 | 1794 - 518 pages
...children, or whether they purchased for them small possessions from one another, does not appear. , These eight families, having lived peacea'bly and...such like points of precedency (each contending for die seniority and chieftainship of the clan), which increased to such a height as would probably have... | |
 | J. Taylor - 1822 - 220 pages
...having lived peaceably and comfortably in their small possession for a number of years, established au annual meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the...at the head of the table, and such like points of precedence (each contending for the seniority and chieftainship of the clan), which increased to such... | |
 | 1816 - 1004 pages
...the course of their festivity, on one of these occasions, a question arose, respecting the right ef taking the door, and sitting at the head of the table, and such like points of precedency (each conteuding for the seniority, and chieftainship of the clan,) which increased to such a height, as... | |
 | 1826 - 240 pages
...meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors on the coast. In the course of the festivity on one of these occasions, a question arose respecting the right of taking the door, the head of the table, and such points of precedency (each contending for the seniority and chieftainship)... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pages
...children, or whether they purchased for them small possession» from one another, does not appear. These eight families, having lived peaceably and comfortably...such like points of precedency, (each contending for Hie seniority and chieftainship of the clan,) which increased to a height (hat would probably hare... | |
 | 1825 - 266 pages
...there came to be eight different proprietors of the name of Groat who possessed the lands amongst them. These eight families having lived peaceably and comfortably...arose respecting the right of taking the door and setting at the head of the table, and such like points of precedence (each contending for the seniority... | |
 | 1828 - 500 pages
...meeting, to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors on the coast. In the course of the festivity on one of these occasions, a question arose respecting the right of taking the door, the head of the table, and such points of precedency—each contending for the seniority and chieftainship... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 856 pages
...name of Groat. These eight families, 'having lived comfortably in their possessions for many \ears, established an annual meeting to celebrate the anniversary...such a height as would probably have proved fatal to some, if not to all of them, .had not John de Groat, who was proprietor of the ferry, interposed.... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pages
...meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors on the coast. In the course of the festivity on one of these occasions, a question arose respecting the right of taking the door, the head of the table, and such points of precedency, each contending for the seniority nnd chieftainship,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 854 pages
...of the name of Groat. These eight families, having lived comfortably in their possessions for many years, established an annual meeting to celebrate...respecting the right of taking the door and sitting at the hea-1 of the table, and such like points of precedency, each contending for the seniority and chieftainship... | |
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These eight families, having lived peacea'bly and comfortably in their small possessions for a number of years, established an annual meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of their ancestors on' that coast. In the course of their festivity,... 
