 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...Robertson, in his description of Mid and South Yell, in the New Statistical Account of Scotland : — " For the cure of this fatal disorder, nothing, even...it happen that a doubt at any time rested thereon." 30 many of the Scottish peasantry. Perhaps want of books may repress the development of any literary... | |
 | 1846 - 780 pages
...Shetland, towards removing the disease. Indeed there are, perhaps, few localities in our islands where a living evidence is not to be found of one said to have been " cured by the coin," and who could instantly be pointed out as a sufficient voucher to warrant confidence in its efficacy, should... | |
 | William Chambers - Lighthouses - 1867 - 124 pages
...impracticable, a substitute is found in touching a few halfcrowns of the coinage of Charles I. ; 'there being few localities in Shetland in which a living evidence...found of one said to have been " cured by the coin.'" If disposed to laugh at this, we have to keep in mind that on the 30th of March 1712, Queen Anne touched... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pages
...Charles, carefully handed down from father to son, have been effectual, both here and in every other pansh in Shetland, towards removing this disease, and that...it happen that a doubt at any time rested thereon.' none of the present generation, it is believed, who cannot read well, and many can write. The Shetlanders... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 pages
...handed down from father to son, have been effectual, both here and in every other pansh in Shetland, as it may, there are few localities in Shetland in...it happen that a doubt at any time rested thereon.' none of the present generation, it is believed, who cannot read wel^ and many can write. The Shetlanders... | |
 | George Fraser Black - Ballads, Scots - 1901 - 318 pages
...towards removing this disease, and that to an extent which may appear somewhat incredible to many. ... Be this as it may, there are few localities in Shetland in which a livins; evidence is not to be found of one said to have been " cured by the coin," and who would instantly... | |
 | 1846 - 778 pages
...Shetland, towards removing the disease. Indeed there are, perhaps, few localities in our islands where a living evidence is not to be found of one said to have been " cured by the coin," and who could instantly be pointed out as a sufficient voucher to warrant confidence in its efficacy, should... | |
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Charles, carefully handed down from father to son, have been effectual, both here and in every other pansh in Shetland, towards removing this disease, and that to an extent which may appear somewhat incredible to many whose minds, in reference to the... 