The History of the University of Edinburgh: Chiefly Compiled from Original Papers and Records, Never Beore Published, Band 1Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, 1817 |
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Seite 215 - And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
Seite 215 - LORD'S people; and also between the king and the people. "Then all the people of the land went to the house of Ba'al, and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they slew Mat'tan the priest of Baal before the altars.
Seite 183 - See in the same work pp. 156 seq. The Order of Examinations, The Duties of the [four] Regents, The Duties of the Students, which confirm the account in the text. Note especially the Acts of the Commissioners. 1647. "It is found necessary that there be A Cursus Philosophicus drawn up by the four universities, and printed, to the end that the unprofitable and noxious pains in writing be shunned.
Seite 269 - Upon such an occasion the interference of government became necessary. The government did indeed interfere, and by a vote of council ordered, that whoever owned or refused to disown the declaration on oath, should be put to death, in the presence of two witnesses, though unarmed when taken.
Seite 351 - And the assembly doth further recommend, that Mr Zachary Boyd be at the paines to translate the other scriptural songs in meeter, and to report his travels also to the -commission of assembly...
Seite 352 - I had that my continuance in it would be very short ; neither is it from any sudden passion or sullen discontent that I have now resigned it ; nor do I know any cause imaginable for any such thing ; but the true reasons of my retiring are plainly and briefly these.
Seite 54 - ... vice may be discouraged.' Secondly, it is well known that the origin of the uniforms of the different European nations being also different, was, that the numerous armies employed during the Crusades, might be distinguished from one another, not only in their marching to the Holy Land, but in the field of battle, when actually engaged with the infidels. In the arrangement which was made, scarlet was assigned to the British forces, which has continued to this day. The Lord Mayors and Aldermen...
Seite 63 - Rol lock's fame had gone before him ; and the report, that so celebrated a master was to begin a course of philosophy in the newly founded university of Edinburgh, operated as a charm, and induced a great number of students to repair thither to profit by his instructions. The impulse which thus was given to the youth of Scotland seems to have been very great indeed. For, according to his biographer and colleague (who had the...
Seite 317 - Chancellor's licence to it, and did agree with David Lindsay for printing it upon the said David his charge, and he obliged himself to deliver copies of each of the impressions, both in folio and...
Seite 284 - not only the abilities and learning of the said parties, but also their piety, good life, and conversation, their prudence, fittness for the place, affection for the government of church and state now established, and their other good qualifications complexly, and the partie most worthy is to be preferred to the said place.