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May 18th, 2013
Fixed seats
17 of October 1644.—Also ye said 21 of October 1644 Intimation was maid that no servants in all tyme coming should make ony tumult or sture in ye church upo ye Lords day at ye morning prayers qn they bring yr maistresses chyres (i.e., chairs) to ye Church under ye paine of censour. (Note.—The minutes [...] Read more...May 18th, 2013
The Covenanters
17 Octr. 1644.—Intimaon was made for clothes to ye soldiers in ye north. (Note.—The minutes show the determined efforts made by the Covenanters as a result of which they were soon to become victorious in the war and to defeat Montrose.) source-South Leith Records Read more...May 18th, 2013
Special collections for ransoming sailors
15 Agust 1644.—The Sessione hath condescendit that money should be borrowit for ye releise of Archbald Waker and Alexr Guidall and ye Sessione sail give band for ye same to releise them from among ye Turks in Argeir with yis provision that Andro Brysone merohand in Edr who releived them give his back band to [...] Read more...Regular posts
May 18th, 2013
Barbary pirates
The Barbary pirates, sometimes called Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers. This area was known in Europe as the Barbary Coast, a term derived from the name of its Berber inhabitants. Their predation extended throughout the Mediterranean, [...] Read more...May 18th, 2013
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose (25 October 1612 – 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1646, and again in 1650, he fought a civil [...] Read more...May 18th, 2013
Covenanter
The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. Presbyterian denominations tracing their history to the Covenanters and often incorporating the name continue the ideas and traditions in Scotland and internationally. They derive [...] Read more...May 18th, 2013
Kilsyth
5 of Sept. 1644.—The said day yr was no Sessione becaus yr was no Sermon for yr was to be a publick humiliatioune upo ye morne being fryday. (Note.—This humiliation was thought necessary after the great defeat which Montrose inflicted on the Covenanters at Kilsyth.) Source-South Leith Records Read more...May 10th, 2013
Is it right to question Israel’s right to Exist
For over two thousand years the Jewish community have suffered because of their race and identity and now they have a country, recognised by the UN and the international community. Furthermore there has never existed a country called Palestine, there is no Roman record of a country called Palestine,although the Emperor Hadrian after the second [...] Read more...May 7th, 2013
Theodosius I
Theodosius I (Latin: Flavius Theodosius Augustus;11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the [...] Read more...May 7th, 2013
