. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . been told over and over again, by very manypeople, that they never heard any one read the service,particularly the lessons, as he did. An old woman atEccles told the writer that, Eh, I did enjoy that lessonon Sunday, I did for sure. Your father read about Shad-rach, Meshach, and Abednego, and I really thought I saw 330 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. them walking in that theer burning fiery furnace ! Sheevidently thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle! My fathers forgiveness of injuries was to me quite won-derful : he seemed, when once h
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . been told over and over again, by very manypeople, that they never heard any one read the service,particularly the lessons, as he did. An old woman atEccles told the writer that, Eh, I did enjoy that lessonon Sunday, I did for sure. Your father read about Shad-rach, Meshach, and Abednego, and I really thought I saw 330 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. them walking in that theer burning fiery furnace ! Sheevidently thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle! My fathers forgiveness of injuries was to me quite won-derful : he seemed, when once he forgave, to entirely blotit out of his mind, as if it had never been, and certainly henever alluded to it again, even to his own family. His lovefor his friends was very great. Though apparently open hewas still most reticent of his deepest feelings, and few knewhow sensitive he was. Very religious without any parade of it, no doubt manywere hardly aware of the depth of his faith; he had sucha horror of talking about it, and of ostentation in BRANCH ARMS OF PITCAIRN OF INNERNETHY. Argent, three lozenges, within a Bordure Gules. Star, surrounded with clouds. Lucis ^Eternse. CHAPTER XXV. THE PITCAIRNS OF INNERNETHY. This branch of the Pitcairn family was descended fromJohn de Pitcarne, who in 1250 had the lands ofInnernethy given to him by Sir Hugh de Abernethie(see charter in the account of the Pitcairns of Pitcairnand Forthar). Alexander Pitcarne of that Ilk, eighth laird of Pitcarneand Innernethie, had two sons—George Pitcarne of Pitcarneand Airdree, of that Ilk, who succeeded his father in thelands of Pitcarne; and James, his second son, to whomhe gave the lands of Innernethy, and who was the ancestorof the Pitcairns of Innernethy. 332 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS. Alexander first resigned the lands into the hands ofhis overlord, George, Earl of Angus. The deed is asfollows:— Procuratory of Resignation by Alexander de Petkarne of thatIlk, app
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