The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor: A Series of Papers Selected from the Charter Room at Cawdor, 1236-1742, Volume 1236, Issue 1742Cosmo Innes |
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Common terms and phrases
aganis Alexander anent Angus anno anno domini apud Archibald Campbell Arderseir Argyll awin barony befoir betuix Campbell of Calder Clunes Colin Campbell compoti Dauid dicte dicti dicto dictus Domini Regis Donald Donald Campbell Dunbar Duncan Earl Earl of Argyle Edinburgh eisdem Elgin Elgyn eodem termino firmis terrarum forsaid freindis haill haue heir honorabill hous Huchone Hugh Campbell huius hundreth iiij Innernys Inuernes Inverness Isla Item giffin James Jhone Campbell Johannis Kilravock knycht Lady Laird of Calder landis lands letter Lord lordis maner manrent merkis merks Moray Muriel Nairn Narne nixt nocht obolus omnibus pairt personis pertinenciis quarteris quhen quhilk quibus quod quondam saidis sall sayd seill seruandis Sir Hugh Sir John Campbell sone super terras terre thair thame Thane of Cawdor Thano thar thayne ther thir tyme umquhill unce utheris viij Willelmo Wilyame witnes yeir yeiris
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Page 161 - Hay for him self, his awin entres, and with his consent, on that vther part, in maner, forme and effect as efter followis ; that is to say...
Page 96 - Dei gracia, Rex Scotorum: Omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes litere peruenerint, salutem. Sciatis...
Page 11 - Jacobus dei gracia Rex Scotorum Omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse...
Page 125 - Caldor, his spouse, and the longest liver of them in conjunct fee...
Page 412 - ... our rightful and native king, but also our country to its ancient, free, and independent constitution, under him whose ancestors have reigned over us for so many generations.
Page 181 - Dunstaffinche on that uther part in forme and effect as efter followis. That is to say the said...
Page xxxv - ... country was soon covered with marauders, to whom everything was lawful booty, and that was preferred .which could be moved off on its own legs.1 The pasture, unused by sheep or cattle, ought to have maintained a multitude of deer : but it was not so. The deer being unprotected, killed out of season,2 driven about and allowed no rest, were reduced exceedingly in number, and found only in the remotest fastnesses of the hills. No doubt the primary cause of the scarcity of deer was the state of the...
Page x - The administrator of the Crown lands, the collector of rents, the magistrate and head man of a little district, known among his Celtic neighbours as the " Toshach," took a charter of the whole district from the Sovereign, whereby he became, under the Saxon name of Thane, hereditary tenant, paying the sum at which the land stood in the King's Rental, and preserving all his ancient authority now strengthened and...
Page 99 - DEI NOMINE Amen . Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis pateat euidenter quod anno...
Page 17 - Duncano et heredibus suis de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas prout jacent in longitudine et latitudine, in boscis...