OS1/11/105/108
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR BLACK'S TOMB | Doctor Black's Tomb Doctor Black's Tomb |
Name on Tombstone Map of Grave yard Mr Campbell Recorder |
[Situation] Near the South end of Greyfriars Church Yard A plain Tombstone Surrounded [with] a little drapery & erected [in the] memory of Doctor Black on it [the] following inscription, [Josephus] Black. in finibus Galliae, sed e [parentibus] quorum alter Hibernian. [altera vero] Scotiam. Patriam habuit, [Civis] Britanniarum, [natus academiae] Primo Glasguensis, [Edinburgenae] alumnus, Chymiam in [utraque] Summa laude profitebature, Felix [Naturæ] interpres in scrutando perspi cax [cautus, solers] in narrando disertus, Aeris fixi et, [caloris latentis] primus monstrator, obiit Aetatis 71 [A.D.] 1799 Amici qui eximiam ejus virtutem, et [ingenium] colere solebant, hunc, corporis [receptaculum], dum marmor hocce supersit, sic [designatum] voluere. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 108Parish of The City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in the foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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