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A collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe
… of Mearnes to Alexander Seaton of Newarke 0032 00 00 Orkney and Zetland 0025 00 00 Orkney and Zetland farmed to John Bailly for 8 months at 25 …
A collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe
… legal reduction) were recovered; such as the earldoms of Orkney, Huncingtore, Dumferling, Ilay, Bute, Sterling, … Scallaway-castle in Zetland 1 companies. Kirkwall in Orkney 2 companies. Sinclare-castle 1 companie, and horse. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The property of the isle was once disputed by the Earls of Orkney and Caithness, who, instead of having recourse to the … deciding it. Venomous animals, it appears, do not exist in Orkney, and quickly die when transported to the islands; on … town, burgh of barony, and parish, in the county of Orkney, 14 miles (W. by S.) from Kirkwall; containing 2785 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… STRONSAY and EDAY, two ancient parishes, in the county of Orkney, the one 14 miles (N. E. by E.) and the other 15 miles … from a very remote period, are named after two of the Orkney Islands, one of which is supposed to have derived its … greater number of the horses and cattle are of the small Orkney breed, but several of a superior kind have been …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… nominating John, archbishop of Glasgow, James, bishop of Orkney, William, bishop of Galloway, and ten other persons, …
The Cromwell Association Online Directory of Parliamentarian Army Officers
… In 1653-6 his company was garrisoning Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney, although the regiment was largely stationed in the …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… council as to town recovering money left by Bishop of Orkney for founding a college [ Ib. fol. 188], 564 June 9.A …
Calendar of Home Office Papers (George III)
… of England, Scotland, and the Islands of Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides, Ebridea, Man, Scilly, Wight, Alderney, …
Calendar of Home Office Papers (George III)
… Do. 200 Linlithgow and Bathgate Gillon, John Do. 150 Orkney and Zetland Mitchell, Sir Andrew, Bart. 200 Peebles … to as showing the forms used are those for Kirkcudbright, Orkney and Zetland, Aberdeen, and Fife and Kinross, and are …