The Crawfurd Peerage: With Other Original Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical Particulars Relating to the Illustrious Houses of Crawfurd and KilbirnieA. Jack, 1829 - 484 pages |
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acquainted Alexander ancestor appear Arthur Dawson Baron Beith Bell betwixt Bradley Broagh Buckton Byres Captain Castle-Dawson circumstance claimant consequence county of Londonderry court Crawfurd and Lindsay Crawfurd of Kilbirnie Crawfurd's claims daughter David David de Lindsay deponent descended died dignity documents Earl of Crawfurd Earl of Lindsay earldom of Crawfurd Edinburgh eldest estates evidence father favour foresaid friends Fullerton furd furd's further gentleman Glasgow Glenesk hands heir heirs-male honourable James Crawfurd house of Crawfurd Hugh Crawfurd Ireland James Bradley John Crawfurd John Lindsay Crawfurd Kilbirnie King knew Lady Mary Lindsay ladyship Leadside lease letter Lord Crawfurd Lord Lindsay Magherafelt Margaret Margaret Peden married Mary Lindsay Crawfurd mentioned Messrs Montgomery noble observed papers Patrick period perjury proof readers recollects respectable Robert Crawfurd Robert Glasgow Scotland shew Smith Stewart thing tion Todshill trial Viscount Garnock Viscount of Garnock William Fanning witness
Popular passages
Page 205 - And yet time hath his revolutions : there must be a period and an end to all temporal things— -Jinis rerum ; an end of names and dignities, and whatsoever is terrene, and why not of De Vere. For where is Bohun ? Where is Mowbray ? Where is Mortimer ? Nay, which is more and most of all ; where is Plantagenet ? They are entombed in the urns and sepulchres of mortality.
Page 87 - ... it shall be lawful for the said lessor at any time thereafter into and upon the said demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and the same to have again re-possess and enjoy as of his or their former estate anything hereinafter contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 205 - And yet Time hath his revolutions; there must be a period and an end to all temporal things —finis rerum — an end of names. and dignities, and whatsoever is terrene; —and why not of De Vere ?— for where is BOHUN? Where is MOWBRAY? Where is MORTIMER? Nay, which is more, and most of all, where is PLANTAGENET ? They are entombed in the urns and sepulchres of mortality! Yet let the name of De Vere stand so long as it pleaseth God.'* Could such a speech be made now ? We think not.
Page 205 - I have laboured to make a covenant with myself that affection may not press upon judgment; for I suppose there is no man that hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but his affection stands to the continuance of so noble a name and house, and would take hold of a twig or a twine-thread to uphold it.
Page 365 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts; I am no orator, as Brutus is : But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man...
Page 461 - THERE is no crime more infamous than the violation of truth. It is apparent that men can be social beings no longer than they believe each other. When speech is employed only as the vehicle of falsehood, every man must disunite himself from others, inhabit his own cave, and seek prey only for himself.
Page 8 - But Och ! mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted ; If self the wavering balance shake, It's rarely right adjusted ! Yet they wha fa...
Page 135 - To secure the honour of, and prevent the spreading of any scandal, upon Peers, or any great officer of the realm, by reports, there is an express law, called Scandalum...
Page 134 - England are free from all arrests for debts, as being the king's hereditary counsellors. Therefore a peer cannot be outlawed in any civil action, and no attachment lies against his person ; but execution may be taken upon his lands and goods. For the same reason, they are free from all attendance at courts leet or sheriff's turns; or, in case of a riot, from attending the posse comitatus.