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Calendar of Treasury Books
… 600 0 0 Col. Villiers's children, by the hands of Lady Orkney; same time 200 0 0 Anne Villiers, widow of Col. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… can be imagined, embracing the whole Pentland Frith, the Orkney islands, the German Sea, the Moray Frith, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… lands, granted by James III. to William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, on his resignation of that title, and has ever since …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… an isle, in the parish of Rousay and Eaglesay, county of Orkney; containing 190 inhabitants. It lies on the east side … his remains were interred. Eday EDAY, in the county of Orkney.See Stronsay and Eday. Edderton EDDERTON, a parish, in …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… in 1557, being vice admiral, and landing on one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, called Kirkway, was there killed …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan
… of Friezland on their way. Great storms. In sight of the Orkney Isles on 25th September; arrival at Harwich in safety …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Castle, the ancient seat of the St. Clairs, earls of Orkney, with the beautiful ruins of the ancient chapel, one … is a tablet to the memory of Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney. The Palace of Holyrood House, originally built by … a bequest of 8000 merks from Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney, for the purpose of founding a college in the city, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… ELGAR, an isle, in the parish of Shapinsay, county of Orkney. This place, also called Eller-Holm, lies a little to … general of the army of Sigurd, the Norwegian Earl of Orkney, who, about the year 930, made himself master of … an island, in the parish of Rousay and Egilshay, county of Orkney; containing 26 inhabitants. It is a low and very small …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… captain and justice of waters between Firth of Forth and Orkney to ensure restoration to abbot of Reading of island of …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… moor. Earl Marschall, Lord Forbes and all the North, both Orkney and the Isles, are marching forward, and all will …