Their soll is much smaller , and not so much meat on them ; they are like the least
ever you saw ; were it not that they are long and narrow , I should think them
common flounders . Their lobsters come from Norway or Scotland . ” The views of
...
Their soll is much smaller , and not so much meat on them ; they are like the least
ever you saw ; were it not that they are long and narrow , I should think them
common flounders . Their lobsters come from Norway or Scotland . ” The views of
...
Page 74
The murderer and his victim had encountered each other at least once before .
Mungo Campbell , described as an excise officer at Ardrossan , was born at Ayr
in 1712 , and reputed to be one of twenty - four children . His father was at one
time ...
The murderer and his victim had encountered each other at least once before .
Mungo Campbell , described as an excise officer at Ardrossan , was born at Ayr
in 1712 , and reputed to be one of twenty - four children . His father was at one
time ...
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| Title | The West of Scotland in History: Being Brief Notes Concerning Events, Family Traditions, Topography, and Institutions Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts |
| Author | Joseph Irving |
| Publisher | R. Forrester, 1885 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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