The Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume 6W. Creech, 1793 - Scotland |
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Aberdeen acres alfo almoſt alſo arable average barley befides beſt bolls burgh cattle church coaft coal confequence confiderable confifts crops diſtance diſtrict Edinburgh eftate Engliſh eſtabliſhed expence faid fame farmers farms feafon feem fervants feveral fheep fhould fide fince firſt fituation fize flax fmall foil fold fome fometimes Forfar fouth fown fterling ftill ftipend ftone fuch fufficient fummer fupply fupport glebe grafs ground harveſt heritors hills horfes horſes houfe houſe improvement increaſed induſtry inhabitants intereft interfected labour laft land laſt late lefs lime meal meaſure Mifcellaneous Migvy miles minifter mofs moft moſt muſt North Leith NUMBER NUMBER oats occafion parish paſture peats perfons plough ploughgate poor prefent PRESBYTERY proprietors purchaſe purpoſe raiſed refide refpect rent rife river road ſchool Scotch Scotland ſeaſon ſeveral ſheep ſmall ſome ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtone Tarland tenants thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe town turnips uſed weft
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Page 593 - Heriot was allowed to his truftees, in part of their purchafe of the barony of Broughton, then crown-lands in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. Thefe lands are now a part of the foundation of this Hofpital, the revenue of which is at prefent between L.
Page 607 - If people do not choofe to go to church, they may remain as ignorant as Hottentots, and the Ten Commandments be as little known as obfolete acts of parliament.
Page 605 - In 1763, it was the fashion for gentlemen to attend the drawingrooms of the ladies in the afternoons, to drink tea, and to mix in the society and conversation of the women.
Page 612 - In 1763 — In the beft families in town, the education of daughters was fitted, not only to embelHfh and improve their minds ; but to accomplifli them in the ufeful and neceflary arts of domeftic economy.
Page 606 - In 1763, masters took charge of their apprentices, and kept them under their eye in their own houses.
Page 588 - The fize of the paper is as large as any of the kind in Britain, and the advertifements in fome of them are from 60 to 100, fometimes more, notwithftanding a heavy and increafed duty both on the paper and advertife^ ments.
Page 589 - In 1763 — There was no such profession known as a perfumer : barbers and wigmakers were numerous, and were in the order of decent burgesses! hairdressers were few, and hardly permitted to dress hair on Sundays ; and many of them voluntarily declined it. In 1783 — Perfumers had splendid shops in every principal street : Some of them advertised the keeping of bears, to kill occasionally, for greasing ladies...
Page 594 - J4 old men and women in the Hofpital, — viz. 14 men and 40 women. The Merchant Maiden Hofpital is a charitable foundation for the education and maintenance of daughters of Merchant burgefles of Edinburgh, from 8 years of age to 1 5. The revenue is about L. 1400 per annum. There are 80 girls in this Hofpital at prefent. The Trades Maiden Hofpital, is a charitable foundation for the daughters of decayed tradefmen, members of the 14 incorporations. They are educated from 8 years of age to 15 The revenue...
Page 607 - The wages to journeymen in every profession were greatly raised since 1763, and disturbances frequently happened for a still further increase'. Yet many of them riot on Sunday, are idle all Monday, and can afford to do this on five days
Page 591 - ... progressively shorter, and new occupations grew up which fell completely outside the scope of the traditional guilds. These were often extremely prosperous, and brought into being a consumer goods industry that added to Edinburgh's attractiveness as a social centre: In 1763 there was one Glass-house at Leith for the manufacture of green bottles: in 1783 there were three Glass-houses; in 1790 there were six ; and as fine chrystal and window-glass is made at Leith as anywhere in Europe ... In 1763...