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Aberdeen ancient Angus appears APPENDIX army Bailies belonging Broughty Broughty Castle Broughty Ferry building Burgesses Burgh of Dundee called castle century CHAPEL OF ST chaplenry charter church Constable of Dundee court Cowgate Culdees David dicti ditto Dudhope Duncan Dunde Earl Earl of Huntingdon east Edinburgh elegant English erected establishment extended favour feet fishings flax Forfar formed Friars furt granted harbour High Street honour inch inhabitants of Dundee James John Joseph Swan King of Scots lands liberty linen Lord magistrates manufacture ments minister monastery Monk Montrose Nethergate north side number of vessels occupied parish period Perth ports possessed present privileges Provost qstable Queen Reformation religious residence Robert royal burgh Sainct Scotland Scots Scottish Seagate seill Sheriffdom ships situated St Andrews stone successors Tay Street thereof town of Dundee trade wall Wallace water of Tay whole Wishart Wynd ye dait ye zeirly
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Page 82 - of our cathedrals. Attached to one side of the nave, commonly the southern, was, 2dly, The great cloister, which had two entrances to the church, at the eastern and western ends of the aisle of the nave, for the greater solemnity of processions. And over the western side of the cloister, was,
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Page 207 - of that ilk, Knight Baronet, our Treasurer-Depute, and of the other Lords of our Exchequer of our Kingdom of Scotland, our Commissioners, have ratified, approved, and by this our present Charter have confirmed, and by the tenor thereof do ratify, approve, and for ourselves and our