Identifier: memoirsoflifeofs00cler (find matches)
Title: Memoirs of the life of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, baronet, baron of the Exchequer, extracted by himself from his own journals, 1676-1755
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Clerk, John, Sir, 1676-1755 Gray, John Miller, 1850-1894, ed
Subjects: Finance
Publisher: Edinburgh, Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish history Society
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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ee. 2 * This summer I bought from Mr. Sinclare of Roslin the superiority of thelands of Carnhill, Easter and Wester Ravensnuck, all which are parts of theBarony of Pennicuik. See present MS., folio 154. 3 Halhous (Halls) is included in the Sasine in favour of the Countess ofEglintoun, 4th September 1647. 4 The lands of Brunstane were in 1373 granted by Sir David de Penicok tohis cousin, William de Creichtoune. They are included in the Sasine in favourof the Countess of Eglintoun, 1st September 1646. 5 See note above, No. 2. The lands of Cairnhill are specified among thosewhich Dame Jean Ross, Lady Innes, and her niece, Margaret Hepburn, received•as heirs-portioners of the Countess of Eglintoun. 6 See Illustration No. iv., from a drawing by John Clerk of Eldin. De-molished when the present mansion of Penicuik House was erected in 1761,upon a closely adjoining site. Sir John gives a curious account of the estate andold house of Penicuik in a letter to Boerhaave. See Additional Note B.
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HIS ANCESTORS 7 She bore my Grandfather at death 16 1 children, and all ofthem were very well provided for. I have heard it said thatthe youngest of them had at least 1200 lib. ster. My Grandfather lived till his age of 63, and was an excellentocconomist, tho he keept always a very hospitable house. He was particularly exact in business, and if he had not givenover his Trade too soon he might have been immensely rich,for by many of his books which are still in the charter houseof Pennicuik 2 he appears to have been a man of great senseand great application to business.3 He was a strong little man about 5 foot 5 inches, but inhis elder years was vastly troubled with the Gravel, and diedof a kind of Palsey. My Father, John Clerk, was married to my Mother,Elizabeth Hendersone, in the year 1674. She was the onlydaughter of Mr. Henry Hendersone of Elvingstone, in EastLothian, a Doctor of Physick. ; Her Mother was Elizabeth>/.Drummond,4 Daughter of Mr. William Drummond of Haw-thornden,5

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