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Minor antiquities of Edinburgh, by the author of 'Traditions of Edinburgh ... - Page 27
by Robert Chambers - 1833
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Tom Nash His Ghost: to the Three Scurvy Fellowes of the Upstart Family of ...

Thomas Nashe (pseud) - 1871 - 326 pages
...still exists there, and is historically known as " Mons Meg" and popularly as "Long Meg." mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of...(which is half an English mile from the Castle to a fair port which they call the Nether-Bow] and from that port, the street which they call the Kenny-gate...
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The Pennyles Pilgrimage Or The Money-lesse Perambulation of John Taylor ...

John Taylor - 1618 - 82 pages
...historically known as " Mons Meg" and popularly as "Long Meg." "RECEITK.—A receptacle, mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of...(which is half an English mile from the Castle to a fair port which they call the Nether-Bow) and from that port, the street which they call the Kenny-gate...
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A Volume of Varieties

Charles Knight - 1844 - 246 pages
...descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of...(which is half an English mile from the castle to a fair port which they call the Neather Bow), and from that Port, the street which they call the Kenny-bate...
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Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time, Volume 1

Sir Daniel Wilson - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1848 - 290 pages
...published in 1618, describes the High Street as " the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of...that length, which is half an English mile from the Caatle to a faire port, which they calle the Neather Bow, . . . the buildings on each side of the way...
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Nelson's historical and descriptive hand-book to Edinburgh [by J.M. Wilson].

John Marius Wilson - 1858 - 168 pages
...the Castle to the city, and therein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld ; for I did never see or hear of a street of the length, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven...
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Nelson's Hand-book to Scotland; for Tourists; Illustrated by Maps, Plans and ...

John Marius Wilson - Scotland - 1860 - 692 pages
...traveller who saw it in 1618, says, " Here I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld ; for I did never see or hear of a street of the length, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven...
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Old and modern Edinburgh: a historical sketch

1865 - 396 pages
...descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of the length, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven...
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A true and certaine relation of a strange-birth, which was borne at Stone ...

Thomas Bedford - 1872 - 798 pages
...and is historically known as " Moris Meg" and popularly as "Long Meg." i:,— A receptacle, mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of...(which is half an English mile from the Castle to a fair port which they call the Nether-Bow) and from that port, the street which they call the Kenny-gate...
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Cassell's old and new Edinburgh, Volume 1

James Grant - 1880 - 436 pages
...receipt, I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street mine eyes ever beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of that length (which is half a mile English from the castle to a fair port, which they call the Nether Bow) ; and from that port...
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Cassell's old and new Edinburgh, Volume 1

James Grant - 1884 - 482 pages
...receipt, I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street mine eyes ever beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of that length (which is half a mile English from the castle to a fair port, which they call the Nether Bow) ; and from that port...
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