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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Edinburgh : MacNiven ... Read more

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Describing the last period of Scotland's existence as an independent kingdom, focuses on the Reformation. Wormald shows how Scotland's rulers governed a society whose economic and social bonds were still in many ways 'medieval.'

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Volume: 24General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1896Original Publisher: Printed at the University press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish history societySubjects: History / Europe / Great BritainReligion / Christianity / DenominationsReligion / Christianity / PresbyterianReligion / Christian Church / HistoryTravel / Europe / Great BritainNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: INTRODUCTIONThe Seventeenth Century Records of the Presbytery of Inverness, so far as known to exist, consist of one volume, containing the proceedings of the Presbytery from 5th April 1670 to 19th September 1688.1 The minutes of the year 1643 are printed from a copy taken from an older volume, unfortunately now lost; and there is recorded on 2nd July 1672 a copy of the minute, of a meeting of the Presbytery held at Boleskine on 26th May 1632, which is the earliest record of the Presbytery now extant. That minute is not flattering to the people of Stratherrick, whose minister complained 'that he could not ' live in Boleskine for the evill neighbourhood of the tenents ' y'of, who would not permitt his goods [i. e. his cattle] to ' pasture on his own grasse, and that the Tutor of ffoyer ' attempted not only to denude him of the grass, but also a part of the land designed alreadie'; but it is interesting as containing early mention of crofts and crofters, and the earliest account probably now known of the formal designation of a glebe in the Highlands.The Seventeenth Century Records of the Presbytery of Dingwall now extant consist of three volumes, in which are found the proceedings of that Presbytery between 19th June 1649 and 13th October 1687.2 It appears, however, from the Minutes of 17... ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Originally published in 1852.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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A fascinating insight into the frank and humorous thoughts and experiences of a Scottish bishop who was a soldier in WW II, a seminarian in Rome, a rector in Spain, and a member of ICEL. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Its Inconveniences And Defects Pointed Out, And Methods For Removing Them Humbly Proposed. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more