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Middlesex county records
… (pp. 7275) Memoranda:"Captain John Gordon, in the Lord Orkney's Regiment, produced a sign manual, dated 9 November, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… SHAPINSHAY, an island and parish, in the county of Orkney, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from Kirkwall; containing 935 … view over fifteen surrounding parishes, with the North Orkney isles and the various friths. The soil along the shore … of the presbytery of the North Isles and synod of Orkney; patron, the Earl of Zetland. The minister's stipend, …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… than 3,000 men, who will have to land on the islands of Orkney. These islands are naturally strong, and may be made … in which they may enter, will then have the harbours of Orkney to the great injury of the enemy. As to the queen of …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… of Lennox, Lord Claude Hamilton, Earls Marischal, Huntly, Orkney, Morton, Arran, Crawford, Rothes, Montrose, Murray, …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… that in such case the ships would have to go round the Orkney isles and the isles of Scotland, and must therefore …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… 15 or 16 medium sized ships should be stationed in the Orkney Isles, where there are good harbours, to prevent the …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… say that the earl of Bothwell is known to be in one of the Orkney Isles with his brother who is called the earl of …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… he answered that she might do so, but not the duke of Orkney, as they call Bothwell, or any of those who are …