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History of the County of Fife: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time - Page 138
by John M. Leighton - 1840
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Relics of Literature

Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 432 pages
...brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him twice with a stafe ; he confest also, that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...other things, whereupon the Session appointed him to compeare before the pulpit ag*' to-morrow, and to be rebuked in the face of the congregation for his...
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Relics of Literature

Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 442 pages
...laughing at him for it, he d'd beat him twice with a stafe ; he confest also, t hat he had spoken very Ul words concerning his brothers, and particularly he...eldest brother John to a combate, as he called it, of neiffflls, then he said he would not come to do it even now, which afterward he did refuse and regrate...
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Relics of Literature

Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 436 pages
...brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him twice with a stafe; he confest also, that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...particularly he challenged his eldest brother John to a eombate, as he called it, of neiffelU, then he said he would not come to do it even now, which afterward...
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Relics of Literature

Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 432 pages
...brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him twice with a stafe ; he confest also, that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers, and particularly he challenged hit eldest brottterJohn to a combate, as he called it, of neiffelfs, then he said he would not come...
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The Scottish Nation: Or The Surnames, Families, Literature ..., Volume 3

William Anderson - Heraldry - 1863 - 800 pages
...the 29th, and " confcst that he did beat his brother twice with a staff; he confest also that he • had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...particularly he challenged his eldest brother John, to a combat, as he called it, of neiffcls ;" and the next day, according to the session's appointment, "...
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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Men of Fife: Of Past and Present Times ...

Matthew Forster Conolly - Celebrities - 1866 - 518 pages
...younger brother Andrew laughing at him, he did beat him twice with astuffe. He confessed also that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...eldest brother John to a combate, as he called it, of dry neiffells, which afterwards he did refuse and regret ; moreover, he said several other things—...
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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Men of Fife: Of Past and Present Times ...

Matthew Forster Conolly - Celebrities - 1866 - 526 pages
...younger brother Andrew laughing at him, he did beat him twice with a static. He confessed also that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...challenged his eldest brother John to a combate, as be called it, of dry neitfells, which afterwards he did refuse and regret ; moreover, he said several...
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Cowper: The didactic poems of 1782 with selections from the minor pieces, A ...

William Cowper - 1874 - 330 pages
...cane, his younger brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him with a stafe, and that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...brother John to a combate, as he called it, of neiffells :' and thereupon the Session adjudged him to stand • before the pulpit ag«* to-morrow, and to be...
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Cowper. The didactic poems of 1782, with selections from the minor ..., Volume 1

William Cowper - 1874 - 340 pages
...cane, his younger brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him with a stafe, and that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...John to a combate, as he called it, of neiffells:' and thereupon the Session adjudged him to stand ' before the pulpit ag st to-morrow, and to be rebuked...
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Didactic poems; Select minor poems

William Cowper - English poetry - 1874 - 346 pages
...cane, his younger brother Andrew laughing at him for it, he did beat him with a stafe, and that he had spoken very ill words concerning his brothers,...brother John to a combate, as he called it, of neiffells :' and thereupon the Session adjudged him to stand ' before the pulpit agst to-morrow, and to be rebuked...
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