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Robert BurnsLimited World Federation Limited www.rbwf.org.uk 1952 The digital conversion of this Burns Chronicle was sponsored by Margaret Anderson, Member of the RBWF Guild of Speakers The digital conversion service was provided by DDSR Document Scanning by permission of the Robert Burns World Federation Limited to whom all Copyright title belongs. www.DDSR.com ROBERT BURNS CHRONICLE THE BURNS FEDERATION KILMARNOCK "BURNS CHRONICLE" ADVERTISER ,--J y":) ramlinie .,) 'Prince Charles Edwarcis u'J,ueur FIrst prepared In the Isle of Skye In 1745 from the recipe of PrInce Charlle's personal liqueur whIch was presented to Macklnnon of Strathalrd as a reward for hIs servIces to the Pr.lnce. The secret recipe has been carefully guarded and the liqueur Is made by the Macklnnon family to thIs day. 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HEAD OFFICE: 38 St. Andrew Square EDINBURGH BRANCHBS THROUGHOUT'SOOTLAND _"BURNS CHRONICLE" ADVERTISER JEAN ARMOUR BURNS HOUSES CASTLE STRf2ET, MAUCHLlNE AYRSHIRE Established in 1915 by the Glasgow and District, Burns Association These Houses were' purchased, repaired, and gifted to the Association by the late Mr. Charles R. Cowie, J.P., of Glasgow. They comprise the Burns House (in which the poet and Jean Armour . began housekeeping in (788), Dr. John M'Kenzie's House, and "Auld Nanse Tinn,ock's " (the "change-house " of Burns's poem "The Holy Fair"); and provide comf~rtable accommodation for nine old ladies, who live rent and rate free and receive a small pension. A portion ' of the Burns House has been arranged as a Museum, which now contains numerous authentic relics of Jean Armour and the poet: these include the Armour Family Bible and several manuscripts of Burns. An Endowment Fund for the maintenance of the Houses and the provision of the pensions is being formed.