Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie of Jerviswood, and of Lady Grisell Baillie
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APPENDIX. NO. IV. 131
To the same.
15 Jan. 86*
If you have not already answered
what follows, doe it now : . . . how his
(Polwart's) lady and children ar in
health, and what condition? if his
eldest son can get a tacke or lease of
any of his lands, without taking any
oathes ? also how my scollars and pa-
tients ar ? — whom I advise to be kept
merry and cheerful by any meanes,
especially the eldest lad, who must use
his hunting heartily ; the two eldest
lasses, my sweet guardians ; and Ri-
chard, who ought not with right to
passe a week- day without danceing, and
the rest as they come to age : for lost
estates can be recovered again, but
health once lost by a habit of melan-
choly can never be recovered
So I shall put you in mind of
To the same.
15 Jan. 86*
If you have not already answered
what follows, doe it now : . . . how his
(Polwart's) lady and children ar in
health, and what condition? if his
eldest son can get a tacke or lease of
any of his lands, without taking any
oathes ? also how my scollars and pa-
tients ar ? — whom I advise to be kept
merry and cheerful by any meanes,
especially the eldest lad, who must use
his hunting heartily ; the two eldest
lasses, my sweet guardians ; and Ri-
chard, who ought not with right to
passe a week- day without danceing, and
the rest as they come to age : for lost
estates can be recovered again, but
health once lost by a habit of melan-
choly can never be recovered
So I shall put you in mind of
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| Histories of Scottish families > Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie of Jerviswood, and of Lady Grisell Baillie > (149) Page 131 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95565365 |
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| Description | By their daughter, Lady Murray of Stanhope. Edinburgh : [Printed by John Pillans], 1822. |
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| Shelfmark | R.231.f |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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