Curiosities of a Scots Charta Chest, 1600-1800; With the Travels and Memoranda of Sir Alexander Dick, Baronet, of Prestonfield, Midlothian, Written by Himself (Paperback)

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter II. The Duke of York in Edinburgh?Burning Effigies?Prestonfield burnt by the Mob?Parliament opened by the Duke?He goes to Newmarket?Wreck of H.M.S. Gloster?Petitions?The Countryman's Complaint and Advice to the King?Letters to Sir James Dick?The Duchess of Lauderdale?Good Hansome Pictures?Strange Reelings in the Kingdom?Destruction of Churches. [1680?1688] Chapter II. In spite of all disasters the Dick family do not seem to have lost courage, but must have set bravely to work to retrieve their fortunes, for we find Sir William's grandson, Sir James Dick, called to London in 1680 by King Charles II. to attend his brother the Duke of York to Edinburgh. Sir James was at that time Lord Provost of Edinburgh, to which office was attached that of a Privy Councillor,1 a dignity which had to be supported with great magnificence and expense, and we learn that the Lord Provost's coach being one of only five or six in the whole city, the Peers and Members of Parliament " marched on horseback in great form."2 The Duke of York's arrival in Edinburgh was the signal for much mobbing and rioting among the inhabitants, the disrespect being aimed at the Duke and his Catholic attendants. This, Sir James, as Chief Magistrate, had great difficulty in quelling, as will be seen from the following extracts from his " Copie book of Letters," which was kept by his Secretary, Mr George Watson. To Mr Patrick Ellis. 28th December 1680. "As for news?upon Saturday last being Yule day the Colledginers would burn the Effigees of the Pope. It was designed by the Boys to burn the same at the Cross, but fearing opposition, on a sudden by ten or twelve of their number, it was brought to Blackfriars wyndhead and there burnt quickly and so they stole away. This act was offensivelytaken se...

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter II. The Duke of York in Edinburgh?Burning Effigies?Prestonfield burnt by the Mob?Parliament opened by the Duke?He goes to Newmarket?Wreck of H.M.S. Gloster?Petitions?The Countryman's Complaint and Advice to the King?Letters to Sir James Dick?The Duchess of Lauderdale?Good Hansome Pictures?Strange Reelings in the Kingdom?Destruction of Churches. [1680?1688] Chapter II. In spite of all disasters the Dick family do not seem to have lost courage, but must have set bravely to work to retrieve their fortunes, for we find Sir William's grandson, Sir James Dick, called to London in 1680 by King Charles II. to attend his brother the Duke of York to Edinburgh. Sir James was at that time Lord Provost of Edinburgh, to which office was attached that of a Privy Councillor,1 a dignity which had to be supported with great magnificence and expense, and we learn that the Lord Provost's coach being one of only five or six in the whole city, the Peers and Members of Parliament " marched on horseback in great form."2 The Duke of York's arrival in Edinburgh was the signal for much mobbing and rioting among the inhabitants, the disrespect being aimed at the Duke and his Catholic attendants. This, Sir James, as Chief Magistrate, had great difficulty in quelling, as will be seen from the following extracts from his " Copie book of Letters," which was kept by his Secretary, Mr George Watson. To Mr Patrick Ellis. 28th December 1680. "As for news?upon Saturday last being Yule day the Colledginers would burn the Effigees of the Pope. It was designed by the Boys to burn the same at the Cross, but fearing opposition, on a sudden by ten or twelve of their number, it was brought to Blackfriars wyndhead and there burnt quickly and so they stole away. This act was offensivelytaken se...

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