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TURNBULL’S DIARY
1703 On Thursday I was all night at redhouse again in my way
home, whether I safly arrived on fryday 26.
Novr. 28.—Lectured on Joshua 9th, and preacht on psa.
19, 13.
Deer. 5th.—Lectured on Joshua 10th, and preacht on ditto.
This weeke I beganne ministerial! visitation of the paroch.
This weeke we gott account of a most terrible Hurrican and
storm of wind in England, holland, flanders, severall parts of
france, and elswhere, which did very great dammage both by
sea and land, overthrowing houses, plucking up great trees by
the roots, and many people lost att sea, and some killed att
land :1 the lord sanctify that stroack to all smitten with it,
and pserve us from pulling down on our own heads greater
j udgmtts by our sins.
\9,th.—Preacht on psa. 19, 13.
That evening I went to redhouse to sie mris Glass my sister
in law, who was dangerously ill, and returned on moonday.
19^.—Mr. Lickly preacht for me on jer. 3, 22.
This weeke I beganne to examin the paroch.
This moonday fornoon I sett apart for prayer.
%6th.—Lectured oh Joshua 13 and 14 chap., and preacht on
psa. 4, 4.
Moonday Qlth.—I went to Whyttingham.
This weeke there fell down a very great rheume from my
head on my teeth, which tormented me most severly. also
my youngest son Will fell ill of the measals; they came
pretty well out, and the child very soon grew bettar, praise to
the lord.
1704 Janry. 2.—Mr. pow, minister at Caldstream, preacht for me
on John 10, 27.
Moonday, ?>d.—My gowt returned upon me very severly, and
1 This tempest is known in history as ‘ the Great Storm.’ It occurred on
the 26th of November, and made itself felt all over Europe, but especially swept
the British Islands. The first Eddystone lighthouse, built 1696-1700, was blown
down, and completely washed away, with Winstanley its architect. The royal
navy lost twelve ships and 1500 men; the damage done in London alone was
computed at one million pounds; and amongst the great loss of life which it
caused, Richard Kidder, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, along with his wife,
was killed by the fall of part of the episcopal palace at Wells.—Burton’s Queen
Anne, vol. i. p. 103 et seq.
TURNBULL’S DIARY
1703 On Thursday I was all night at redhouse again in my way
home, whether I safly arrived on fryday 26.
Novr. 28.—Lectured on Joshua 9th, and preacht on psa.
19, 13.
Deer. 5th.—Lectured on Joshua 10th, and preacht on ditto.
This weeke I beganne ministerial! visitation of the paroch.
This weeke we gott account of a most terrible Hurrican and
storm of wind in England, holland, flanders, severall parts of
france, and elswhere, which did very great dammage both by
sea and land, overthrowing houses, plucking up great trees by
the roots, and many people lost att sea, and some killed att
land :1 the lord sanctify that stroack to all smitten with it,
and pserve us from pulling down on our own heads greater
j udgmtts by our sins.
\9,th.—Preacht on psa. 19, 13.
That evening I went to redhouse to sie mris Glass my sister
in law, who was dangerously ill, and returned on moonday.
19^.—Mr. Lickly preacht for me on jer. 3, 22.
This weeke I beganne to examin the paroch.
This moonday fornoon I sett apart for prayer.
%6th.—Lectured oh Joshua 13 and 14 chap., and preacht on
psa. 4, 4.
Moonday Qlth.—I went to Whyttingham.
This weeke there fell down a very great rheume from my
head on my teeth, which tormented me most severly. also
my youngest son Will fell ill of the measals; they came
pretty well out, and the child very soon grew bettar, praise to
the lord.
1704 Janry. 2.—Mr. pow, minister at Caldstream, preacht for me
on John 10, 27.
Moonday, ?>d.—My gowt returned upon me very severly, and
1 This tempest is known in history as ‘ the Great Storm.’ It occurred on
the 26th of November, and made itself felt all over Europe, but especially swept
the British Islands. The first Eddystone lighthouse, built 1696-1700, was blown
down, and completely washed away, with Winstanley its architect. The royal
navy lost twelve ships and 1500 men; the damage done in London alone was
computed at one million pounds; and amongst the great loss of life which it
caused, Richard Kidder, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, along with his wife,
was killed by the fall of part of the episcopal palace at Wells.—Burton’s Queen
Anne, vol. i. p. 103 et seq.
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| Description | Contents:The library of James VI. In the hand of Peter Young, his tutor, 1573-1583 / G.F. Warner -- Documents illustrating Catholic policy in the reign of James VI., 1596-1598 / Thomas Graves Law -- Twenty-four letters of Sir Thomas Hope, ... 1627-1646 / Robert Paul -- Civil war papers, 1643-1650 / H.F. Morland Simpson -- Thirty-four letters written to James Sharp, ... 1660-1677 / John Dowden -- The diary of George Turnbull, minister of Alloa and Tyninghame, 1657-1704 / Robert Paul -- The Masterton papers, 1660-1719 / V.A. Noël Paton -- Accompt of expenses in Edinburgh by Alexander Rose of Kilravock, 1715 / A.H. Millar -- Papers about the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 / Henry Paton -- General index -- Index to the library of James VI. |
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