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DINBURGH, September n

... hung up in Chains, conform to the Sentence of the High Court of Jufticia- ry. He exprefled his Repentance in General at the Scaffold ; and, if the Speech printed under his Name be authentick', blamed Barbara Gouts, (who was tried along with him and Andrew ...

Published: Thu 11 Sep 1746
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 407 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From the General Evening Pofl, April 9

... dent, we hear, about ly or 20 Pcrfons are killed, bolides many others hurt. It is reckoned tbere were no lefs tnan 400 People on tnat Scaffold. Such ..re the avaritious Views of the Proprietors of thcfe Scaffolds, who build them without the Raft Regard ...

Published: Tue 14 Apr 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 637 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From the St. James's Evening Pofl, April 11. LONDON

... mortis ; after having fpent oum 3 Quarters of an Hour there, his Lord fhip proceed d to the Scaffold, being ibpported by two W rdeis,and w- eu he afcended the Scaffold he bowed to the People, looked upon his Coffin, and faid, the Infcription was right cut ...

Published: Thu 16 Apr 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LUNDON

... and other fatal Circumitan- ces, that became a Reprefentation ofa moft melancholy Caraftrophe x^mongft the unhappy Peifons killed were Mr.H'.ndmai^ of the Infpe&or'* Office, brother to (r-.pt.bn H'tidmah in the India Service; a Servant to the l u.p's ...

Published: Mon 20 Apr 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 713 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A D VERTISEMENTS. Comicrruft toil, be putlifheU, and impartial Ace unt of the „ BEH^vIOUR of SIMON Lord LOVAT, ..

... Togeth. r with a -airhful Narrative of the particula inch's whir.i F p^n'd that Day in the Tower, in th, c.._ .; and on.the Scaffold, inttrfperfed with Tome of his Lordfhip's remarkable Sayings, a Lette? which he wrote to his Son, and the Copy ofa Paper ...

Published: Tue 21 Apr 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1755 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

LONDON

... coming out of the Gate, a« our People returned, was killed. Then the Enemy about 300 attacked the Fort very furioufly for two Hours, but were obliged to quite their Enterprizc. How many were killed is unknown, but they were fcnt to drag offfeveral Dead ...

Published: Tue 15 Nov 1748
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1976 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BSf&MV. ST

... Coal Pity 18, Fa thorns deep; the Man wasLibund next Morning without Hurt, fave a ftnall Scratch upon his Face, but the was killed the FalK Laft Night John Carmichael Efq; eldeft Son of the Hon. Mr. Williatn Garrnichael, Uncle to the Right Hon, tbt Earl ...

Published: Tue 17 Jan 1749
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1617 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EDINBURGH Evening Courant, fan, 49. On Monday laft as two Men were carrying a Stone alongft the Scaffolding of a

... Monday laft as two Men were carrying a Stone alongft the Scaffolding of a pew Houfe in Belt’s Wynd the Stone fell off the Barrow, over a Window* three Stones high, and went thro’a Shade and killed one William Pollofc, a Maibu, who was hewing « Stone under ...

Published: Tue 05 Feb 1751
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 256 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L O N D O N

... s are order’d to do Duty that Night in Old Palace-Yard, and a large Detachment of Foot-Guards pofted on both Sides the Scaffolding, to prevent the Proceflion being Interrupted. . ' The Guns of the Tower and Park are order’d to fire every Mirtute, from ...

Published: Tue 23 Apr 1751
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 909 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Since our laj} arrived a Mail from Holland,

... him from eight till ten, when he gave him Abfolution. He had told him the Day before, that he would not attend him to the Scaffold, becaufe he could not refrain from Weeping if he faw him fhed Tears. Mandrin affined him he would not fhed one ; and kept ...

Published: Tuesday 24 June 1755
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDO N

... ieeing them, and as fuppofed, thereby weakened the Stays of the Scaffold, upon whicli were a Hundred Perfbns, about fonr- fcore of which fell into the River, and a great Part of the Scaffold upon them ; but feveral Soldiers quartered there, who were on ...

Published: Thursday 31 July 1755
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EDINBURGH, Auv. .

... Elqr's Horfe, Rover. And on Wedne'fday as ftveral Men were at Work on a Scaffold, at the Seat of William Fenwick Efq; at By well, it unfortunately fell down, by which two of them were killed and others much hurt. We hear from Sunderland, thaton Tuefday Morning ...

Published: Tuesday 05 August 1755
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 937 | Page: 3 | Tags: none