Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of Aberdeen, Issue 8Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1871 - Aberdeen (Scotland) |
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Page 1 - The Extracts from the Records of each Burgh will, as far as the Committee consider expedient, be issued separately, and without adhering to any prescribed order. As affording a key to much that is to be found in the Records of the Burghs, and as generally illustrative of municipal institutions in Scotland, the Committee...
Page 1 - Records of the Burgh of Aberdeen, while the Maitland Club has published notices from the Records of Dysart, and extracts from the Burgh Records of Glasgow, Prestwick, Edinburgh, and Canongate. Apart, however, from what has been done in regard to Aberdeen, it cannot be said that much more has been...
Page 5 - Scotland. James Gordon, Esq., Sheriff-Substitute of Banffshire. John Graham, Esq. , London. Sir Alexander Grant, Bart., Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Sir George Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch and Invereshie, Bart.
Page 23 - Sanctandrews, bume. and Glasgow, in the purches and obteining of the councel and clergies of this kingdome, thair approbatioun and allowance to his new reformed grammer, to be payit to him be Alex.
Page 20 - Counsall : thairfoir they have thocht meit and expedient that the said Mr David address himself with the said wark to Edinburgh, in all convenient diligence for procuring the saidis Lordis thair approbatioun thairto, and ordaines the soume of ane hundreth pundis money to be debursit to him be the tounes thesaurer for making of his expenssis in the said erand.
Page 5 - Sheriff-Clerk of Linlithgow. George Harrison, Esq., Edinburgh. Alexander Harris, Esq., Edinburgh. William H. Hill, Esq., Glasgow. Robert Hutchison, Esq. of Carlourie.
Page 1 - THE value of the early Records of the Burghs of Scotland, as throwing light upon national life and manners, explaining national institutions, and illustrating social progress, has been fully recognised, and can scarcely be exaggerated. Some of the Book Clubs, which have contributed so much to the elucidation of Scottish History, have already directed their attention to these Records. The Spalding Club has given the country a peculiarly interesting and valuable series of Extracts from the...
Page 3 - LIBRARIES. His Majesty's General Register House. The Royal Scottish Academy. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. The Faculty of Advocates. The Society of Antiquaries, Scotland. The Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Edinburgh Public Library.
Page 184 - ... ar content and consentis that thir presentis be insert and registrat in the...
Page 3 - The University of Aberdeen. The University Library, Cambridge. The University of Edinburgh. The University of Glasgow. The University of St. Andrews. The Baillies Institution, Glasgow.