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18 ACCOUNT OF
ed by many fucceediltg Princes, particular-
ly by David Bruce, James II. James IV.
Queen Mary, James VI. and Charles I.
So uncommon were fome of them, that by
an edl£l of David BrUce, the villages of
Coupar in Angus, Kettins, Kirrymuir, and
Alyfh, are prohibited from hoidinj^ mar-
kets, and all perfons difcharged, under the
highs ft penalties, from attending them, as
being ivithin the liberties of Dundee, Be fides
a confirmation of rights. Queen Mary's
charter conveys to the town all the polTef-
fions of the Dominican friars, Minorites,
Francifcans, and Grey-fiftersj St Clement's
church and its chaplainries, with all their
revenues and lands, among which were a
third part of the lands of Craigie; and ia
particular the place and yeards belonging to
the Grey cordelier friars, for this fpecial
reafon, that the former burying-ground in
St Clement's church -yard was in the tnyddis
of the town, and by burying in it, pej} and
other contagious ficknefs might be ingenerit,
and made to perfeveir. All thefe former
grants are recited and confirmed, with ad-
ditions, by the charter of James VI. dated
at Holyroodhoufe, Jan i6, 1601, and fi-
nally confirmed by Charles I. His charter
is called the great one, and bears that all
its articles were ratified in Parliaflaent, oii
September the 14th, 16/11 1
ed by many fucceediltg Princes, particular-
ly by David Bruce, James II. James IV.
Queen Mary, James VI. and Charles I.
So uncommon were fome of them, that by
an edl£l of David BrUce, the villages of
Coupar in Angus, Kettins, Kirrymuir, and
Alyfh, are prohibited from hoidinj^ mar-
kets, and all perfons difcharged, under the
highs ft penalties, from attending them, as
being ivithin the liberties of Dundee, Be fides
a confirmation of rights. Queen Mary's
charter conveys to the town all the polTef-
fions of the Dominican friars, Minorites,
Francifcans, and Grey-fiftersj St Clement's
church and its chaplainries, with all their
revenues and lands, among which were a
third part of the lands of Craigie; and ia
particular the place and yeards belonging to
the Grey cordelier friars, for this fpecial
reafon, that the former burying-ground in
St Clement's church -yard was in the tnyddis
of the town, and by burying in it, pej} and
other contagious ficknefs might be ingenerit,
and made to perfeveir. All thefe former
grants are recited and confirmed, with ad-
ditions, by the charter of James VI. dated
at Holyroodhoufe, Jan i6, 1601, and fi-
nally confirmed by Charles I. His charter
is called the great one, and bears that all
its articles were ratified in Parliaflaent, oii
September the 14th, 16/11 1
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| Description | Dundee directory for 1809, containing a short statistical account of the town ... . Printed by and for Colville & Son. |
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| Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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