The Historians of Perth
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t ‘d ( m ung THE HIST OR IA N S CF PER T H AN D OTH ER LOCAL AN D TOPOG R APH ICAL WR IT R S U P TO THE EN D OF THE E , N IN ETEENTH CENTU R Y D RA D ITH P A . C WF OR M S . a n S . S c , ( ) “ ' AUTHOR or THE HISTORY OF THE ANcmN r MASONIC LODGE or scoon AND mun!: P E R T H J O H N C H R I S T I E 1 9 0 6 TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CITY OF PERTH AT HOME AND ABROAD UNITED IN LO E FOR AND ADMI ATION V , R or : P E r 1 1 v , tu DEAR LAC o mm m n rrv P R E F A C E H IS bundle of Essays on the lives of the Historians of I Perth and criticisms of their works, give forth to the n m local world with some confide ce. Fm the encouragement I have received I am led to believe that this Bibliography of i wr ters on Perth will supply a felt want. I trust that my work will prove interesting to the citizens of Perth and to the M natives of the Fair City both at home and abroad . y review of these works may be useful to all who have not made much u of of a st dy of the history Perth , and may serve as a guide to those who may wish to become better acquainted with an interesting subject. These papers are the work of my leisure, and are chicfly appreciations of the works of the different writers. I have striven to be correct in my statements and i u . just to the wr ters of these histories , to whom we owe so m ch Every picture in this gallery is confessedly that of a minor r historian ; but they have all shown conside able knowledge , and that which they have written is expressed for the most part in a clear and distinct manner. The writing of this work has b s b een to me a great pleasure, po sibly because it has een vii PREF ACE ’ I a h a labour of love . have done it for de r old Pert s sake , and if I have earned the approval of my fellow-citizens I a am shall be s tisfied . I well aware that literary work of this financiall rofitable v description is not always y p , howe er educative it may be to the writer or useful to the reader. Writers, however, cannot always choose their subject, but must write as they are led . I have to thank all those who have assisted me in any M way . y thanks are especially due to the Proprietors of the w a r fil Perth N e sp pe s for access to their old es. I also thank the large number of subscribers to this work, who have made i it possible for me to publish t. D. C. S . E TH rstM a 1 06 . P R , 3 y 9 CO N T E N T S P REFACE L IST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I NTRODUCTION HISTOR ICAL S KETCH or THE Cm r or PERTH ACCOUNT OF THE L IVES AND AN ESTIMATE OF THE WORKS os “ HEN R Y ADAM SON th e Po t-H stori f Th , e i an, Auth or o e ’ uses h renod e or rthfu Moum in s on th e D ath of M T i ; , Mi l g e ” Mr. G a l d nbur h r f l (E i g , eally a Poetical Accounto Excursions in and around Perth ’ . A ES CANT Ed tor of th e Second Ed ton of Th e uses II J M , i i i M ” hrenod e w th N otes and A end ces. Perth 1 T i , i pp i , 774 R V. TT n ster f P Th ld . E A ES SCO o erth Auth or of e O III J M , Mi i , Statstca Account of Perth P h 1 ev ral i i l ( ert, 794 and s e anuscri tVo umes in F o o re atn to th e H stor of Perth M p l li , l i g i y , ’ now in th e Advocates Library V I . THE M OR ISON S r. F R ANC S on son Glaz er and ookb nder I M , i B i - 2 . R OBE T on son 1 22 1 1 Postmaster P r nter ook R M , 7 79 , , i , B seller - . AMES OR SON 1 62 1 80 L n ust riter Publ sher 3 J M I , 7 9, i g i , W , i - . ROBE Moxxson 1 6 1 8 P r nter 4 RT , 7 4 53, i - . AM OR SON 1 80 1 806 Enc c o ed st r tr 5 WILLI M I , 7 , y l p i , W i e , ” r t l Publ sh e Ed or of emorab a of Perth . Perth i , i M i i , 1 806 - 6. AV D M onts n r 2 1 8 n s r t Publ sh r D I o , 79 5 5 , Li gui t, W i er, i e , h C emist, Author of th e Letterpress of Sketches of ” i . P h S cenes n Scotland ert, 1 834 CONTENTS DAG! “ ” V. GEORG E PENNY ourna stAuth or of rad tons of Perth . , J li , T i i Perth , 1 836 “ VI . R EV. O N P R KER LAW M d r f Th ook S ON A. E to o e J H A , , i B ” . 1 of Perth Edinburgh , 847 THO AS HAY RS HALL ourna st Auth or of Th e M MA , J li , ” H s r of h . P r h 1 i to y Pert e t, 849 ' “ V . is r P It Annals III DAVID PEACOCK, Joum al g Auth o of erth : s ” d h v . P h 1 8 an Arc i es ert, 49 “ P . R . DR U OND uth or of Perth sh re in MM , A i ” o Da . ondon 1 8 Byg ne ys L , 79 “ th e X . I S IEVWR IG HT Auh or of Th e H stor of WILL AM , t i y P r Clu P rth 1 880 erth C icket e , - ” G reyfriars Burying G round : Its Epitaph s and Inscriptions. Perth , 1 893 . Supplementto G reyfriars Burying-G round : Its Epitaphs and ” nscr tons. Perth 1 8 . I ip i , 94 - REV. I A AR S H LL D .D . of Cou ar An us Auth or W LLI M M A , ( p g ) , “ ” f H s or n i P r h . 1 o i t ic Sce es n e th s ire Edinburgh , 1 88 “ XII. THO S HUNTE ourna st uth or of oods Forests MA R, J li , A W , , ” an E f r h h . P rth 1 d states o Pe ts ire e , 883 X uar . OBE T S COTT F ITTIS H stor an, N ove st, Antqy, III R R , i i li i Auth or of The Ecclesiastical Annals of Perth to th e Period of ” the R ormat t. P rth 1 8 ef ion, e c e , 85 X V “ ” th I . C A. T m ook. Per OLIN HUN , Editor of Th e Ham ermen B , 1 889 XV. V. B T N D D d f Th R nta ooks RE RO ER MIL E , . ., E itor o e e l B ” th 1 K VI Ho Perth . Per 1 8 of ing James . spital, , 9 ” T h n h 1 8 . h e Blackfriars of Pert. Edi burg , 93 XVI . V. T. FA HA h or of The E sco a RE G EO S RQU R, Aut pi p l H f P . 1 8 istory o erth Perth, 94 CONTENTS xi PAGE XV . PE ER B AXTER ournal st Auth or of in Perth II T , J i , ” sh re . P rth 1 i e , 898 ” Go f in P h and Per h sh re. P h . l ert t i ert, 1 899 ” The urf of Perth . Perth 1 0 1 . T , 9 “ XV E s th o i w . B E ourna Au r III JAM S R IDG S, J li t, r of Huntngto e : Ah ” H s ori t tc. Perth 1 0 i t cal Ske ch , e , 9 3 N N W. TE . XIX. F RA C S UCH AN I B A WHI , M D , ” A h Th F of P r sh r . Ed n ur h 1 8 8 utor of e lora e th i e i b g , 9 L I ST O F I L L U ST R A T I O N S ‘ S KETCH or PERTH m om KINNOULL F rontzspzkce By A. HARR IS ( 1 905 ) ’ ' ' 1 - REV. AMES S o r t amoa N STER 01 PE TH 1 1 8 1 8 F aa n . 68 J c , S MI I R , 733 g p P oto ra hed W B M ERCER Perth from a aintin in the h g p by . P g session of th e Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth Davm Mo t x P B S R 1 -1 n so , U LI HE , 792 85 5 From a Daguen'eotype M 1 n1 'r 1 82 -1 0 WILLIA S v 011 , 3 9 5 From a oto ra h .