. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . ev. preached so long. The road shown passes over the northaisle of the church, and shows part of the old cemetery. Themonument to Mr Pitcairn was fixed on the east gable, which is notshown. Forthar, of which you wrote, is in the parish of Kettle, of whichthe father of Mr Pitcairn was minister. I remember only one storywhich I may write as illustrative of change. He had got from somefriend a present of a few pounds of tea. He asked one of his eldersto take a pound of it, saying, It can never be all used in myh
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . ev. preached so long. The road shown passes over the northaisle of the church, and shows part of the old cemetery. Themonument to Mr Pitcairn was fixed on the east gable, which is notshown. Forthar, of which you wrote, is in the parish of Kettle, of whichthe father of Mr Pitcairn was minister. I remember only one storywhich I may write as illustrative of change. He had got from somefriend a present of a few pounds of tea. He asked one of his eldersto take a pound of it, saying, It can never be all used in myhouse ! It was an uncommon beverage then.—I am, dear Sir, yours truly, Wm. Muir. 422 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. The two most distinguished of the Rev. David Pitcairnschildren were Dr William Pitcairn, President of the Collegeof Physicians, London, and Major John Pitcairn. There isa statement of another brother Robert, whose name is notin the afore-mentioned list, who had apartments given himin Holyrood through the favour of the Duke of died sine prole. *_*_*_*_?. Arms of Dr William Pitcairn of Dysart. Crest. A moon in her complement Plena refulget. CHAPTER XXXII. DR WILLIAM PITCAIRN, PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON,FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OFANTIQUARIES, AND TRUSTEE OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Dr Pitcairns coat of arms was: a shield argent, threelozenges for Pitcairn, within a bordure ermine. These arethe same arms as Dr Archibald Pitcairne carried. Dr William Pitcairn, the second son of David Pitcairn,minister of Dysart, was born in the year 1712. He studiedat the University of Leyden, where he entered on thePhysic line, on the 15th October 1734, and attended thelectures of Boerhaave. He took the degree of atRheims. Boerhaave was a pupil, with Mead, of thatdistinguished man Dr Archibald Pitcairne, William Pit-cairns cousin. Williams mother Katharine was, as has 424 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. been stated, a member of t
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