A large description of Galloway [ed. by T. Maitland]. |
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Abbacy Abbey annext Anwoth Balmaclellan Balmaghie Barony belonging betwixt Bishop of Galloway Bootle bounded burgh call'd called Carrick Castle Church Closburn Corsefairne Corsemichael countrey Cowend Dalry divided Dumfreis Earl of Galloway east side Edinburgh empties itselfe four miles Gairlies Galloway is patron Girthton Glasserton Glenluce hath its rise Kells kirk Kirkinner Kirkmabreck Kirkmaiden Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Durham Laird land Loch Loch Ryan Lord Lord of Galloway lyes lyeth lying miles distant minister Mochrum neer Nidesdale Nith north side north-west parish parish of Kirkinner parish of Monnygaffe parish-kirk paroch partly patron hereof Penpont Portpatrick Presbytery Queensberry Rerick rish river of Blaidnoch river of Cree river of Kenn rivulet Sanquhar severall Shire of Wigton Shyre Sorbie Stewart Stewartry of Kirkcudburgh Stoniekirk Stranrawer Symson ther thereof thereto three miles Tongueland town of Kirkcudburgh Twynam water of Cree water of Fleet west side Whithern Wigton
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Page 169 - Lairds of Closburn, which hath been a considerable strength of old, by bringing the Loch of Closburn about it, whence it is called Closburn because inclosed with Water or Burn. This Loch is of great deepness and was measured on the Ice eight Acres in the midst of a spacious Bog. The fish of this Loch are for the most part Eels with some great Pikes, who for lack of food eat up all the young.
Page 16 - In this parish of Bootle about a mile from the Kirk towards the North is a well, called the rumbling well, frequented by a multitude of sick people, for all sorts of diseases the first Sunday of May, lying there the Saturday night, and then drinking of it early in the morning.
Page 61 - ... never comes. It was transversely under a little bourn, and wholly covered with earth a considerable depth ; for there was a good yard, with kail growing in it, upon the one end of it. By that part of it which was gotten out, my informers, who saw it, conjecture that the vessel had been pretty large ; they also tell me that the boards were not joined together after the usual fashion of our present ships or barks, as also that it had nailes of copper.
Page 53 - I deny not but the water thereof may be medicinal. having receaved severall credible informations, that severall persons both old and young have been cured of continued diseases by washing therein, yet still I cannot approve of their washing three times therein, which they say, they must do, nether the frequenting thereof the first Sunday of the Quarter viz.
Page 156 - ... of horse and dragoons to pursue the loyal party in all places, that they might not come to such a considerable number as was designed. It happened, one night, that one Captain...
Page 83 - Isle hath a large fishyard wherein he gets abundance of salmon and many other fish. Two miles above the said town of Kirkcudburgh at the Abbacy of Tongueland, just where a rivulet called the water of Tarfle empties itself into the river of Dee, are great Rocks and Craigs, that in a dry summer do hinder the salmon from going higher up, and here it is that Vicecount of Kenmuir as Bayly to the Abbacy of Tongueland hath priviledge of a Bayly-day, and fenceth the river for eight or ten days in the summer...
Page 56 - Glenluce, situated in a very pleasant valley on the east side of the river of Luce. The steeple and part of the walls of the church, together with the chapter-house, the walls of the cloister, the gate-house, with the walls of the large precincts, are for the most part yet standing.
Page 62 - ... deadly the well will be so dry that it will be difficult to get water, but if the person be recoverable, then there will be water enough.
Page 60 - On mi. the Eastend of the town there is a good house pertaining to Sir John Dalrymple younger of Stair, call'd the Castle of the Chapel, where also there is a chapel now ruinous, from whence all on the Eastside of the Bourn is called the Chapel. Betwixt this house and the Kirk there runs a bourn or strand so that, so that perhaps the town should be spell'd Strandraver. This house and the crofts about it, though I have diligently enquir'd thereanent, yet I could never certainly learn to which parish...
Page vii - House of God : He, with a few, Some ivco or three, came constantly to pray For such as had withdrawn themselves away. Nor did he come by fits ; foul day or fair, I, being in the church, was sure to see him there. Had he withdrawn, 'tis like, these two or three Being thus discouraged, had deserted me : So that my muse 'gainst Priscian avers, He, he alone, were my parishioners : Yea, and my constant hearers. Oh, that I Had power to eternize his memory.