The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Roxburgh, Peebles, SelkirkW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 - Scotland |
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... former period of much more consequence than it has been since the Reformation and the union . From its proximity to the border , it was the continual scene of war and of lawless violence , from the time when Donald V. here defeated the ...
... former period of much more consequence than it has been since the Reformation and the union . From its proximity to the border , it was the continual scene of war and of lawless violence , from the time when Donald V. here defeated the ...
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... former was a period of great scarcity . Of the 82 paupers at present on the roll in Jedburgh , 27 are above seventy years of age . The annual amount of collections at the church is about L. 40 . The town of Jedburgh holds upon bond to ...
... former was a period of great scarcity . Of the 82 paupers at present on the roll in Jedburgh , 27 are above seventy years of age . The annual amount of collections at the church is about L. 40 . The town of Jedburgh holds upon bond to ...
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... former is L. 25 , 13s . 4d . besides an addition , on the teacher's proving diligent , of school - fees for a number of the poorest scholars which addi- tion , on an average of some years , has exceeded L. 5 annually ; also L. 1 , 11s ...
... former is L. 25 , 13s . 4d . besides an addition , on the teacher's proving diligent , of school - fees for a number of the poorest scholars which addi- tion , on an average of some years , has exceeded L. 5 annually ; also L. 1 , 11s ...
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... former Account , there were about 160 feet of it perfectly entire . However , the fragment that re- mains is sufficient to give a clear idea of the former strength and magnificence of the place , and to make us regret deeply the de ...
... former Account , there were about 160 feet of it perfectly entire . However , the fragment that re- mains is sufficient to give a clear idea of the former strength and magnificence of the place , and to make us regret deeply the de ...
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... former is 80 ; and the latter 45 . The annual expense of a child's education is from 8s . to 16s .; and of a few pupils in the higher branches , it is about L. 1 , 4s . At both schools the children of paupers are taught gratis , and ...
... former is 80 ; and the latter 45 . The annual expense of a child's education is from 8s . to 16s .; and of a few pupils in the higher branches , it is about L. 1 , 4s . At both schools the children of paupers are taught gratis , and ...
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acres agriculture amount ancient Ancrum annual annum appears arable Ashkirk attended average number banks barley Bedrule belonging bolls border breed Buccleuch burgh Castle cattle Cavers chalders Cheviot chiefly coal considerable Crailing crop cultivated distance district Duke of Buccleuch Duke of Roxburghe east Edinburgh English erected extent farm feet former formerly glebe greywacke ground Hawick heritors hills husbandry improvement inhabitants Jedburgh Kelso Kilbucho Kirk Yetholm kirk-session labour land late Lempitlaw Lilliesleaf lime manse Melrose MERSE miles minister Minto Morebattle nearly neighbourhood number of families number of persons parish pasture Peebles plantations plough population PRESBYTERY present proprietors rent repair residence rish river road rocks Roxburghshire sandstone Scotland Scott sheep side situated soil Southdean Sprouston Statistical Account stipend stone stream tenants Teviot Teviotdale tion town Town Yetholm trees turnips Tweed upwards V.-PAROCHIAL ECONOMY village whole wood Yetholm
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Page 437 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 8 - ... meetings in the field, or in any house where there be more persons than the house contains, so as some of them be without doors (which is hereby declared to be a field conventicle) or who shall convocate any number of people to these meetings, shall be punished with death, and confiscation of their goods.
Page 276 - ... grand features of the landscape around me ; and the historical incidents, or traditional legends connected with many of them, gave to my admiration a sort of intense impression of reverence, which at times made my heart feel too big for its bosom. From this time the love of natural beauty, more especially when combined with ancient ruins, or remains of our fathers...
Page 374 - The storm is changed into a calm, At His command and will ; So that the waves which raged before Now quiet are and still ! Then are they glad,— because at rest And quiet now they be : So to the haven He them brings Which they desired to see.
Page 7 - A notary-public signed for all the parties to the deed, none of whom could write their names. The original is still in the charter-room of the present Mr Scott of Harden. By the Flower of Yarrow...
Page 479 - The greatest want,' says Pennecuik, ' is timber. Little planting is to be seen in Tweeddale, except it be some few bushes of trees about the houses of the gentry ; and not one wood worth naming in all this open and windy country.
Page 63 - ... wandering echoes thrill The shepherd, lingering on the twilight hill, When evening brings the merry folding hours, And sun-eyed daisies close their winking flowers. He lived, o'er Yarrow's Flower to shed the tear, To strew the holly leaves o'er Harden's bier; But none was found above the minstrel's tomb, Emblem of peace, to bid the daisy bloom : He, nameless as the race from which he sprung, Saved other names, and left his own unsung.
Page 471 - ... fit of good fellowship, they use it as a cement and bond of society, and not to foment or revenge quarrels and murders, which is too ordinary in other places. And they are of so loyal and peaceable dispositions, that they have seldom or never appeared in arms against their lawful sovereign, nor were there amongst that great number, twelve persons from Tweeddale, at the...
Page 47 - ... his horses, a small farm is nearly unknown. The displacing of the old small tenants, distinguished as they were by a primitive simplicity of manners, was at first viewed with deep regret ; that an entire barony should be committed to one man, was exclaimed against as a public grievance.