OS1/11/105/102
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPAL ROBERTSON'S TOMB | Principal Robertsons Tomb Principal Robertsons Tomb |
Tomb Stone Mr. Campbell (Recorder) Map of Grave yard |
[Situation] On the East Side of Greyfriars Church Yard A rectangular Tomb erected to the memory of Principal Robertson on it is the following inscription "In hoc conduture, Sepulchro [reliquiae] Summi Viri, ingenio, judicio praestantis suavissima puris moribus. assidua [benignitate] omni busque privratis, [virtutibus]; siuis quam maxime cari, [sacrosancti] aucti, evagelii [ministri fidelis] prae decatoris eloquentis [in Ecclesia] Scotiae aministanda [Presbyteri mitis], proudentis felicis [Academiae] Endinburgenae pracfecta [meritissimi] historici, Gravis [deserti] sagacis Cujus memoriam [non] exigua haec et. [ruitura] Monumenta, Sed Scripta [ipsius] aere parenniora vetabunt mori atque in omne, AEvum Testabuntur tale, sui seculi et patriae artibus ingeuins et Scientia frugifera literisque elegantibus, Jam tum florentis simae decus et lumen extitissis Gulielmum Robertson S.S.T.P. natus est A.D. MDCCXXI [1721] Obiit A.D. MDCCXCII [1792] |
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[Page] 102Parish of The City of Edinburgh
[Notes]
Apostrophe
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Transcriber's notes
Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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