History of Leith, Edinburgh

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 show that fixed seats in the church were becoming more numerous at this time. Besides these, servants brought in stools or creepies for ladies to sit on, and unseemly squabbles were frequent as they maneuvered to get favorite positions. These were not necessarily the places from which the minister could best be seen and heard, for ladies exchanged courtesies and gossiped with their neighbours in the church even in the saintly days of the persecution.)

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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.)

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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
reduce ye money in caise they com not to
Christian shore as also if he bear ye risk
of ye sea.
(Note.—It was not uncommon to take special
collections for ransoming sailors captured by pirates,
but in the case of these two men the Session were
willing to borrow money for their ransom on this
prudent condition, however, that the lender took the
risks of the sea. In days when Scottish ships sailed
from Leith to Portugal and the Levant with their
cargoes of wool and dried salmon and herring, they were
often pounced upon by pirates, who sold their crews
into slavery in Algiers and Barbary. Some were
ransomed and some escaped bearing on their bodies
the marks of brutal usage. For such the church
readily extended her charity in donations which
revealed their poverty oftener than their generosity.)

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Mr. M Jonah, NV
May 06, 19:24
# 8
In a free society anyone can question Israel’s right to exist as a nation-state. It is the answer that is important. The only valid answer in a world governed by law is a legal answer. The legal answer is based on history, law, ethics, and morality. To that the answer is that Israel has a historic, legal, ethical, and moral right to be acknowledged as a nation sate and the biblical historic home of the people of Jewish faith. For those who believe that there was a Palestinian Kingdom, republic, caliphate, or state kindly google it and see if there is, prior to 1967, any history of a Palestinian government, kingdom, or state. States have history, government, currency, postage stamps, laws, etc. Show me and I will become a believer. Until then……..I stand with Israel

I also stand with Israel

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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 Jewish revolt insulted the Jewish people by calling the area Palestine after the Philistines. The Byzantiums never heard of the Palestines nor the ottoman Turks

In fact the Palestinians only appear after 1967 and are a made up people and a complete myth,for more click here

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