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The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland (1852)

Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874 · London, Published by the author · leaf 316

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of the remains of saints within the consecratedwalls, and a desire, first shown by monarchs and great lords, but spreading among inferior persons,to be placed near the relics of these holy men. As the committee of purification declared them-selves bent upon the most calm and loving settling of all… … / DALMENY CHURCH. The small village of Dalmeny stands a short distance westward of the great north road fromEdinburgh, where it approaches Queens Ferry. Unlike other Scottish villages which generallyconsist of a narrow and filthy street, where the dwellings are as densely crowded together as ifthey…

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