The Merchant Princes of "Bonnie St Johnstoun," in the 1300: A Restored Chapter in the History of the Fair City"Constitutional" Office, 1875 - 34 pages |
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The Merchant Princes of Bonnie St. Johnstoun, in the 1300 (1875) Robert Scott Fittis No preview available - 2009 |
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Abbot of Scone Aldie arms Aldie family Altar ancient Andrew Conqueror Barclay Berwick Bonus Homo burgess of Perth burgh of Perth Castle Chamberlain Charter coast Council and Session Countess day of March death Earl of Fife Earl of Gowrie Earl of Huntly east side England English epitaph Fair City father favour Gowrie House granted heirs honour house of John John Calpy John de Spens John Mercer King's kingdom lands Lord of Brechin Lord Ruthven Meiklour Mercer obtained Mercer's Isle merks Mille ducentenos Monastery old John Mercer Parliament Perthshire Provost Mercer Provost of Perth ransom reparation of Mercer's Robert Robert II safe conduct says Walsingham Scarborough Scarborough Castle Scone Scotland Scott Scottish Sellatorum shillings ships Sir Allan Wode Sir Andrew Mercer Sir Michael Mercer Spens of Bouthqhopill Spey Street St James St John's Church St Matthew's Day Strathord surname Thomas Mercer town Tullybardine vault William
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Page 13 - The merchants sighed, and said, " Alas ! " And thus they did their answer frame, " He is a proud Scott, that robbs on the seas, And Sir Andrewe Barton is his name.
Page 2 - This worthi man ful wel his witte bisette; Ther wiste no man that he was in dette, So estately was he of governaunce, With his bargayns, and with his chevysaunce For sothe he was a worthi man withalle, But soth to say, I not what men him calle.
Page 4 - Thames, at London, having been thirty-three years in building, was in the year 1209 finished by the worthy merchants of London, Serle Mercer, William Almaine, and Benedict Botewrite, principal masters of that work...
Page 3 - tis as anything on earth, The Mercers aye are older than old Perth." Another rhyme referring to them punningly records that: "Folk say the Mercers tried the town to cheat When for two Inches they did win six feet.
Page 24 - William and his heirs of us and our heirs in fee and heritage...
Page 6 - Convent thereof, on the one part, and John Mercer, burgess of Perth, Andrew his son, and the heirs of the said Andrew, on the other part,— to wit, that the said Abbot and Convent, by...
Page 33 - Rubbitli had filled up the apartments to nearly about 3 feet below the roof. There had been in one of them, a door to the north; and in the other, a door to the fouth. I have not heard exactly what the depth of the walls was, only in general, that it was not very great.
Page 33 - Perth, teen in breadth. The thickness of the walls, which were of large stones strongly cemented, was three feet and a half. Rubbish had filled up the apartments to nearly three feet below the roof. There had been in one of them a door to the north, and in the other a door to the south.
Page 33 - Eegan, second daughter of King Lear, governed the whole island of Britain, he built three temples — one to Mars, at Perth, in Scotland; another to Mercury, at Bangor; and a third to Apollo, in Cornwall.
Page 11 - ... your deputies- abovesaid, where my said clerk will be ready to answer and receive in like manner, according to the usages of March days, in reasonable manner, if God please. Right noble prince, that which it pleases you to command to be done in this matter deign to let me know by your letters with the bearer of these. May the Almighty God, by his most Holy grace, bo pleased to conduct your highness to everlasting life.