| 单词 | burgh |
| 例句 | As someone who — from his earliest memories — felt like an outsider in every tiny burgh that dotted his landscape, this brand of rootlessness was all I’d ever known. Sitting in front of David Berman's old apartment in the middle of the night 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z These characters, along with almost everyone else Jules meets in this damp burgh, tell their own versions of the truth, tainted by mold and malice. Does Paula Hawkins’s new novel ‘Into the Water’ live up to the hype? 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z This blue-collar burgh is famous for a once-massive landfill that pummeled area beaches, in the 1980s, with hypodermic needles. Review | You’re invited to dinner with Roz Chast and Patricia Marx, but you’ll have to go to Staten Island 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z He added: "As Stirling prepares to celebrate its 900th anniversary as a royal burgh in 2024, this is another fascinating chapter in the area's story that attracts visitors from across the world." Excavating the birthplace of Scotland's tartan industry 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z He said Armstrong definitely had a special aura about him as he accepted his honour as freeman of the burgh. The day Neil Armstrong landed in a small Scottish town 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Leith Theatre has had an extraordinary history since it was first gifted to the people of the burgh of Leith, as they officially became part of the city of Edinburgh. Jekyll and Hyde production has a split personality 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Postal Service became the most visible federal agency to carry out the new rules — like dropping the final “h” in names that ended in “burgh,” and changing “borough” to “boro.” How the Postal Service helped shape a California town named Peanut 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Tuesday is the end of the line for the beloved Canadian comedy, a fish-out-of-water tale about a formerly wealthy family stuck in the titular out-of-the-way burgh. The five TV shows we can't get enough of this week 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z "Some of the remains date back to when Edinburgh became a royal burgh at the start of the 12th century, when St. Giles' was first constructed." Scottish 16th-century woman scarred by leprosy seen in amazing digital reconstruction 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z After three losses by a combined 13 points, they were routed by Pitts- burgh 41-17 last week. What to know about every NFC team heading into Week 6 - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The following evening, hundreds of people on horses “rode the marches” – a form of horseback pub crawl to commemorate the town’s burgh status – but all wearing the countryside riding kit you would see in Wiltshire. England must start to listen to its neighbours on these troubled isles | Martin Kettle 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Those two burghs in the Great Smoky Mountains are popular tourist destinations for folks in Northeast Alabama. Alabama editorial roundup 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The provost of Ayr noted that the population of Ayrshire and the population of Newfoundland were about the same and gifts were exchanged including a lavish, silver cigar casket with the burgh arms. How Newfoundland soldiers forged lasting link with Scotland - BBC News 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Not the flashest name for a burgh, my opinion, but a terrific town should you ever require a great big hunk of steel. NFL: our man in Australia on 49ers v Steelers – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z They added: "Capping will enable us to plan for change, work creatively across associated schools supporting the key aim of Dumfries Learning Town to ensure equality irrespective of where you live in the burgh." School rolls in 'Learning Town' Dumfries may be capped - BBC News 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Up until 1975, the structure was even more complex and disparate - a mixture of county councils, town and burgh councils and the city corporations. More councils needed, claims report 2014-04-24T01:42:42Z The uncertainty and dangers of living in a tribal territory ungovernable by Edinburgh or London, close to a shifting Anglo-Scots border and marauding armies, only worsened the threat to the isolated Border burghs. 10 things about the Common Ridings 2013-06-13T23:09:22Z The fishery forms part of the Common Good of the old royal burgh area. 'Royal gift' firm under threat 2013-01-12T00:17:41Z Not the flashest name for a burgh, my opinion, but a terrific town should you ever require a great big hunk of steel. NFL: our man in Australia on 49ers v Steelers – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z It added: "They are determined that this shall not be handed away, and the independence of our burgh will be fought for to the end." How Glasgow became 'Second City' 2012-08-07T15:58:27Z Scotland's towns and cities are increasingly being subject to experiments in private management of public spaces, many of which are legally common-good land to be managed for the benefits of the residents of the burgh. Scottish people have been losing 'common good' land since 1491 2012-06-12T13:45:09Z The public buildings include the burgh hall, municipal buildings, Hermitage schools and two hospitals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The mussel scalps belonged to the Crown up until 1612, when ownership and the right to fish for them was bequeathed to the royal burgh in perpetuity by James VI of Scotland. 'Royal gift' firm under threat 2013-01-12T00:17:41Z All that time the fame of Alexandria had gathered to her Museum the young generations that succeeded each other in the patrician homes and wealthy burghs of Syria, Greece, and Italy. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But the working class of Govan, the 7th largest burgh in Scotland were bought by promises of cheaper power. How Glasgow became 'Second City' 2012-08-07T15:58:27Z In 1066 and later it was a royal garrison and burgh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Meanwhile a worthy citizen of the little burgh had gone roaming in search of his stray cow. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Some day he meant to stand for the burgh and her brothers were well-to-do grocers in the town. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z This place was a royal burgh, with a palace; and the word civitas was not then confined to towns which were Bishop's sees. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z In England, 56 burghs were wholly disfranchised, 31 others partially, whilst 41 new towns were enfranchised, part receiving two members, others one. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In 1818, soon after his marriage with Miss Burnley, the daughter of an East India director, he was returned to parliament as member for the Border burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Farewell the burgh where I was born and lived honestly, and was put in prison. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Before the union of the shires of Ross and Cromarty, it was the county town of Cromartyshire, and is one of the Wick district group of parliamentary burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z This procedure at first took place in the head burgh of the shire, where the jury probably knew enough to make a fair valuation of the land. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z An East India Prince, the Nabob of Arcot, once owned burghs entitled to twenty members of Parliament; and through his English agent, who held the parchment titles, he sent that number to the Commons. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z GLASGOW, a city, county of a city, royal burgh and port of Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated on both banks of the Clyde, 401� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The contrast between Calcutta, the gorgeous city of palaces, and Montrose, the dour, wintry burgh among the sandhills by the northern sea, must have chilled the heart of the passionate child. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z To the east of the burgh is Cromarty House, occupying the site of the old castle of the earls of Ross. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The latter rights were afterwards surrendered and it was made the chief burgh of the regality and dukedom of Hamilton in 1668, the third marquess having been created duke in 1643. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In process of time, as trade fluctuated, drying up old channels and opening new, many of the ancient cities and burghs fell into decay. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z About 1178 William the Lion made the town by charter a burgh of barony, and gave it a market with freedom and customs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z It is still retained as the symbol of authority borne before the magistrates on public occasions in some of the burghs of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z GREENOCK, a municipal and police burgh and seaport of Renfrewshire, Scotland, on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde, 23 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Hamilton originated in the 15th century under the protecting influence of the lords of Hamilton, and became a burgh of barony in 1456 and a royal burgh in 1548. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The greatest change was in the cities and burghs. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Plague and famine devastated the town in 1649, and in 1652 a conflagration laid a third of the burgh in ashes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The burgh is the retail centre for a large district, and its grain markets, once the largest in Scotland, are still of considerable importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z It is a parliamentary burgh, represented by one member. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It occupies most of the site of the original burgh of Netherton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The ancient rights of voters, in burghs not disfranchised, were partially preserved, but provision was made for their gradual extinction. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In 1893 the municipal burgh was constituted a county of a city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Haddington was created a royal burgh by David I. It also received charters from Robert Bruce, Robert II. and James VI. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z In 1635 it was erected by Charles I. into a burgh of barony under a charter granted to John Shaw, the government being administered by a baron-bailie, or magistrate, appointed by the superior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Sir Alexander obtained for it in 1613 a charter as a burgh of royalty, and also in 1592 a charter for the founding of a university. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Burgage, bur′gāj, n. a tenure in socage for a yearly rent: a tenure in Scotland in royal burghs under nominal service of watching. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z A long, low irregular building, it still towered above the other dwellings of the burgh. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z At this time Philorth was the baronial burgh, and boasted of a commodious harbor; but after the improvements referred to he changed the name to Fraserburgh. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z ‘Bare’ here means shrine, literally, but Godric is thinking also of the name of the ‘burgh’, the city of Bari to which the relics of the saint had been lately brought. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The Provost, in which Provost Pawkie tells his own story, portrays inimitably the jobbery, bickerings and self-seeking of municipal dignitaries in a quaint Scottish burgh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Until that royal burgh is ours, I shall not appear in the presence of the queen and our young king. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z When the hawk flew into the burgh, it came down at the wall. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z He met with great encouragement; the public was very much delighted; the most knowing inhabitants of the burgh maintained, that the prince's theatre itself was not so well conducted as theirs. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z In 1715 Rob Roy garrisoned the palace and failed not to levy dues on the burgh and neighbourhood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He's the only office-holder in this burgh that hasn't got the decency to know that what I say goes! The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z The royal burgh of Kuhschnappel itself had more to do with it than anything else. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z “Is the king himself in the burgh?” questioned the maiden, faint with joy. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The burgh belongs to the Inverness district group of parliamentary burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The principal structures include the burgh and county buildings, town hall, the Dollar free library and Camelon fever hospital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He also interested himself in the sanitary improvement of the burgh, and entertained the members of the Sanitary Congress, which met at Rothesay in 1898, at a garden party at Mountstuart. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The bygone winter lay behind him like the dark, frozen South Pole; the royal burgh of Kuhschnappel like some deep, dreary school-dungeon with dripping walls. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Dy�sart, a royal and municipal burgh of Scotland, in Fife, on the Firth of Forth. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The town, which was created a royal burgh by David I., was burnt down about the middle of the 13th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He was educated at the Elgin Academy, the present representative of the old Grammar School of the burgh, and an establishment of much local repute. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Bute himself drafted the jubilee address from the corporation to her Majesty, and had it engrossed in facsimile after the original charter to the burgh of the year 1400 A.D., preserved in the British Museum. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z And that its members may, in their generation, be as wood-economising as their country and royal burgh's father has been in his. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It is an old place, and is a member of the Kirkcaldy district of parliamentary burghs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z In later times the principal historical events, whether of peace or war, were more immediately connected with burghs than with the county as a whole. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He attended the elementary burgh schools for English reading, writing, and arithmetic, and passed on to Latin in the grammar school. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Out of the seventy royal burghs in Scotland no fewer than eighteen are situated in the shire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Wherefore he made shift to live for ten years in foreign parts, and for half a year in the imperial burgh, without asking his guardian for a single halfpenny of the interest of his capital. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Dundee was made a royal burgh by William the Lion about 1200, was twice in the possession of the English under Edward I, and was as often retaken by Wallace and Bruce. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z He is a capital man to begin with, and I think will be favourable to you: besides, Dreepdaily is an old Whig burgh. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z To-day it is a coffin-like city with perhaps a couple of thousand pallid, shaking mortals, striving against the marsh-fever, among the ruined houses, and within the mouldering walls of an ancient Gothic burgh. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z It is a place of very considerable antiquity, was created a royal burgh by Alexander I., and received its charter from Alexander II. in 1234. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Y'know, Mac, the people in this burgh have not quite realised the situation. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Dunferm�line, a royal and police burgh of Scotland, county of Fife, 3 miles N. of the Firth of Forth, and 13 miles north-west of Edinburgh. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z “You are probably aware, sir, that I am a candidate for the representation of these burghs?” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z The county forms a single parliamentary constituency, exclusive of Edinburgh city and Leith burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The burgh has suffered periodically from fire, notably in 1452, when half of it was burnt by the earl of Huntly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The movies have taken up quite a large part of our lives in this burgh. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Ding�wall, a royal and parliamentary burgh and seaport of Scotland, county town of Ross and Cromarty, situated at the head of Cromarty Firth. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The third burgh, Drouthielaw, is a nest of Radicalism; but I think it may be won over, if we open the public-houses.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z The seaport of Leith, though a distinct burgh, governed by its own magistrates, and electing its own representative to parliament, has also on its southern side become practically united to its great neighbour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z There was thus a sacerdotal burgh in process of formation on the summit of the hill beside the Cathedral, while a secular burgh was gradually developing on the bank of the river. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z From this time to nearly the close of the 16th century the burgh was exposed to frequent raids, both from freebooters on the English side and from partisans of the turbulent chiefs—Douglases, Maxwells, Johnstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z This town, erected into a royal burgh in 1227, unites with Wick and other places in returning a member to Parliament. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z I have got no interest, and if I had any, there are no nomination burghs in Scotland.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z The Royal high school, the burgh school par excellence, dates from the 16th century, but the beautiful Grecian buildings on the southern face of Calton Hill, opened in 1829, are its third habitation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z From this list it will be seen how great must have been the influence of this Levite village upon the development of the burgh. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z The fortress was an important bulwark against English invasion, and the town—which was created a royal burgh by David II.—grew up under its protection. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It is one of the Wick district of parliamentary burghs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Hark ye, Dunshunner, more than half of the Scottish burghs are at this moment held by nominees!” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z The Scottish Education Act of 1872 distinguished certain burgh and parish schools as “higher class public” or secondary schools. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Each burgh has taken its origin either from a feudal castle or from a cathedral or abbey. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Shortly afterwards it was erected into a royal burgh by William the Lion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, his renowned philosophical construct for basketball and life, was rooted in the proverbial rural gymnasium that in most Indiana burghs would rank second only to church. An Appreciation: As a Coach, Wooden Preached Unadorned Fundamentals 2010-06-05T16:40:00Z The royal burgh of North Berwick is in the ideal golf location. My Town: Catriona Matthew 2010-04-20T00:00:00Z Scarcely a tea-drinking or dancing party was got up among the �lite of the burgh, but I was sure of an invitation. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 These two forms of origin may be traced in all the important Scottish burghs. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Science, art and technical classes are subsidized out of the whole of the county “residue” and, if necessary, out of part of the burgh “residue” also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z They informed him of the great antiquity of the burgh—that it was a place of note in the ninth century. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 I had occasion, about three years ago, to visit the ancient burgh of Fortrose. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 He had consulted old manuscripts and registers, monastic chronicles, burgh records, and Acts 71 of Parliament, as well as works of antiquity, travel, and history. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine The Round Tower and the Cathedral of Brechin were the starting points of that burgh; and Paisley dates its history from the foundation of its Abbey. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Ardglass was a royal burgh and sent a representative to the Irish parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Banff is one of the Elgin burghs, which together return a member to Parliament. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Assembly, General, the supreme ecclesiastical court of the Established Church of Scotland, consisting of delegates from every presbytery, university, and royal burgh in Scotland. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The method adopted was that still employed—segregation; about the twelfth century scarcely a town or burgh in France and Britain was without its leper-hospital. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine The Crosses of the Metropolis seem to have been taken as models by other Scottish burghs. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Aberdeen is one of the oldest towns in Scotland, and was constituted a royal burgh by William the Lion in 1179. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide William the Lion built a castle there in 1197 and constituted it a royal burgh in 1202; and the Parliament which confirmed Robert Bruce's title to the crown sat in Ayr. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis An�nan, a royal and police burgh in Scotland, on the Annan, a little above its entrance into the Solway Firth, one of the Dumfries district of burghs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli On the 19th we were at Brixen, a pleasant burgh, prettily situated. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster James VI. gave a grant for founding a hospital in the burgh, which yet supplies the council with funds for charity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The trade history of the free burghs is very important. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Pinkerton is of opinion that the magistrates of royal burghs might upon this, and perhaps other occasions, have attended at the bar of parliament with their offers of money. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Have I really the honour of addressing—;" "Walter Binkie, the Provost of this burgh. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 From a neighbouring mountain one notices two small burghs; the one is called Cent, the other Nonagent. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Through the interest of the Campbells, who are still the overlords and from whom it takes its name, it became a royal burgh in 1700. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" An act of 1633, erroneously called a Ratification of the privileges of burghs, extended these privileges of buying and selling to retail as well as wholesale trade, but restricted their enjoyment to royal burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The burgesses, the tenants, the resiants of the king's burghs and manors in ancient demesne, owed neither suit nor service to the hundred leet. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 "You are probably aware, sir, that I am a candidate for the representation of these burghs?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Bailies, in Scotland, are magistrates of burghs, possessed of certain jurisdictions, having the same power within their territory as sheriffs in the county.... An Essay on the Trial by Jury The young girls salted herrings, and cried haddocks in small baskets through the village and the adjoining burghs, and Sarah contrived still to keep up a cart for country service. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Scotland burghs or burrows are divided into royal burghs, burghs of regality and burghs of barony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The legislative and remedial assembly of the burgh or manor was constituted by the meeting of the heads of its component parts. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Confound the fellow!" said Bob M'Corkindale to me, the morning after Sholto's address had been placarded through the burghs, "who would have thought of an attack of this kind from such a quarter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 The town belongs to the Wick district group of parliamentary burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Nothing, however, caused so much excitement in the burgh as the various modes of conveyance that were planned and built by the gold-seekers. Seeds of Pine It was, therefore, impossible to subfeu the burgh lands,—a distinction still traceable in modern conveyancing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It was equally unnecessary to make a return of the leets which they knew to be inherent in every burgh. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 He is a capital man to begin with, and I think will be favourable to you: besides, Dreepdaily is in old Whig burgh. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Some shipping is carried on at the harbour at the mouth of the Peffery, about a mile below the burgh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" “Jeddart justice” was not confined to the small burgh on the Scottish Border. Border Raids and Reivers The act mentions that the royal burghs as an estate of the kingdom contributed one-sixth part of all public impositions, and were obliged to build and maintain prison-houses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The twelve lagemen in the two latter burghs were probably hereditary aldermen. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Hence the terms “burgh,” “borough” in English, baurgs in Gothic, the earliest Germanic designations for a town; “burgher,” “burgess” for its inhabitants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The literary associations of the burgh are more than local. In the Border Country By far the larger part of the criminals dealt with at the King’s ‘justice aires’ were men of good position, barons and landowners, burgesses or provosts of burghs. Border Raids and Reivers The commissioners of burghs received from the exchequer their costages or expenses of attending parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" "The king's writs for homage," says a great authority, "in the Saxon times, were addressed to the bishop, the portreeve or portreeves, to the burgh thanes, and sometimes to the whole people." Old and New London Volume I Where, but at the cross of Inverary, the head burgh of the Campbells? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) The former—it is, by the way, the only royal burgh in the shire—boasts a considerable antiquity. In the Border Country Hawick, a burgh of ancient renown, was the centre of these crimes. Border Raids and Reivers Powers to hold markets and to levy customs were likewise given to these burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Her claim to take her place in the intellectual circle of the burgh was soon recognised. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. A great change it must have been to come from the quiet and seclusion of Ellisland to settle down in the midst of the busy life of an important burgh. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series We had discussed fifty different topics, and were prepared to enter on fifty more, when we reached the ancient burgh of Ayr, where our roads separated. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative He had come there some five years ago with a particularly good outfit to practice medicine in that quaint and alluring old burgh, full of antique hand-made furniture and traditions. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales The Scottish burghs emerged slowly into political importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" He had no other income than the few shillings he received weekly for lighting, extinguishing and cleaning the burgh lamps, and from this he paid his college fees and kept himself fairly respectable. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Nay, what, save perhaps in the northern burghs, would be her share in such a scheme over Scotland generally? Leading Articles on Various Subjects The churches became suzerain or vassal; the burghs had their lords and their feuars; the monasteries and abbeys had their feudal retainers, as well as the temporal barons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 The entire population of the burgh seemed assembled. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI The Edinburgh Scotsman reports a somewhat remarkable discovery made in the pretty little burgh of Fortrose, in Scotland. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "No one should have a woman within the burgh, or be absent from it for three nights." Memorials of Old London Volume I In the parliamentary burgh of Cromarty an almost similar experiment was made. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The call for the election asked for an expression from "the taxable inhabitants," and women tax-payers in the 'burgh claim under the law their rights must be recognized. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Rackrent speedily promulgated in the burgh the purport of his mission, and ostentatiously performed his task of shutting up the chapel—putting the key in his pocket. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Mr. Thomas Hog was born in the beginning of the year 1628, in the burgh of Tain, in the county of Ross. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies The railway embankment referred to is part of the Cathcart Railway, which will assist very considerably in opening up rapid communication between Glasgow and the whole of the suburban burghs lying south. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches Of all the voters of the burgh, only five stood aloof; all the others made common cause with the Town Council in attaching their names to their document. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Canterbury is the burgh, borough, or fortified place of the men of Kent. The History of London Almost every newly elected burgess had to treat the Magistrates and Town Council to cake and wine, and sometimes to something more substantial, and also to give certain fees to the burgh officers. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad Austria's position, as ruler in so many burghs that, from their situation and the nationality of their inhabitants, were essentially Swiss, also acted as a never-ending source of trouble. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 You must know, my brave Scotch readers, and those hailing from South of the Tweed, that the Provost of a Scotch burgh or town occupies the exact position of the English Mayor. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches The available votes of the burgh were opposed to those of their pseudo-representatives in the proportion of nearly six to one. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Stray discoveries are now and then made in the charter-rooms of royal burghs, as sometime ago there was found in the Town-house of Aberdeen a charter and several confirmations by King Robert Bruce. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Bailies, by virtue of their office, are invested with certain judicial and administrative powers within the burgh for which they are appointed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Nothing is known of the history of Ayr till the close of the 12th century, when it was made a royal residence, and soon afterwards a royal burgh, by William the Lion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" When the 3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers started the dribbling game on the old drill ground at Govanhill, or rather when that small burgh was "No Man's Land," M'Kinnon was one of its most active players. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches Sutherland itself is even more thoroughly a close county now, than it was ere the Reform Bill had swamped the paper votes, and swept away the close burghs. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Well, I think I’ll rest my weary body in this ’burgh’ for a few weeks to come. That Girl Montana BANFF, a royal, municipal and police burgh, seaport and capital of Banffshire, Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" AYR, a royal, municipal and police burgh and seaport, and county town of Ayrshire, Scotland, at the mouth of the river Ayr, 41� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" And before the Reform Bill was passed, Anstruther-Easter joined with the other four burghs of the district in sending a member to Parliament. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 The nation, as a whole, gained eight members, since its total representation was raised from forty-five to fifty-three seats, thirty for counties and twenty-three for cities and burghs. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) He gave to each shire and burgh long thought and minute commands. Privy Seal His Last Venture The county returns one member to parliament; the royal burghs, Banff and Cullen, belonging to the Elgin group of parliamentary burghs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Mr. Gladstone was invited to contest the burgh of Newark in the Conservative interest, and he had the support of the great Newcastle family. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Tradition asserts that the Castle of Auchterarder was one of the seats of the Scottish Kings and the residence of King Malcolm Canmore, who granted the Common Muir to the neighbouring burgh. Chronicles of Strathearn Both the county and burgh electorates were entirely transformed. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) This meaning has been retained by all northern nations who have borrowed the word; and we, with the rest, name our towns, once fortified, burghs or boroughs. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They sit as police-court magistrates, being assisted usually by a paid legal adviser, called an "assessor," and, in the larger burghs, act as a licensing court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" At the beginning of a new day, to look down on the petty burgh in which he was the greatest man filled all his being with a consciousness of importance. The House with the Green Shutters No burgh register existed, and the instruments were somewhat anomalously recorded in the Particular Register of Sasines. Chronicles of Strathearn The solitary constable of the burgh was not present to preserve order, or, if he was, his apparition was totally unrequired. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 I remained there over night, and am almost certain there wasn't a housekeeper in that burgh who didn't get a bottle of my polish the next day. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Another passed away in watching from the window such objects as this most quiet of quiet Bohemian burghs might produce. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II The wonder is diminished when we remember that it had been a decaying burgh for thirty years, and that its trade, at the best of times, was of meagre volume. The House with the Green Shutters It sends up to London specimens of the petitions received—one from the nobility, one from the gentry, one from the burghs, and a fourth from the clergy. Chronicles of Strathearn As a specimen of an early "burgh," or hill fortress, its form well deserves study. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum So they pass by dale and down, By the burgh and by the town, p. 60At daybreak the sea did reach, And alighted on the beach ’Longside the strand. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French For they cost the burgh siller, and there might have been some talk in the council about the loss of them, that I would little like to have heard. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North "We're needing some hay for the burgh horse," said the Provost. The House with the Green Shutters He was a jocular fellow with the right heart for a duello, and in his nipped burgh Gaelic he made light of the disturbance and his injury. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn The Paymaster and his two brothers lived with sister Mary on the upper flats of the biggest house of the burgh. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The son of respectable parents of the industrial class, he received an ordinary education at the burgh school. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The most important Parliament which Scotland has ever seen sat on 1st August 1560, and was very largely attended by nobles, lairds, and burgh representatives. John Knox In 1538-39 many were accused and convicted in various burghs in which by that time reformed opinions were spreading, and many had to seek safety in flight. The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics In a flash I thought of Mistress Betty with her hair down, roused by the marauding crew, and I ran hurriedly down the street shouting the burgh's slogan, "Slochd!" John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Fronting that monotonous but pregnant music by the drummers of the regiment still unseen, the people of the burgh waited whispering, afraid like the Paymaster's boy to shatter the charm of that delightful terror. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure At the burgh school of that place he received an ordinary education, and in his thirteenth year hired himself as a cow-herd. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century And it was all conceived in the interest of the people—of those 'poor brethren' of land and burgh, with whom Knox increasingly identified himself. John Knox In 1490 the abbot and chapter granted to the magistrates of the burgh in feu-farm the ground on which the old town stands and certain other privileges. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys I was prepared for change from the complaints of my father, but never for half the change I found in the burgh town of MacCailein Mor. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn When the General died, the household in the high burgh land suffered a change marvellous enough considering how little that old man musing in his parlour had had to do for years with its activities. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure He was educated at the burgh school of Annan, and afterwards at the University of Edinburgh. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Nearing them from the High Street of the burgh, the first prominent object is a grim, strong, square tower, the sole remaining complete edifice of the great establishment, now used as a butcher’s shop. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 The burghs had power of self-government, and were able to develop commercial and industrial operations. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The burgh settled to its Lowlandishness with something of a grudge. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn He was positively vexed when he encountered Mungo, and that functionary informed him that, though he was early afoot, the Baron was earlier still, and off to the burgh to arrange for his new lodgings. Doom Castle A variation of the township was the burgh, or borough, whose population was apt to be larger and whose political independence was greater; but its arrangements for government approximated closely those of the ordinary township. The Governments of Europe Baron-bailie, a kind of magistrate, the baron's deputy in a burgh of barony. St. Ronan's Well It has little of the air of an old monastic burgh, and still less calls up any recollection of the heaps of ruins that impeded the plans of the English engineers. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys It was clear warm weather, never a breath of wind to stir the gilding trees behind the burgh. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn We sure did—scooting over this burgh like a streak, too! The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds In England the franchises enjoyed by burgesses, freemen and other consuetudinary constituencies in burghs, were dependent on the character of the burgage-tenure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" An end to all tolls and market dues—"freedom to buy and sell in all cities, burghs, mercantile towns, and other places within our kingdom of England." The Rise of the Democracy The burghs had their own independent seminaries; the "song schools" were more closely connected with the churches in town and in country; but the highest grade of education was found in the monasteries. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys "What think you of my ceremony in calling at the earliest chance to pay my devoirs to the Provost of this burgh and his daughter?" John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn His sarcastic wit was an object of dread to his opponents in burgh politics. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century BURNTISLAND, a royal, municipal and police burgh of Fife, Scotland, on the shore of the Firth of Forth, 5� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But trow ye that every minister and every burgh will come in? The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Many others end in caster or chester, ham, by, borough or burgh. Stories That Words Tell Us The burgh was a great place for suppers too, and never ceilidh nor supper went I to but the daughter of Provost Brown was there before me. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn At the burgh school of his native town, he received an ordinary elementary education, and was afterwards apprenticed to Mr Cockburn, bookseller in Anstruther. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The defenses of the burgh of the asas was broken down. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda They abound in every city, burgh, town, and hamlet in England, to an extent absolutely startling to a person who looks into the subject for the first time. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 We first hear of the more important burghs or boroughs in the last hundred years or so before the Norman Conquest. Stories That Words Tell Us And if the burgh was dull and dark, night after night there was merriment over the drawbrig of the castle. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn But I did hear Nick say the words: 'Get even,' 'show him who's who in this burgh,' and 'Belgian hares.' The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight Edinburgh was within his dominions, and from him it had its name,—Edwin's burgh, the city of Edwin. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Was waited on by the magistrates, and presented with the freedom of the burgh. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham So we know that most of the towns whose names end in burgh or borough had for their early citizens men who loved freedom, and worked hard to win their own courts of justice. Stories That Words Tell Us In all this horoyally I took but an onlooker's part MacLachlan's quarrel was not mine, the burgh was none of my blood, and the Glen Shira men were my father's friends and neighbours. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn He was received with much consideration in the houses he visited, and was given the freedom of the burgh of Dumfries. Robert Burns How To Know Him In these burghs the great majority of the voters are shop-keepers, that is, persons whose interest it is to buy cheap and sell dear. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 I met an intimate friend of his from Burlington, Kentucky, on Clifty, in company with our light-complexioned friend, who lives not far in the county back of the burgh. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The burghs of Scotland were at once the cradles and strongholds of liberty. The Black Douglas This story was so plainly fabricated to ease my apprehension that down I went, incontinent, and sought the right tale in the burgh. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn The chief fortified towns were called "burghs" or boroughs. The Leading Facts of English History The poor's rate, as at present levied, is on the rural proprietors an Income, on burgh inhabitants a House tax. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 If the lot we have an interest in have not left the burgh, he is the man: he says there are large bands of the brethren settled near him; I hope you can please him. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. Their further purposes and intents in venturing so far west of the safe precincts of their burgh of Dumfries may be gathered from their conversation hereinafter to be reported. The Black Douglas A corps of MacNicolls, arrant knaves from all airts, worse than the Macaulays or the Gregarach themselves, do not come banging at the burgh door of Inner-aora at this uncanny hour for a child's play. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn The walls crumbled widely; dismal days came on; death swept off the valiant men; the arsenals became ruinous foundations; decay sapped the burgh. Anglo-Saxon Literature Northward his frontier reached to the Firth of Forth, and here, if we trust tradition, Eadwine founded a city which bore his name, Edinburgh, Eadwine's burgh. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 He wanted to return the next day to the burgh, but I prevailed upon him to stop, as suspicion rested not upon us. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The burghs were divided into fifteen groups, each of which was given one member. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The Provost's tenement, of all the lesser houses in the burgh, was the only one that stood in its outer entirety, its arched ceils proof against the malevolent fire. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Oban is one of the five Ayr burghs which, combined, send a member to Parliament, and it was singular that, at this time, there was a bye-election going on. The Life Story of an Old Rebel Each burgh had exclusive rights of trading in its area, and of taking toll on merchants coming within its Octroi. A Short History of Scotland Though he has lived in the burgh ten years, I never knew him until our old friend told me that he was a member. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The chapter of Scottish history which tells of the growth of burghs has yet to be written. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) George Dempster, aged thirty, a Scots lawyer who by putting his fortune under severe strain had been elected Member of Parliament for the Forfar and Fife burghs, was in London in his official capacity. Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira, Written by Mr. David Malloch In the municipal and civil wars, free burghs were extinguished by the score. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It was also decided that landholders and the burghs should drill and arm their tenants and dependants—if Protestant. A Short History of Scotland It sprang up under the sheltering walls of the famous abbey— A pretty burgh and such as Fancy loves For bygone grandeurs. Vanishing England There were also eight groups of burghs, each group electing one member, and two members were returned by the city of Edinburgh. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The king they met at the burgh's gate, to the prince announced the hostile advent. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson After the burghs had wrung what they regarded as their reasonable rights and privileges from Frederick, they laid down their arms, and were content to flourish beneath the imperial shadow. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The life of the burghs, political and municipal and trading, was little advanced on the mediæval model. A Short History of Scotland The force which the burghs acquired as industrial communities was soon turned against these nobles. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The records of the burghs show us how harbours were empty and houses ruinous, where, a century earlier, there had been a thriving trade. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Then was conflict waged with the Walish sword, and the burgh taken which Brynhild owned. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Otho respected their right of self-defense, and from the date of his coronation the history of the free burghs begins in Italy. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The various contradictory lies about the child’s birth flourished, all the more because James ventured to select the magistrates of the royal burghs. A Short History of Scotland The transference of the imperial authority beyond the Alps had enabled the burghs of Lombardy and Tuscany to establish a form of self-government. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Finally, it is from David's reign that Scottish burghs take their origin. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Then laughed Brynhild—the whole burgh resounded—once only from her whole heart: "Well shall ye enjoy lands and subjects, now the daring king ye have caused to fall." The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The Counts, pressed on all sides by the towns that had grown up around them, adopted the policy of pitting one burgh against another. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Not by any means all dwellers in a burgh were free burghers; these free burghers had to do service in guarding the royal castle—later this was commuted for a payment in money. A Short History of Scotland Their subjugation of the Tuscan burghs to Florence was itself part of a grand republican policy. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Above all, the difference lies in the rise of burghs in the Lowlands. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Earth slumbered, and the heavens above, when Fafnir's bane her burgh first saw. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The free burghs which flourished in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, gave place to tyrannies, illegal for the most part in their origin, and maintained by force. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots In 1655-1656 a Council of State and a Commission of Justice included two or three Scottish members, and burghs were allowed to elect magistrates who would swear loyalty to Cromwell. A Short History of Scotland At Auldearne, a parish and burgh of barony in the county of Nairne, the epidemic terror of witches seems to have gone very far. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft PROVOST, s. the mayor of a royal burgh. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. It is the "key to the Highlands," and one of the oldest of the Royal burghs. From John O'Groats to Land's End The Greek city grew up under the protection of a local deity, whose blood had been transmitted in many instances to the chief families of the burgh. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots In 1295 the seals of six Royal burghs are appended to the record of a negotiation; in 1326 burgesses, as we saw, were consulted by Bruce on questions of finance. A Short History of Scotland The total number of the members, by the returns, was 558, of whom 482 were from English counties and burghs, 25 from Wales, 30 from Ireland, and only 21 from Scotland. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 I felt hardly used and at odds with life, during those last few hours in the little old burgh. The Range Dwellers We arrived at the royal and ancient burgh of Linlithgow at about nine o'clock. From John O'Groats to Land's End Competition in commerce increased the mutual hatred of the free burghs. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Vortiger in this land was raised to be king; all the strong burghs stood in his hand; five-and-twenty years he was king here. Brut The idea regarding citizenship still is that it is a royal concession, as it were to royal burghs, not that it is one of the rights of men. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments I think it was about the middle of May when my general discontent with life in the old burgh took a virulent form. The Range Dwellers The whole space, which in addition to the seven burghs contains twenty-four villages, is bounded by rivers, alps, and hills. Italian Journeys No sooner had the burghs established themselves beneath the presidency of their Consuls than they turned the arms they had acquired in the war of independence, against their neighbors. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He began to dig a ditch very mickle, there upon a stone wall, that was strong over all, a burgh he areared, mickle and lofty. Brut Where, but at the cross of Inverary, the head burgh of the Campbells. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona The doctor's library was the talk and marvel of the neighbourhood, I might almost say of the entire burgh. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists A deep sleep had already fallen upon this primitive little burgh; nothing disturbed this awful silence, excepting now and then the bark of some profligate night-walking dog, or the serenade of some romantic cat. Tales of a Traveller Yet abundant proofs can be furnished from the chronicles of burghs which owed material splendor to their despots, confirming the censure of Villani. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots When the burgh was all ready, then shaped he to it a name, he named it full truly Kaer-Carrai in British, and English knights they called it Thongchester. Brut In a couple of hours from the Hôtel de Hollande we reached Aachen, as the fond natives call the burgh so dear to Charlemagne. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Nothing of any moment transpired in the world of scandal of this little burgh, but it was known to Frau Ilsy. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists T. twice endeavoured unsuccessfully to enter Parliament for Westminster, but ultimately sat for the rotten burgh of Old Sarum, making, however, no mark in the House. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Nobles charged with military or judicial power, as Capitani or Podestàs, by the free burghs, used their authority to enslave the cities they were chosen to administer. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It was after a while, that that time came, that the burgh was completed with the best of all. Brut No doubt, in that school, books "approved by the Department" will instruct scholars in the past history of the burgh, but the living witness of that history must first of all be carefully obliterated. Civics: as Applied Sociology As the amin accompanies us a little way outside the burgh, we remark, among the young orchards, stumps of olive and fig trees sawn away at the base. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 On 20th June 1673 Lauder notes the receipt of his year's salary as one of the assessors for the burgh, 'being 150 lb. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 Again, the great age of the Renaissance, when all the free burghs accepted the rule of despots, and when the genius of the Italians culminated, is for him a period of downfall and degradation. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It came to the time that the king gan forth proceed, with the dearest men of all his folk; forth he gan proceed until he came to the burgh. Brut He himself took up his quarters in the burgh of Selkirk, and, with him, the cavalry, in number hardly one thousand, but respectable, as being chiefly composed of gentlemen, and their immediate retainers. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition Address to General Grant from the provost, magistrates, and town council of the city and royal burgh of Elgin, Scotland. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Chester A. Arthur The town-pipers received a livery and salary from the community to which they belonged; and, in some burghs, they had a small allotment of land, called the Piper's Croft. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 The Podestà was created with the express purpose of effecting a synthesis between two rival sections of the burgh. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Three days and three nights the king dwelt there forth-right, to heal the wounds of his dear knights, and rest in the burgh their weary bones. Brut Where burghs were poor, there were many such omissions, by favour of the sheriff, for a space of nearly three hundred years. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 490, May 21, 1831 Peace is not in burgh or meadow, But beyond the rim. Lyrics of Earth I cannot dismiss the subject of Lochmaben, without noticing an extraordinary and anomalous class of landed proprietors, who dwell in the neighbourhood of that burgh. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Therefore they espoused the cause of the free burghs against Frederick, and when the North was devastated by his Vicars, they preached a crusade against Ezzelino da Romano. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Great was the bliss when Arthur came to the burgh; then was blast of trumpets, and men most glad; there they raised to be king Arthur the young. Brut They come—from hamlets and little burghs, gathered beside lush pastures, where tiny rivulets trickle over fresh turf and fragrant herbs, lulling the ear with softest echoes. The Italians SW. of Kelso; is an ancient town of many historic memories; made a royal burgh by David I.; contains the ruins of an abbey, and has some woollen manufactures. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge They have recently been described by the worthy burgh officer of Lerwick as 'fiery chariots, the effect of which is truly grand and terrific.' Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul A network of diplomacy embraced the cities; and round the leaders of the confederation were grouped inferior burghs, republican or tyrannical as the case might be, like satellites around the luminaries of a solar system. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The burgh walls were broken and fallen down, that Childric all consumed, and the halls all clean. Brut Farther on, nearer Florence, rise the heights of Monte Catni, crowned as with a diadem by a small burgh untouched since the middle ages. The Italians Dean of Guild, a burgh magistrate in Scotland who has the care of buildings, originally the head of the Guild brethren of the town. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge There was a grill of all the Hollanders who were in those burghs," wrote the marshal to the Prince of Conde, "not one of whom was let out of the houses. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 It had been the recent policy of the Popes to support the free burghs in their war with Frederick. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots And Arthur on his part, over the land gan march; the land he through passed, and the burghs he consumed, goods he took enow, and much folk he there slew. Brut The blown hawthorn bush that stands by the burgh leaned out, a ship sailed slowly across the rays of the moon. A Mere Accident SE. of Glasgow; has a cattle-market and some weaving industry, and is for parliamentary purposes in the Falkirk group of burghs. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He was burned alive in the public square of Pont-de-Montvert, a mountain burgh. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 The font of honor, so to speak, was in the citizens of these great burghs. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The people that were there within were sore afraid, the burgh was within filled with men; and they ate soon the meat that was there gathered. Brut "Well, good-bye, dear," said Kitty, "I shall walk as far as the burgh." A Mere Accident SE. of Glasgow, of which it is practically a suburb; a handsome bridge spans the river; has been a royal burgh since 1126, and has interesting historical associations. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge No sooner was that known all round," writes Villars, "than behold my madmen rushing up from burghs and castles in the neighborhood, not to surrender, but to chant with the rest. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Since the affairs of the city had to be conducted 057by discussion, we find Councils corresponding to the constituent elements of the burgh. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots When four weeks were gone, that Arthur was there stationed, then was in the burgh sorrow extreme, with the wretched folk that lay there in hunger, there was weeping, there was lament, and distress great. Brut The town is stated to have been a burgh in the time of Edward the Confessor; but how long it had enjoyed this privilege is uncertain. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 Dornoch, the county town of Sutherland, a small place, but a royal burgh; has a good golf course. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Oh, it’s I will guard your two lither lads, In their burgh beside the sea,And it’s I will prove true man to them If they will prove true to me. Andromeda and Other Poems Pisa, though a burgh of Tuscany, displayed no literary talent, while her architecture dates from the first period of the Commune. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Each fared at his need over this kingdom, from burgh to burgh, with great bliss; and thus it a time stood in the same wisebliss was in Britain with the bold king. Brut And that to city of such amplitude And beauty such a petty burgh should grow, And where but marsh and miry pool is viewed, Henceforth should full and fruitful harvests glow? Orlando Furioso I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports. Prester John And when they came to Adrian’s burgh, With its towers so smooth and high,‘Come out, come out, ye Roman knaves, And see your lords ride by.’ Andromeda and Other Poems Milan, first to assert the rights of the free burghs, was now the chief center of despotism; and the events of the next century resume themselves in the long struggle between Florence and the Visconti. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots In those days men gan deem, that no burgh so fair was in any land, nor so widely known as Kaerleon by Usk, unless it were the rich burgh that is named Rome. Brut He sent a message to the Northmen who sat in the burgh that they might retire with all the booty they had taken, and go to Norway. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway The bay itself is ringed with fine clean sands, where we lads of the burgh school loved to bathe in the warm weather. Prester John The public buildings comprise the town hall, county buildings, mechanics' institute, academy, two fever hospitals and free library, the burgh having been the first town in Scotland to adopt the Free Library Act. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Not one but speaks of civil strife, whereby the burgh in question struggled into individuality and defined itself against its neighbor. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The yet many a man was with the king in land, that pronounced the burgh of Kaerleon richer than Rome, and that Usk were the best of all waters. Brut Over all the land there are burghs, castles, country towns, the one upon the other without interval. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway The difference between burgh and champaign was increased, too, by sounds which now reached them above others—the notes of a brass band. The Mayor of Casterbridge The burgh records are the oldest in Scotland. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Heribert was in truth the hero of the burghs in their first strife for independence. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Meadows there were broad, beside the burgh; there was fish, there was fowl, and fairness enow; there was wood and wild deer, wondrous many; there was all the mirth that any man might think of. Brut I had seen the old burgh once or twice before, fleetingly and with but a stranger's eyes; now it was my home. In the Valley "The whole burgh is in a state of excitement over the discovery of the murderer of Victoria Vane." Five Thousand Dollars Reward He spoke at Glasgow, at Greenock, and lastly at Paisley, where he received the freedom of the burgh for his services connected with the commercial negotiations. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Her institutions like that of the Carroccio, together with her tameless spirit, are communicated to the neighboring cities of Lombardy, cross the Apennines, and animate the ancient burghs of Tuscany. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots But never since Arthur thither came, the burgh afterwards thrived, nor ever may, between this and dooms-day. Brut But it meant War, and the quiet burgh for the nonce buzzed with the hum of excited comment. In the Valley Here are a sort of knaves breaking peace within burgh," said Henry to the neighbours who began to assemble; "make after the rogues. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Edwin called himself Earl of Mercia, and held the Danish burghs. Hereward, the Last of the English He also destroyed the self-government of burghs and districts, by retaining for himself the right to nominate officers, and by establishing a system of judicial jurisdiction which derived authority from the throne. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Some books say certainly that the burgh was bewitched, and that is well seen, sooth that it be. Brut A slow, sonorous voice was proclaiming aloud that victory had been adjudged to Stephen Kiesslinger, born in the burgh of Antwerp, son of a wharfinger in that town. A Dog of Flanders Touching this awful and astounding tumult within the burgh, I cannot altogether, it is true, say with Henry Gow that I saw the very beginning. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day A petition with regard to the Tillietudlem burghs was almost as much a matter of course as a contest; at any rate the threat of a petition was so. The Three Clerks After the date of that compact signed by the Emperor and his insurgent subjects, the burghs obtained an assured position as a third power between the Empire and the Church. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Such was the burgh of Kaerleon; there was much wealth; there was much bliss with the busy king. Brut Well is thy friendship / in burgh and country known By sorrow of thy making. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original And if the burgh be too poor for this, the provost will bear his share. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The electors for the Tillietudlem district burghs, disgusted by the roguery of Mr. M'Buffer, and anxiously on the alert to replace him by a strictly honest man, returned our friend Undy by a glorious majority. The Three Clerks We have already seen that their conception of municipal independence made a narrow oligarchy of enfranchised burghers lords of the city, which in its turn oppressed the country and the subject burghs of its domain. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots But now I thank the Lord, who formed the daylight, that the Romanish folk are so fierce, and make their threat to come to our burghs, our king to bind, and to Rome him bring. Brut It was a quaint old place—a royal burgh for five centuries, with streets irregular and houses of much individuality. Malcolm Thou my rash—my unlucky child!" said the glover, "hast dared to aid the escape of one accused of heresy, and to invite Highlanders in arms to interfere with the administration of justice within burgh? The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Undy showed him that if he lost the Tillietudlem burghs on this occasion it would be useless for him to attempt to stand for them again. The Three Clerks We are not justified by facts in assuming that had the free burghs continued independent, arts and literature would have risen to a greater height. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Folk there came soon to the burgh of Rome, so mickle as there never ere any man assembled! Brut On the grass near the house, tents were erected for the burgesses of the burgh, and the tenants of the marquis's farms. Malcolm They had now left the garden, and were walking in a lonely lane, by which they meant to approach the council house of the burgh without being exposed to observation or idle inquiry. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day It is an enormous satisfaction to me to find myself here once more, the first time since the polling, and since the splendid majority that these burghs were good enough to give me. Indian speeches (1907-1909) Next day we came to Nairn, a miserable town, but a royal burgh, of which the chief annual magistrate is styled lord provost. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Never was he born, in every any burgh, that might tell the folk, that there went on foot! Brut It was hard to convince Duncan that he had waked the royal burgh a whole hour too soon. Malcolm It was the fault of yon Highland cateran, whom it is my curse to be cumbered with; but he shall go back to his glens tomorrow, or taste the tolbooth of the burgh. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day I value very much what the Provost has said, when he told you that I have never, though I have had pretty heavy burdens, neglected the local business of Arbroath and the other burghs. Indian speeches (1907-1909) They convened at Dalkeith the representatives of the counties and burghs, who were ordered to bring with them full powers to treat and conclude respecting the incorporation of the two countries. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 Rome is my right, richest of all burghs; and I ought to be highest of all men alive. Brut Helmeted men went from the holy burgh, At the first reddening of dawn, to fight: Loud stormed the din of shields. Halleck's New English Literature "Canst tell us, jolly smith"—for they recognised each other by the lights which were brought into the streets—"what manner of fellows they were who raised up this fray within burgh?" The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, these societies were established in almost every burgh of Flanders and Brabant; the principal towns possessing several at once. Holland The History of the Netherlands Though a county town and a royal burgh, it is a miserable place. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) And Arthur pursued after, with all his might, until he came to Winchester, with a mickle host, and the burgh all besieged; and Modred therein abode. Brut It is to be remarked that in all the cities and burghs the inhabitants are described as belonging to the king or a bishop or a baron. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) Simon being called upon to tell his tale, did so with obvious embarrassment, which he imputed to a reluctance that the burgh should be put in deadly feud with any one upon his account. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The same bill made provision for pulling down the city gates, and abolishing the city guard,—rather a Hibernian mode of enabling their better to keep the peace within burgh in future. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 And they rode past the blooming gardens, and through the glad streets of the burgh, and then, like a radiant vision, they entered the castle-halls; and the lovely pageant was seen no more. The Story of Siegfried Then on the same night, he ordered all his knights, with all their weapons, to march out of the burgh; and said that he would with fight there make a stand. Brut Domesday affords us many curious glimpses of the condition of the people in cities and burghs. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) "Henry," he said, "I must interrupt your more pleasing affairs, and request you to come into my working room in all speed, to consult about certain matters deeply affecting the weal of the burgh." The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The Duke of Argyle opposed this bill as a cruel, unjust, and fanatical proceeding, and an encroachment upon the privileges of the royal burghs of Scotland, secured to them by the treaty of Union. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 The coopers, carpenters, riggers, caulkers and seamen of the town ruled the burgh. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore And Arthur besieged well firmly Winchester the burgh; and slew all the people-there was sorrow enow—the young and the old, all he killed. Brut In this comparatively isolated position, journalists might too often mistake 'The rustic murmur of their burgh For the great wave that echoes round the world.' The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People He went immediately to visit the old Town-clerk, to whom he had made himself acceptable, as, indeed, he had done to most of the dignitaries about the burgh. The Surgeon's Daughter The same commandè whose portrait I took while playing told me that he once figured in a contest of this kind, his rival being a drummer from the neighboring burgh of Marigot…. Two Years in the French West Indies Milton, Cornwall, New burgh, and other points competed in the profitable industry, and now, with Marlboro', are replacing the failing variety with other kinds more vigorous in growth, but thus far inferior in quality. Success with Small Fruits When the folk was all dead, and the burgh all burnt, then caused he withal all the walls to be broken in pieces. Brut And Johannizza, the King of Wallachia besieged them; nor had he been there long before he took the burgh by force. Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople He loved the rough exercises of wrestling, boxing, leaping, and quarterstaff, and frequented, when he could obtain leisure, the bull-baitings and foot-ball matches, by which the burgh was sometimes enlivened. The Surgeon's Daughter Though a county town and royal burgh, it is a miserable place. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Why, I'd rather drown than stick in this burgh with that greasy Russian porpoise. The Silver Horde The knights received it, and a while they held it, the while Vortiger proceeded over this land, and delivered to Hengest his noble burghs. Brut And at the taking of the burgh a great misfortune befell, for Hugh of Colemi was killed; he was struck through the eye. Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople His address and manners must have been natural to him, for they were, in elegance and ease, far beyond any example which he could have found in his native burgh. The Surgeon's Daughter He sat down by the blown hawthorn bush that stands by the burgh. Celibates They were silent as they threaded the beautiful Surrey garden lanes of the old burgh of Sheen. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story When Hengest saw the heathens recede, and the Christian men come upon them, then fled Hengest through and through, until he came to Coningsburgh; in the burgh he went, safety to obtain. Brut He is a Voice coming to us from the Land of Melody: his old brick dwelling- place, in the mere earthly burgh of Stratford-on-Avon, offers us the most inexplicable enigma. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life While the burgh was divided, for lack of better subject of disputation, concerning the comparative merits of Dr. Gray's two apprentices, he himself was sometimes chosen the referee. The Surgeon's Daughter Immense, therefore, were the advantages possessed by the free burghs, such as London, which governed themselves, and compounded for all dues by the payment of a fixed annual sum. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges "I think that I will fight shy of this sleepy burgh," he ruminated, as the little paddle-wheel steamer sped along toward Ferney, leaving behind a huge triangular wake carved in the pellucid waters. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story And they pursued after him until they came to the burgh. Brut I am forced to send them about the neighbourhood, as if I were making interest to be chosen for the united royal burghs of Richmond and Hampton Court. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Nothing like a few good large words, with not much meaning, for these burghs. Mr. Hogarth's Will The Norman Conquest naturally suspended for a time all these privileges, and reduced all free towns to the level of burghs in demesne. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges The civic authorities hearing of this, and desirous to mark their sense of so noble a donation, have presented her with the freedom of the burgh, written on vellum and gold. A Woman-Hater Now thou shalt receive the retribution for that thou destroyedest Jerusalem, for that thou hast this noble burgh so greatly injured, and many a good man slain, and deprived of life-day! Brut Then he proclaimed through the capital and all the burghs that the lieges should decorate the streets with rare tapestries and multiform in honour of the Sultanate. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 The five burghs, whose representation Mr. Hogarth was about to contest, were grouped together because they lay in adjoining counties, and not because they had any identity of interests. Mr. Hogarth's Will These burghs, as they were called, were said to be held in demesne, and paid to their superior certain tolls, duties, and customs, levied on goods exposed for sale at markets and fairs. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges We meet with a similar problem in considering the NURHAGS, as in considering the burghs. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples And his heathen folk, that he had in the burgh, they betook them to counsel, what they might do. Brut "I only wish I had started two years ago when I came to this bibulous burgh." Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail In the good old times, before the passing of the Reform Bill, each burgh sent one delegate to vote for the member. Mr. Hogarth's Will These annual contributions were styled the "farm," and, when perpetual, the burghs so compounding were said to be held at fee-farm of the king in capite, as was the case with London. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges The only way into this burgh is through a door only seven. feet high, and so narrow that it is impossible for two people to go in abreast. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples I and my knights shall forth-right in our bare-breech go out of the burgh, hang on my neck a chain, and come to the king, praying his mercy. Brut A letter from the old burgh across the pond tells me your governor is far from well. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail On the whole, I am considered rather a dangerous man in the county, but in the burghs I am popular, I think. Mr. Hogarth's Will They allotted each Hebe but one candle, in that ancient burgh. Hard Cash The consequence was that the choice of almost all the shires and burghs fell on Whig candidates. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 And, they all did so, as Octa them advised; put off their clothes the careful knights, and proceeded out of the burgh, miserable thanes, twain and twain, twenty hundred! Brut The commissioners of supply would see my back broken before they would help me in the burgh's work, and all the world kens the difference of the weight between public business in burgh and landward. Redgauntlet Mr. Sinclair had told her how his hopes rested on the new member for the burghs, and how many public matters and reforms they talked over together with constant reference to first principles. Mr. Hogarth's Will Do you really mean "That each fair burgh, numerically free, Shall choose its members by the rule of three?" Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 A deep sleep had already fallen upon this primitive little burgh; nothing disturbed this awful silence excepting now and then the bark of some profligate, night-walking dog, or the serenade of some romantic cat. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American On the morrow when it dawned, they unfastened the doors; up arose Octa, Ebissa, and Ossa, and ordered their knights to prepare them for fight, to undo their broad gates, and unfasten the burgh. Brut The drum advanced, beating no measured martial tune, but a kind of rub-a-dub-dub, like that with which the fire-drum startles the slumbering artisans of a Scotch burgh. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since "I suppose you will say next that you know Francis Hogarth, of Cross Hall, member of Parliament for the Swinton burghs?" Mr. Hogarth's Will It'll save me the trouble of sticking up the First National and winging a few indiscreet citizens of that burgh. Bucky O'Connor Billy was beginning to enjoy Elmville, though that irreverent burgh had neglected to crown him with bay and myrtle. Roads of Destiny Arthur was beside, and saw this game, and wrathed himself wondrously much; and ordered anon all his brave folk to weapon them; he thought to win the burgh with strength. Brut The commissioners of the burghs were considered merely as retainers of the great nobles. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 At Newton, however, which was a large manufacturing town of recent growth, and not a royal burgh, but which was of very great importance in the county representation, Francis Hogarth was extremely popular. Mr. Hogarth's Will The free burghers had their pride as well as the nobles; and these two could not bear that any of their blood should go down in the burgh after their decease. The Cloister and the Hearth This gave occasion to that great width in our streets, and those of other royal burghs, which is so remarkable; the same being so built to give room and stance for the cattle. The Provost Arthur and Cador proceeded into Clud, and found Howel there, with great bliss in health, of all his sickness whole he was become; great was the bliss that then was in the burgh! Brut BAILIES, in Scotland, are magistrates of burghs, possessed of certain jurisdictions, having the same power within their territory as sheriffs in the county. Essay on the Trial By Jury I have been agent here ever since the passing of the Reform Bill, and I should know what electioneering for these burghs is. Mr. Hogarth's Will Farewell the burgh where I was born, and lived honestly and was put in prison. The Cloister and the Hearth Death is a great reformer of corporate bodies, and we found, now and then, the benefit of his helping hand in our royal burgh. The Provost Arthur forth gan march, with innumerable folk; until he came full surely unto the burgh of Paris; on the west side of the water, with his mickle folk. Brut The day came to burgh, that Arthur had set; came all the populace, and his men became. Brut Thus was the seed sown of a great reformation in the burgh, the sprouting whereof I purpose to describe in due season. The Provost Shortly after the affair recorded in the foregoing chapter, an event came to pass in the burgh that had been for some time foreseen. The Provost Such a convulsion in the sober councils of a burgh town was never heard of. The Provost |
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