Author: Robert Murray

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781230411798

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... none of them would venture; upon which the girl herself waded boldly into the house, and got hold of the bag, with the money; bnt, in coming out, she was carried down by the stream. Providence, however, interposed for her safety. She was cast ashore on a green a little below the town, just alive, and the money grasped in both hands so fast, that with some difficulty it was removed. A little above the town three houses were quite covered with water, except the chimney tops; they were in an eddy which saved them." Two lives were lost by the flood at Silver Street. Hawick had another historic landmark in the year 1767, besides the flood, for the Duke of Buccleuch raised an action in the Court of Session against the town of Hawick concerning the extent and limits of Hawick Common. This action was allowed to fall through by mutual consent, and referred to arbitration. The arbitrator being the Hon. James Montgomery, Lord Chief Baron of Exchequer, who, after ten years' negotiation, apportioned fourteen-twentieths to the town and sixtwentieths to the Duke of Buccleuch and other heritors. The arbiter decided that the Common Haugh and Myreslawgreen did not fall to be divided. The award bears date 24th May, 1777. X. "Hawiok shall flourish 'mid dMtrnotloD, Wsb Drnid's dark prediotion; Strange the issues that unrolled it, Cent'riee after he'd foretold it." The portion of the Common that fell to the lot of the town by arbitration consisted of 1075 imperial acres, besides Myreslawgrenn and the Common Haugh. The Magistrates and Councillors resolved at once to make the most of what land was left to them, by having it fenced, and a portion of it at Pilmuir formed into a farm of 250 acres, rented for the good of the town. This procedure was challenged by...

Download or read book History of Hawick To 1832 written by Robert Murray and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... none of them would venture; upon which the girl herself waded boldly into the house, and got hold of the bag, with the money; bnt, in coming out, she was carried down by the stream. Providence, however, interposed for her safety. She was cast ashore on a green a little below the town, just alive, and the money grasped in both hands so fast, that with some difficulty it was removed. A little above the town three houses were quite covered with water, except the chimney tops; they were in an eddy which saved them." Two lives were lost by the flood at Silver Street. Hawick had another historic landmark in the year 1767, besides the flood, for the Duke of Buccleuch raised an action in the Court of Session against the town of Hawick concerning the extent and limits of Hawick Common. This action was allowed to fall through by mutual consent, and referred to arbitration. The arbitrator being the Hon. James Montgomery, Lord Chief Baron of Exchequer, who, after ten years' negotiation, apportioned fourteen-twentieths to the town and sixtwentieths to the Duke of Buccleuch and other heritors. The arbiter decided that the Common Haugh and Myreslawgreen did not fall to be divided. The award bears date 24th May, 1777. X. "Hawiok shall flourish 'mid dMtrnotloD, Wsb Drnid's dark prediotion; Strange the issues that unrolled it, Cent'riee after he'd foretold it." The portion of the Common that fell to the lot of the town by arbitration consisted of 1075 imperial acres, besides Myreslawgrenn and the Common Haugh. The Magistrates and Councillors resolved at once to make the most of what land was left to them, by having it fenced, and a portion of it at Pilmuir formed into a farm of 250 acres, rented for the good of the town. This procedure was challenged by...