Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 2W. & R. Chambers, 1858 |
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Page 172 - The southwest counties of Scotland have seldom corn enough to serve them round the year; and the northern parts producing more than they need, those in the west come in the Summer to buy at Leith the stores that come from the north; and from a word, whiggam, used in driving their horses, all that drove were called the whiggamors, and shorter the whiggs.
Page 364 - Middleton (since lord) went into the Highlands of Scotland to endeavour to make a party for King Charles I. An old gentleman, that was second-sighted, came and told him that his endeavour was good, but he would be unsuccessful; and, moreover, that they would put the king to death ; and that several other attempts would be made, but all in vain ; but that his son would come in, but not reign in a long time ; but would at last be restored.
Page 248 - Scotch and English. The Gordons are gone; the Douglases little better; Eglintoun and Glencairn on the brink of breaking. Many of our chief families' states are cracking ; nor is there any appearance of any human relief for the time.
Page 193 - Not on the cross my eyes were fixed, but you: Not grace, or zeal, love only was my call; And if I lose thy love, I lose my all. Come! with thy looks, thy words, relieve my woe; Those still at least are left thee to bestow.
Page 465 - There was also difficulty of getting victuals to carry him without the servants suspecting; the only way it was done, was by stealing it off her plate at dinner into her lap; many a diverting story she has told about tbi% VOL.
Page 466 - She and the same man worked in the night, making a hole in the earth, after lifting the boards; which they did by scratching it up with their hands, not to make any noise, till she left not a nail upon her fingers; she helping the man to carry the earth, as they dug it, in a sheet on his back, out at the window into the garden. He then made a box at his own house, large enough for her father to lie in, with bed and bed-clothes, and bored holes in the boards for air.
Page 113 - And the truth is, there was so little curiosity either in the court, or the country, to know any thing of Scotland, or what was done there, that when the whole nation was solicitous to know what passed weekly in Germany and Poland, and all other parts of Europe, no man ever inquired what was doing in Scotland, nor had that kingdom a place or mention in one page of any gazette...
Page 357 - The little Bill like that of a Goose, the Eyes marked, the Head, Neck, Breast, Wings, Tail, and Feet formed, the Feathers every where perfectly shap'd, and blackish coloured ; and the Feet like those of other Waterfowl, to my best remembrance.
Page 197 - I never heard an oath ; and you might have ridden many miles before you heard any. Also, you could not, for a great part of the country, have lodged in a family where the Lord was not worshipped, by reading, singing, and public prayer. Nobody complained more of our Church government than our taverners; whose ordinary lamentation was, — their trade was broke, people were become so sober !"* This high testimony is fully borne out by that of other witnesses, as unimpeachable as honest Kirkton.
Page 275 - I see this will not do ; I must now declare what the Lord has done for my soul ! He has just now, at this very instant of time, sealed my charter in these words, ' Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee...