Ledger of Andrew Halyburton: Conservator of the Privileges of the Scotch Nation in the Netherlands, 1492-1503; Together with The Book of Customs and Valuation of Merchandises in Scotland, L6l2 |
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Page cvi - Cluyde with pladding, dry hides, goate, kid, and deere skyns, which they sell, and purchase with theyr price such comodityes and provisions as they stand in neede of, from time to time. Here hath likewise beene some who have adventured as farre as the Barbadoes ; but the losse they have sustayned by reason of theyr goeing out and comeing home late every yeare, have made them discontinue goeing thither any more.
Page cvi - This towne, seated in a pleasant and fruitfull soyle, and consisting of foure streets, handsomely built in forme of a crosse, is one of the most considerablest burghs of Scotland, as well for the structure as trade of it. The inhabitants (all but the students of the Colledge which is here) are traders and dealers...
Page xlviii - ... cela vous touche fort peu. Cependant c'est une belle chose de voir le compère cardeur et le menuisier gaillard avec la robe rouge, comme un président, donner des arrêts et aller les premiers à l'offrande. Vous ne voyez pas cela à Paris. A propos de consuls...
Page cvi - Sea,) for which they returne salt, paper, rosin, and prunes ; some to Norway for timber ; and every one with theyr neighbours the Highlanders, who come hither from the Isles and Westerne parts ; in summer by the Mul of Cantyre, and in winter by the...
Page cvi - Mul of Cantyre, and in winter by the Torban to the head of the Loquh Fyn (which is a small neck of sandy land, over which they usually drawe theyr small boates into the Firth of Dunbarton), and soe passe up in the Cluyde with pladding, dry hides, goate, kid, and deere skins, which they sell, and purchase with theyr price such comodityes and provisions as they stand in neede of, from time to time.
Page cv - Fyrth into the Irish or English seas, the rest of the country from that Fyrth on the west side, with all the islands up towards the most northerne headland, being inhabited by the old Scotts or wilde Irish, and speakeing theyr language, which live by feeding cattle up and downe the hills, or else fishing and fowleing, and formerly, (till that they have of late been restrayned,) by plaine downeright robbing and stealeing.
Page cv - ... and followeing theyr heards up and downe in theyr pastorage, rather than any dextrous improvement of theyr time, hath quite banished all trade from the inland parts, and drove her downe to the very sea-side, where that little which is still remayneing, (and was never greate in the most proude and flourishing times...
Page cvi - ... miles, where they must unlade, and send up theyr timber and Norway trade in rafts on floates, and all other comodityes by three or foure tonnes of goods at a time, in small cobbles or boates of three, foure, five, and none of above 6 tons, a boate.
Page cvi - ... and filling up, soe that noe vessells of any burden can come neerer up then within fourteene miles, where they must unlade, and send up theyr timber and Norway trade in rafts on floates, and all other...