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Diary of Alexander Jaffray, Profost of Aberdeen
Diary of Alexander Jaffray Profost of Aberdeen Author:Alexander Jaffray Subtitle: One of the Scottish Commissioners to King Charles Ii, and a Member of Cromwell's Parliament; to Which Are Added Particulars of His Subsequent Life, Given in Connexion With Memoirs of the Rise, Progress, and Persecutions of the People Called Quakers in the North of Scotland; Among Whom He Became One of the Earliest Members General Book... more »s publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1833 Original Publisher: Harvey Subjects: Society of Friends Quakers Religion / Christianity / Quaker Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: 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: CHAPTER III. 16H: THE IRISH, ENTERING SCOTLAND UNDER MACDONALD AND MONTROSE, ADVANCE TO ABERDEEN ; THEY ARE INEFFECTUALLY OPPOSED BY THE CITIZENS UNDER THE LORD BURLEIGH -- ALEXANDER JAFFRAY, RETIRING FROM ABERDEEN, IS KINDLY RECEIVED BY THE EARL MARISCHALL -- BEING TAKEN PRISONER BY HARTHILL THE YOUNGER, HE IS KEPT SEVERAL WEEKS AT PITCAPLE -- HE IS NOMINATED ON A COMMISSION OF PARLIAMENT TO TRY DELINQUENTS -- I7: HIS SECOND MARRIAGE WITH SARAH CANT -- THE DEATH OF HIS PARENTS -- A PESTILENCE AT ABERDEEN; HE BEING A MAGISTRATE THERE -- 1« less