History of Nairn (original) (raw)

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Samuel Johnson (en)
James VI of Scotland (en)
Lachlan Shaw (en)
Thomas de Braytoft (en)

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"sae lang that the inhabitants of the one end did not understand the language spoken at the other". (en)
"At Nairn we may fix the verge of the Highlands; for here I first saw peat fires, and first heard the Erse language." (en)
"Additionally, he wills and grants that the burghs and his burgesses of Elgin, Forres and Invernairn should have the same liberties as they held in the time of Alexander , king of Scotland, and in the time of King Robert himself." (en)
He was of moderate stature And well-formed in measure With a broad face, pleasant and fair. Courteous in bearing and debonair And of fittingly confident bearing. Loyalty he loved above all things, Falshood, treason, and felony He stood against always earnestly. He exalted honour and liberality And always strove for righteousness. In company, he was caring And therewith even loving And good knights he loved always, For if I speak the truth He was full of good spirits And made of all the virtues. (en)
"He removed them all from the land of their birth, and scattered them throughout the other districts of Scotland both beyond the hills and on this side thereof, so that not even a native of that land abode there, and he installed his own peaceful people." (en)
"Some years ago was dug up in a common near Nairn an urn containing a series of roman silver coins of different emperors ... At Inshoch in the parish of Auldearn about three miles east of Nairn, there were found in a moss several remains of Roman coins, two heads of a Roman hasta or spear, two heads of the roman horseman's spear ... and a round piece of thin metal hollow on the underside, all of ancient Roman brass." (en)
"To all .who may see or hear of these presents, I, Thomas de Braytoft, Keeper of the Castles of Nairn and Cromarty, on behalf of the illustrious King, Lord Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, constituted Overlord of the Realm of Scotland, greeting Know all men that I, on Thursday preceding the Feast of Pope St. Gregory, in the year of our Lord 1292, received by the hands of Sir Gervaise de Raite, Knight, constable of Nairn, as the dues and arrears of the bailieship of Invernairn, for my service and custody of the Castles of Nairn and Cromarty, £11 sterling. In witness whereof I have granted these presents to Sir Gervaise -Given at Raite, day and year foresaid." (en)
"The Roses of Belivat were a bold, daring, and headstrong people, who put up with no injuries or affronts, but warmly resented any wrong, real or supposed." (en)
"To the kirks where no ministers can be had presently, must be appointed the most apt men that distinctly can read the common prayers and the scriptures, to exercise both themselves and the kirk." (en)
"When my Lord the King came to the town of Inverness, he found me without any land or Lordship, my whole Earldom of Ross seized and recognosced." (en)

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This article collects the History of Nairn, Nairn (/ˈnɛərn/ NAIRN; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town and Royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around 17 miles (27 km) east of Inverness. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire. (en)

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