History of the Parish of Banchory-Devenick |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards aged Alexander Alexander Chalmers Andrew appointed April Ardoe August Banchory Banchory-Devenick Barony Bishop of Aberdeen Bridge of Dee brig Cairn Chalmers charter churchyard congregation Cults daughter David December Devenick died 10th died 23rd died 26th died 9th Eastertown Edinburgh eldest Elizabeth Elspet Farmer father Findon fishing Forbes Free Church Gilbert Gordon granted haill heirs heritors Huntly interred Irvine James January John July June Keith King King's College kirk Kirk-Session laird lands late Leslie Lord March Margaret Marischal Marischal College married Maryculter Meldrum memory Menzies merks Milne minister Montrose Monymusk Murtle Nigg November October ordained Peterculter Pitfodels poor Portlethen preached Presbytery Presbytery of Aberdeen proprietor Provost of Aberdeen Quhen quhilk Reverend river Dee Robert Sabbath schoolmaster Scotland scots September Session shillings Skene sone Spalding spouse successor thair Thomas Thomas Menzies Thomson town University of Aberdeen Walker wife William
Popular passages
Page 306 - Write, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
Page 118 - cannon balls, Dang him aff o' his horse. Up then rides him Cragievar, Said, Wha's this lying here ? It surely is the Lord o' Aboyne, For Huntly was not here. Then out it speaks a fause Forbes, Lived up in Druminner; My lord, this is a proud Seton, The rest will ride the thinner.
Page 297 - God my Redeemer lives, And often from the skies Looks down and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape and every face Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above.
Page 279 - And I consent to the registration hereof in the books of council and session, or any other judges books competent; therein to remain for preservation; and thereto I constitute my procurators, &c.
Page 48 - We do also resolve to protect and preserve the government of the Church of Scotland, as it is settled by law...
Page 117 - I stay'd this night wi' thee. He's taen his sword then by his side His buckler by his knee ; And laid his leg in o'er his horse Said, Sodgers, follow me. So he rade on, and further on Till to the third mile corse ; The Covenanters' cannon balls Dang him aff o
Page 117 - Tuesday, timouslie : The northern lords hae pitch'd their camps, Beyond the brig o' Dee. They ca'ed him Major Middleton, That man'd the brig o' Dee ; They ca'ed him Colonel Henderson, That gar'd the cannons flee. Bonny John Seton o' Pitmedden, A brave baron was he ; He made his tesment ere hegaed, And the wiser man was he.
Page 289 - ... that Thomas Menzeis of Pitfoddellis Gilbert Menzeis Mr. Thomas Menzeis Alexander Menzeis Robert Menzeis and William Menzeis sonis to the sayd Thomas Menzeis Dauid Menzeis and Gilbert Menzeis brether to the sayd Thomas Thomas Menzeis his brothers sone Patrik Menzeis Gilbert Menzeis and Gilbert Menzeis seruandis to the said Patrik / Maister George Johnstoun Alexander Waus younger lard of Mane Thomas Nicholsoun Dauid Mar bailyie Alexander Knowis Maister Andro Herwy Williame Herwy his brother James...
Page 297 - I've seen enough of thee And now am careless what thou say'st of me Thy smiles I court not nor thy frowns I fear My cares are past my head lies quiet here What faults you saw in me take care to shun And look at home enough there's to be done...
Page 123 - Huskies mother hes made a wow That she will take her wenter, And thunder throughe (the) brige of Dee Led by a Couenanter. The Couenanters that ye see Come marching alongest the grein, Wer not for feare of God they say, They vold plounder Aberdeine. I had a beard as vther men, But God reuard the pouder, He suers he's neuer cocke hes matche, Nor muskit one hes shoulder. While that the dogs of Aberdeene, Wich did cast vpe such trinches, Themselues with speed fill vpe the same To please our Couenanters....