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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… John Halkford. [ Latin. On parchment. S.P. Dom., Case. G, No. 7.] July 10. Hampton Court. Warrant to the Lord … that he was not actually present at the fight on the Pentland Hills in 1666, and that having retired timeously …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… dead, recommending Cornet Stringer for the place. Sir G. Shakerley has enclosed this to Sir L. Jenkins unsealed, … in folio, at the end of which was printed the name of J. Johnson. I only heard it read on the walks by a gentleman, … of the assize herring of the west seas of Scotland from Pentland Firth to the Mull of Galloway and where the sea …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… of proceedings at the Council. Sir Philip Monckton, Sir J. Newton, Sir W. Yorke, Brockelsby called in. The Lord … of Craven. Minutes. [ Ibid.] June 9. Commission to Walter Pentland to be ensign to Capt. Motlow in the same regiment. [ … No. 91.] June 19. Whitehall. Sir J. Williamson to Sir G. Downing. Sir W. Temple having at last obtained a final …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… in Dublin that Macgrath, who deposed he cut down Sir E. B. G[odfrey], was in Dublin when the murder was committed, a … he and Mr. Cunningham, now of Connor, appeared in arms at Pentland Hills against the King's forces, he utterly denies …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… of Mrs. Fitzharris, Zeale, Bolron and others, Sir G. Jeffreys those of Haines of 6 March last and others, Sir … Car II. 418, No. 128.] 1682. March 1. Commission to John Pentland to be adjutant to the first regiment of Foot Guards. … English built ship. 13 March. [ Ibid. No. 78 i.] March 14. J. Combe to Mr. Lewis. As to supplying Mistress Gwyn of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… next May. [2 pages. Ibid. No. 154 i.] March 4. Cork. Col. J. Cotter to Lemuel Kingdon. I'll not trouble you with a long … proposition to the Hastlyns, who are sworn friends to Sir J. D. and promised to choose him one of the burgesses ( … of the assize herrings of the west seas of Scotland from Pentland Firth to the Mull of Galloway and where the sea …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… 47.] Nov. 1. Portsmouth. Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Sir J. Narbrough continues at Spithead for a good wind to carry … of Lyne. George Gibson, second son of Sir John Gibson, of Pentland, his heirs and assigns. Lands of Easter Fernie, … Coventry and George Legge, and of 1,000 l. to the said Sir G. Carteret, and that divers recognizances and bonds for …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… S.P. Dom., Car. II. 337, No. 3.] Sept. 1. Whitehall. J. Richards to Williamson. By his Lordship's direction … of his father, SirJohn Gibson). Lands and barony of Pentland with the patronage of the kirk of Pentland, lands of … me to receive some money due on the balance of Sir G. Carteret's account to be employed on such public uses as I …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… on the south-eastern boundary the northern range of the Pentland hills, rising 1600 feet above the sea, and from the … beans, peas, &c. Few sheep are kept, except on the Pentland hills, and on Craig-Lockhart, consisting chiefly of … or place of retreat in times of danger. Sir John Mc Neill, G. C. B., late envoy extraordinary and minister …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… on its site. The parish is skirted on the south by the Pentland hills, and is about six miles in mean length, though …