Balmerino and Its Abbey: A Parochial History |
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Abbey Church Abbey lands Abbot of Balmerino Abbot Robert acquired acres afterwards aikers aikers of land Alexander ancient appears appointed Arbroath Arbroath Abbey Assembly Balfour Ballindean Balmerino Abbey Balmerino Parish Balmerinoch Barry Birkhill Bishop bolls Bottomcraig called Castle chalders charter Chartulary Cistercian Convent Crichton Culdees Cultra Cupar David death died Dundee Earl Edinburgh eldest favour feued Fife firlots Forgan Gauldry George Grange granted Hay of Naughton heir Henry heritors History John Lesley John Stark Kilmany King King's Kirk Kirk-Session Kirkton Laird of Naughton Lesley Lindores Lord Balmerino Manse Margaret Mary mentioned merks minister of Balmerino monastery Monks Morison Newgrange Parliament Peasehills period Peter Hay Pope portion possessed Presbytery present probably puld Queen Ramsay Records Reformation Scotland Scots Scottish Scrimgeour Session Sir James St Andrews Stark stipend Stirk Synod teinds teynd Thomas Douglas tion tithes Wedderburn William Wodrow ye barony
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Page 88 - O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land?' 'O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast, But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.
Page 87 - They hoysed their sails on Monenday morn, Wi' a' the speed they may ; They hae landed in Noroway, Upon a Wodensday. They hadna been a week, a week, In Noroway, but twae, When that the lords o' Noroway Began aloud to say, — 'Ye Scottishmen spend a' our King's goud, And a
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Page 221 - In gentle stream; then rose the song, the loud Acclaim of praise. The wheeling plover ceased Her plaint; The solitary place was glad, And on the distant cairns the watcher's ear Caught doubtfully at times the breeze-borne note.