Report by Thomas Tucker Upon the Settlement of the Revenues of Excise and Customs in Scotland, A.D. MDCLVIBannatyne Club Press, 1824 - 68 pages |
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Page 32 - The towne of Dundee was sometime a towne of riches and trade, but the many rencontres it hath mett with all in the time of domestick comotions, and her obstinacy and pride of late yeares rendring her...
Page 38 - ... and provisions as they stand in neede of, from time to time. Here hath likewise beene some who have adventured as farre as the Barbadoes ; but the losse they have sustayned by reason of theyr goeing out and comeing home late every yearc, have made them discontinue goeing thither any more.
Page 38 - Highlanders, who come hither from the isles and westerne parts ; in sumer by the Mul of Cantyre, and in winter by the Torban to the head of the Loquh Fyn (which is a small neck of sandy land, over which they usually drawe theyr small boates into the Firth of Dunbarton), and soe passe up in the Cluyde with pladding, dry hides, goate, kid, and deere skins, which they sell, and purchase with theyr price such comodityes and provisions as they stand in neede of, from time to time.
Page 28 - This port, next to Leith, hath of late beene the chiefe port one of them in Scotland, as well because it is not farre from Edinburgh, as because of the greatt quantity of coale and salt that is made and digged here, and afterward carryed hence by the Dutch and others...
Page 38 - Colledge wliich is here) are traders and dealers : Some for Ireland with small smiddy coales, in open boates, from foure to ten tonnes, from whence they bring hoopes, ronges, barrell staves, meale, oates, and butter...
Page 28 - Leith discover any vessells (or boates from them) goeing to the shoare, and bee as soone as themselves at theyr place of landing. And yett, if any thing doe, or should happen to slippe in at night, the same being for account of the Leith or Edinburgh merchants, must afterwards bee brought to some of those two places, and if soe, or to any other burgh towne where there are officers attending, they can hardly escape the being seized upon. There are belonging to the port of Leith and members, some twelve...
Page 24 - ... and followeing theyr heards up and downe in theyr pastorage, rather than any dextrous improvement of theyr time, hath quite banished all trade from the inland parts, and drove her downe to the very sea-side, where that little which is still remayneing, (and was never greate in the most proude...
Page 40 - ... up with sand, which the western sea beats into it, soe as it wrestles for life to maintaine a small trade to France, Norway, and Ireland, with herring and other goods, brought on horseback from Glasgow, for the purchasing timber, wine, and other commodities to supply theyr occasions with.
Page 36 - Here is a collector, a checque, and one wayter, who attends here, and lookes (as occasion serves) to Garmouth and Findorne in Murray-land, two small places, from whence some 60 lasts of salmon in a yeare are sent out, for which salt is brought in from France, and sometimes a small vessell comes in from Holland or Norway.
Page 32 - Dundie wan sometime a towne of riches and trade ; but the many rencontres it hath met with in the time of domestick comotions, and her obstinacy and pride of late years (her loyalty), rendering her a prey to the soldier, have much shaken and abated her grandeur, and notwithstanding all, she remaynes still, though not glorious, yett not contemptible.