The earls of Cromartie; their kindred, country, and correspondence . INSCRIPTION ABOVE NORTH DOOR OF ROYSTON HOUSE. THE BARONY AND MANSION OF ROYSTON. 453 The time of the building of Royston by Lord Tarbat is shown on tlie northand south fronts. Above the north entrance door there is placed a stone bearingthe following inscription :— GAZ^ CONGESTiE NIHILI IMPENS/E USUI SUNT CUxM GLEBIS AUGENTUR ET LABORES IN NOSTRUM ERGO ET AJMICORUM SOLATIUM TUGURIOLUM HOC EDIFICARE CURARUNT Georgius ET Anna VICECOMITES A TARBAT ANNO CHRIST: 1685, INTRA TUM HOSPES NAM HOSPITIUM EST NUNC NOSTRUM TUNC ALT
The earls of Cromartie; their kindred, country, and correspondence . INSCRIPTION ABOVE NORTH DOOR OF ROYSTON HOUSE. THE BARONY AND MANSION OF ROYSTON. 453 The time of the building of Royston by Lord Tarbat is shown on tlie northand south fronts. Above the north entrance door there is placed a stone bearingthe following inscription :— GAZ^ CONGESTiE NIHILI IMPENS/E USUI SUNT CUxM GLEBIS AUGENTUR ET LABORES IN NOSTRUM ERGO ET AJMICORUM SOLATIUM TUGURIOLUM HOC EDIFICARE CURARUNT Georgius ET Anna VICECOMITES A TARBAT ANNO CHRIST: 1685, INTRA TUM HOSPES NAM HOSPITIUM EST NUNC NOSTRUM TUNC ALTERIUS , POSTEA VERO NEC SCIO, NEC CURO CUJUSNAM NULLI CERTA DOMUSVIVENDUM ERGO (DUM LICET ESSE) BENE. The original draft of the inscription is among the Cromartie Papers. It isholograph of Lord Tarbat, and written on the fly-leaf of a letter addressed ForMr. William Denune, minister of Pencaitland. It is added here to show thevariation between it and the inscription as finally engraved on the stone. Gazse cougestae nihili impensse usui sunt Si glebas et labores
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