Proceedings, Volumes 45-46Frederick May, 1899 - Archaeology |
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Page 10 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Page 10 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.
Page 194 - ... votes of the members present, and in case of an equal division of votes the chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his vote as a member of the committee.
Page 98 - Biscay, fired into her, killed her captain's brother and a number of men, and, then boarding, when all resistance had ceased, sewed up the captain himself and the survivors of the crew in their own sails, and flung them overboard.
Page 197 - Library ; also if he borrow any book or manuscript within the Library, till it shall be returned by him. And in case of loss or damage, he shall replace the same or make it good ; or, if required by the Committee, shall furnish another copy of the entire work of which it may be part. 9. — No manuscript, nor any drawing, nor any part of the Society's collection of prints or rubbings shall be lent out of the Library without a special order of the Committee, and a bond given for its safe return at...
Page 101 - The English judgment of penance for standing mute (») was as follows : that the prisoner be remanded to the prison from whence he came ; and put into a low dark chamber ; and there be laid on his back, on the bare floor, naked, unless where decency forbids ; that there be placed upon his body as great a weight of iron as he could bear, and more : that he have no sustenance, save only, on the first day, three morsels of the worst bread ; and, on the second day, three draughts of standing water, that...
Page 200 - ... by the Member who shall have borrowed the same. 7. — No book borrowed out of the Library shall be retained for a longer period than one month, if the same be applied for in the meantime by any other Member ; nor in any case shall any book be retained for a longer period than three months. 8.- -Every Member who shall borrow any book out of the Library shall be responsible to the Society for its safety and good condition from the time of its leaving the Library ; also if he borrow any book or...
Page 29 - Aluerton, held of him and his heirs, to be held by him and his heirs for the service of the twenty-fourth part of one knight's fee, for all the service which belongs to Richard himself. And besides the same Richard gave to the same Ralph two marks in money.
Page 197 - Library. 12. — Extracts from the manuscripts or printed books are allowed to be made freely, but in case of a transcript being desired of a whole manuscript or printed book, the consent of the Committee must be previously obtained. 13. — Persons not being Members of the Society may be admitted for a period not exceeding one week, to consult printed books and manuscripts not of a private nature in the Society's Library, for any special purpose, on being introduced by a Member, either personally...
Page 157 - Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? 1 St.