Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Band 23Society of Antiquaries of Scotland., 1889 Includes List of members. |
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Aberdeen Aberdeenshire ALEXANDER Andrew Andrew Hardie Annandale argent Arrow-Heads bronze brooch burgh Butter Carruthers Castle Celt Celtic Charles charter church circles claystone Crannog cups David débris Dewar Dick Dùn Dùnan Earl of Morton Earldom of Orkney east Edinburgh entrance F.S.A. Scot feet high flint forts fragments George Glasgow Glasserton gules height hill inches in diameter inches in length inscription John King Kirkmaiden Laird lands lisp LL.D Loch Lochawe London Lord Maeshowe Marischal College meells merks Mòr mound Mouswald Museum Ordnance map Orkney ornamented oval parish payes Peeblesshire Plate portion pryce remains Robert rock round sandstone Scotland Scottish Sculptured Stone side Sir James Douglas slope specimens Street Summa Tarbat teind teind and rent ther payes thickness Thomas viijd Item vjs viijd wall Wigtownshire William xiijs iiijd XXIII yards
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Seite 101 - ... pisces circa tuguria venantur. non pecudem his habere, non lacte ali, ut finitimis, ne cum feris quidem dimicare contingit omni procul abacto frutice. 4. ulva et palustri iunco funes nectunt ad praetexenda piscibus retia captumque manibus lutum ventis magis quam sole siccantes terra cibos et rigentia septentrione viscera sua urunt.
Seite 191 - At the game-board I am skilful ; Knowing in no less than nine arts ; Runic lore I well remember ; Books I like ; with tools I'm handy ; Expert am I on the snow-shoes, AVith the bow, and pull an oar well ; And, besides, I am an adept At the harp, and making verses.
Seite 275 - TAYLOR— WORDS AND PLACES; or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology, and Geography. By the Rev. ISAAC TAYLOR, MA Third and cheaper Edition, revised and compressed. With Maps. Globe 8vo. 6s.
Seite 159 - In many parts of Ireland, and particularly in districts where the stone circles occur, may be seen huge blocks of stone, which evidently owe their upright position, not to accident, but to the design and labour of an ancient people. They are called by the native Irish gallauns...
Seite 169 - Willeame, within the space of yearis, that they sall big the said entrie on the tounes charges with aisler wark, and to big a stationaris chop at the said entrie, the maill quhairof the said Mr. Willeame dedicatis to the toune perpetuallie in tyme comeing, for defraying of the charges in bigging the said entrie sa far as the same may extend to.
Seite 188 - Campbel showed to me a very pretty little ivory image, found in a ruinous part of the castle, that was certainly cut in memory of this chair, and appears to have been an inauguration sculpture. A crowned monarch is represented sitting in it, with a book in one hand, as if going to take the coronation oath.
Seite 283 - ... pounds out of the hands of the Commonwealth men. Finally, incurring fresh debts for his subsistence in the metropolis, he was thrown into prison in Westminster — a memorable example of the reverses of fortune incidental to a time of civil strife. A curious and very rare pamphlet in folio, entitled The Lamentable Estate and Distressed Case of the Deceased Sir William Dick in Scotland and his Numerous Family and Creditors for the Commonwealth, contains two prints, the first representing Sir William...
Seite 275 - THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF RELIGION, as illustrated by the Religions of India. The Hibbert Lectures, delivered at the Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, in 1878.
Seite 88 - Azure, a bough pot or, charged with three salmon fishes in fret proper, and containing as many lilies of the garden, the dexter in bud, the centre fullblown, and the sinister half blown, also proper, flowered argent; issuant downwards from the middle chief amid rays of tbe sun a dexter hand holding an open book, likewise proper; 2, Argent, a chief paly of six or and gules ; 3, Argent, a cheveron sable between three boars...
Seite 88 - Quarterly, first, Azure, a Bough pot Or charged with three Salmon fishes in fret proper and containing as many Lilies of the garden the dexter in bud the centre full blown and the sinister half blown also proper flowered Argent, issuant downwards from the middle chief amid Rays of the Sun a Dexter Hand holding an open Book likewise proper ; second, Argent, a Chief paly of six Or and Gules ; third, Argent, a Cheveron Sable between three Boars...