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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The soil is appropriated to the pasturage of sheep. Alva ALVA, a parish, in the county of Stirling, 7 miles (N. E. by … forms of Alueth, and Alvath, or Alveth, to that of Alva, is of Gaelic origin, and is supposed to be derived from …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… of Aberuchil, Baronet, Colonel John Erskine, uncle to Alva, George Balfour of Balbirnie, Mr Patrick Haldane, …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… From the Presbytery of Stirling, Mr William Campbell at Alva. Mr James Mackie at St Ninian's Mr William Bennet at …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… Moir at Fyvie, ministers; George Ironside, in parish of Alva, ruling elder. From the Presbytery of Fordyce, Mr Walter …
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
… there. From the Presbytery of Stirling, Mr Andrew Brown at Alva, Mr John Harper at Bannockburn, Mr Ebenezer Johnstone at …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda
… years, upon the arrest and restraint made by the Duke of Alva, bent their trade to Hamburg and Emden, where they had …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda
… have practised with foreign princes, and the Duke of Alva has sent 2,000 soldiers to take shipping in Zealand. Our …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda
… Dec., as follows:"We hear from Antwerp that the Duke [ of Alva] is making great provision of shipping, and is taking up … whose ships are stayed there, and they report that Duke of Alva and his power are ready, and that some of his horsemen … of the letters from the Spanish ambassador to the Duke of Alva, and that they were delivered to Markenfeld, and who …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda
… otherwise than I was in duty bound. The Duke of Alva here directed letters in my favour to the Duke of Feria, …