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A60180	An account of the Scotish atlas, or, The description of Scotland ancient & modern by His Sacred Majestie's special command to be published presently by Sir Robert Sibbald D.M. His Majestie's physician in ordinary, and geographer for his ancient kingdom of Scotland.	Sibbald, Robert, Sir, 1641-1722.	1683 (1683)	Wing S3720; ESTC R9801	10,503	13

Lords of the Articles What the Parliament cognosceth The Convention of Estates the Nature of it The Privy Council the power of it The Session the number of the Lords and Clerks their Habits The Outerhouse Inner-house Matters that come before them The Law of Scotland The time the Session sits The Justice-Court the Constitution of it The Court of Exchequer the Nature of it The Court of Admirality the Priviledges of the High Admiral The High Constables Court its Nature The Court of Regality its constitution The Sherif-Court the Constitution of it The Stewart's Court the Nature of it The Baron's Court the Nature of it The Commissary Court the Nature of it The Lyon's Court its Nature The Royal-Burroughs their Constitution The Burrough-Courts their constitution Where of the Convention of Burroughs its Nature Of the Burghs of Regality their Nature Of Burghs of Baronie their Nature Of the Justices of Peace their power The Forces where of the Military Government Of the Mint where of the Money of Scotland The Government of the Church Where of the several Ecclesiastick courts of their Nature Of the Kirk Session The Presbyteries their Number The Synods The Highest court the Convocation The number of the Parishes in Scotland Of the Commission for Teynds and Plantation of Churches Of the Commission for the Fishery These make up the first Part viz. the General Description of Scotland The Second part of the Scotia Moderna is the special wherein the Shires and Counties and the Islands are particularly described Scotland is divided into the Continent and the Isles The Continent most conveniently is divided into three Penninsulae by the three Isthmi or narrow Necks of Land The first is the South-part which towards the South is divided from England by the River of Tweed and Where it faileth by a Line drawn from Solway-Firth towards the North from the rest of the continent by the Firth and River of Forth and a short Line from thence to Clide by which and its Firth it is divided from the north-west-North-west-part of Scotland Of this part there is a new Map the Counties contained in this part of all which there are Maps are these Mers Lauderdale West-Lothian Teviotdale Mid-Lothian East-Lothian Twadale Lids-dale Eus-dale and Esk-dale Adnandale Nides-dale All Galloway Sherifdome of Wigtoun The countrey betwixt the Water of Dee and Cree The Stewartrie of Kircudbright South part of Carrick North part of Carrick Kyle Cuninghame The upper ward of Clids-dale The Nether ward of Clids-dale Renfrew Sterling-Shire The Middle part of the continent hath to the South the Firth and River of Forth and the Line betwixt it and the River and Firth of Clide to the west and East the Sea and towards the North it is parted from the rest of the continent of Scotland by the water and Loch of Lochty in Lochaber and a line from the foresaid Loch through a short Neck of Land to the Rise of the Loch and River of Ness You may see it in a new Map thereof It containeth these following Counties and Shires whereof there are particular Maps All Fife The West part of it The East part of it Angus The south part of Perth-Shire where are Strathearn Bequhider Strathallan and Menteith The water of Earn is done in the Map of Tay and with it there is a plan of the Roman camp at Airdoch The North-part of Perth-Shire where are Braid-Albin Athole the Rannoch Glen-Lyon the Over and Lower Gourie Calckmanan Shire Lennox The Sherifdome of Argyle or Innerara where are Knapdale Kintyre Cewal Lorn Knapdale Lorn Kintyre Aberdeen and Bamf-Shire Braid-Albin Athol Brae of Mar Badenoch Spey and Lochaber Lochaber Mernes Murray The Northern part of the Continent hath to the South the Water and Loch of Lochty and a short Line from thence to Loch-Ness and the Water of Ness to the West and East it hath the Sea and to the North the Sea It may be seen in the Map intituled Extima Scotiae Septentrionalis Ora and containeth these Countreys Ross Sutherland Strathnavern Caithness that part of Lochaber on the North side of Lochty Water and Loch Edir Chilis and Assin The Countreys of which there are Maps are these Ross Sutherland Strathnavern Caithness And this is for the Continent of Scotland The Isles are divided into the West Isles the North-Isles and the Isles lying to the East The Islands lying to the East are these which ly in the Firth of Forth and may be seen in the Map of Forth and are described with it The West-Isles are these called Hebrides and Aebudae and of them there are these following Maps Aebudae or the West-Isles Aran. Boot Lews and Harris Lews Harris and SKY in a Map together Ila Jura Viste Mulla The lesser Islands Rumm Canna Egg Muck. The North-Islands as these of Orckney and Schetland and the Maps of them are these A Map of Orkney and Schetland A new Map of Orkney with the Roads and Harbours A most exact new Map of Orkney with the Forelands Rocks and dangerous places marked done Mr. by James Wallace Minister of Kirckwall in Orkney A new Map of Schetland Besides these there is a Hydrographic Map of the Sea-Coast from the Island of Cocket to Orkney THE SECOND PART OF The SCOTIA Moderna IN this second Part which containeth the Descriptions of each Shire and the Countries in it and of the Islands There is also an Account given of the names situation bounds of each Countrey the nature of the Countrey and these Products Nature hath formed in it are shewed The Forrests Woods Parks the Springs Rivers Lochs with their various Properties What Mountains Valleys Caves most remarbable that it may be known what in every place abounds and may be communicate to other Countreys and what is wanting that it may be carried in to them in order to Trade The Plants Animals Metals Substances cast up by the Sea As to Rivers the Rise of them and their Emboucheurs are shewed and in the adjacent Sea the Roads Bays Ports and Harbours are described the Roks and Sholes on the Coast and the time of the Moon that causeth High Water is marked The Ancient Monuments Forts and Camps Inscriptions graved and figured Stones the Singularites of Nature or Arte that are there or have been found there The great Battels that have been there fought and the memorable Actions or Accidents there The Towns of Note in each Shire especially Burroughs Royal their Magistracy the Trade of the Town Their publick Buildings their Iurisdiction their Hospitals and Work-houses The Market-Towns in each Shire The Monasteries Cathedral Churches Ancient Churches Colledges and Publick Schools The Manners and Customes of the Inhabitants in each Shire their Manufactures The Government of each Shire and Countrey in what Diocese it is who is Sherif Stewart or Bailie there Who commands the Militia there The Castles Forts Woods Forrests Parks belonging to his Majesty there What places give Title to Noblemen there and the Seats of the Noblemen and most considerable

which were never published before and hath now made that advance in the work that if the rest of the Informations from the Shires be sent in shortly and these few Shires be designed which are not yet done this Description in English whereof this is the Account may be very soon ready for the Press For the further encouragement of these who may be Subscribers for the Copies it is fit there be some Account of it given which is as followeth The said Atlas Scoticus or Description of Scotland Ancient and Modern is to be in two Volumes the one in Latin the other in English The Atlas in Latine may contain about an hundred printed sheets of large Lumbard-Paper in the great Letter the Atlas is usually done upon it will contain some seventy Maps whereof there are upwards of twenty more than are in the Theatrum Scotiae done by J. Bleau and of these several are exactly surveyed In this Latine Copy the Scotia Antiqua will take up more than twenty sheets of Print and is done exactly from the Greek and Roman Authors and the best Manuscripts and Ancient Records The contents of the several Books are set down in the Latin Account premised The Scotia Moderna likewise is done in Latin according to the account given there so it remains that there be ane account given of the Atlas in English which is to be published first The Atlas of Scotland in English may contain eighty sheets of printed large Lumbard paper and about seventy Maps It is divided into two parts the General and the special part The General part Containeth the general description of Scotland where there is a short Description of Britain and Ireland Then Albanie or Ancient Scotland is briefly described where the names and the reason of them are given the condition of the Countrey from its first discoverie and Possession till the coming in of the Romans whence they came where the first Inhabitants are shewed and the several Nations that frequented it then and the customes manners Religion and Government of the State under that Period are made known Then the condition of the Kingdom while the Romans were here how far they prevailed what Monuments they left the division of the Countrie and Names of the People then the condition of the Picts till their Overthrow and the planting of the Christian Religion in Scotland is manifested The state of Religion and Government from thence till Malcom Canmore in whose time the English Tongue and the Titles Manners Customes of Living which is now was introduced There is an Account also of the Forreigners that invaded us during this Period To Ancient Scotland belong these Maps Albion and Ireland With the lesser adjacent Islands The Map of the British Islles done by Ortelius A New Table of Albania or the Most ancient Scotland Ancient Scotland done by Robert Gordon of Straloch Then Scotland as it is now is described where is shewed the Extent and the Bounds of it the Latitude of it the Figure of it under what Climate and Parallels the length of the longest Day there the Division of Scotland into three Peninsulae the South one the Middle one and the North one The Rivers upon each side running far into the Countrey are separated by a small Tract of Land from meeting else they would make three Islands of the continent of Scotland It is also divided by the Mountains and by the Qualitie of the Soil and Nature of the Inhabitants and their different manner of life into the High-Lands and Low-lands and the Highlanders and Low-land-men And by the several Jurisdictions it is divided into Shires Stewartries Baileries Bishopricks which are shewed with the Counties under them Formerlie it was divided into two Kingdoms that of the Scots and that of the Picts beside the Roman Province The Islands about Scotland are shewed and there is an Account given of the Nature and Quality of the Soil and the natural products of it viz. the grains Pot-herbs and Fruits and other usefull Plants The Animals Four-footed Beasts domestick and wild the Fouls the Fishes the Insects The Metals and Minerals the substances cast up by the Sea the Mineral Waters The Advantages by the Sea for Trade and Fishing The great Rivers Forth Clide and Tay with their Firths of each of which there are particular Maps with full Descriptions of them The Lochs and the rare properties of some of them There is an Account of the Air of Scotland where the Winds are treated of and the Advantages and Disadvantages the Countrey hath by them The Nature of the Countrey Hilly and and Mountainous how these Hillsruns through the Countrey Of the Woods and Forrests Heaths or Moors and Mosses An Account of the ancient Inhabitants their Diet Drink their Exercise Cloathing their Arms Discipline of War their Valour strict Justice Learning and Arts their Trade nature of their Government before the Kings Their Ancient Religion Of the Druides Their Ancient Burials and the Dignities in use amongst them The rise of their Property The History of the Alliance betwixt the Scots and the French begun in the time of Charlemaigne and Achaius and continued to our times The Advantages and Priviledges the Scots got in France The establishments of the Scots in other Countreys The many Scots Families setled abroad The Nature and Qualities of the present Inhabitants Their Diet Exercises Recreations and Games Their Apparel their Language their Humour Of their Trade the Commodities exported The Nobles their several Degrees the Names of them according to the Order of the Parliament-Rolls The Clergy the several Orders of them the Archbishops and the Bishops their Dignity their Chapters their Jurisdiction exent of their Dioceses their Courts The Gentry the severall Ranks of them Whereof the Ancient order of the Thistle The Commons and the several orders of them The Royal Burroughs the list of them their Priviledges The Religion of Scotland under the several Periods Many of old famous for their Sanctity The Universities and Colledges of Scotland their Constitution The Scots famous for all sort of Learning and Arts for several new Inventions Many of the Nobility and Gentry educate abroad many famous for their valour and Conduct Many of them General Officers abroad A List of the Bishops and Archbishops of Sanct-Anrews since the time of the Picts An Account of sixty of the Pictish Kings out of a Manuscript An account of the Kings of Scotland The State of the Governement done by his Majestie 's Advocate Of the King and His Prerogative the Succession to the Crown Ancient Dominion The Revenue of the King of Scotland The Power of the King of Scotland Of the Officers of State The Officers of the Crown Of the Courts of Scotland and the Constitution of them Of the High Court of Parliament Where of the Electors the Members the Solemnity at the riding of the Parliament the ranking of the Members How they sit in Parliament the manner of Procedure in Parliament Of the

AN ACCOUNT OF THE SCOTISH ATLAS OR THE DESCRIPTION OF SCOTLAND ANCIENT MODERN BY His Sacred MAJESTIE' 's special Command To be published presently BY Sir ROBERT SIBBALD D. M. His MAJESTIE' 's Physician in Ordinary and Geographer for His Ancient Kingdom of SCOTLAND EDINBURGH Printed by DAVID LINDSAY Mr. JAMES KNIBLO JOSUA van SOLINGEN and JOHN COLMAR M.DC.LXXXIII Mark ALEXANDER BOYDS Verses in commendation of Scotland translated out of Latine by J. B. A Noble place near the Pole Artick lies Which on each side the Sea with Waters plies Yet is it not sore pinch'd with Winter-Frost Nor do the Sun 's hot fiery Beams it rost To which both Name and Honour Scota brings A Noble Branch of the Egyptian Kings Their Granaries she fill'd with store of Corn Laws and Religion stablish'd them t' adorn Their Vales with Corns Pastures with Flocks abound Store of rich Metals in their Mines are found Nor doth this Plenty make them idle sit Artificers they have of skill and wit Though gentle-natur'd soon they fly to Arms Not more devout than causing hot Alarms AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK Designed OR THE SCOTISH ATLAS To be Published AMongst the many Sciences which perfite and adorn the mind of man Geography is worthy of all praise because it both affordeth matter of much delight and likewise is of much use for the life of man This World being a Theater whereupon each act their Part and by the several Personages which they represent very much demonstrate the marvellous Wisdom Power and Goodness of GOD who hath contrived all for the perfection of the Universe his great Work and by his never erring Providence bringeth all about to the accomplishment of his good will and pleasure Man who is the lesser World and Abridgement of the Greater cannot but find the advantages of Geography by which we see all the parts of this great Machine even which are most remote from us and look upon these who are absent as if they were present with us What delight must it give us when we learn by it the Situation of Countreys Towns and Rivers as well as if we had viewed them with our eyes It is certain that most of men have a great desire to travell and it is certainly an inexcusable fault to be ignorant of what concerneth our own Countrey Yet many because of their poverty or want of health are deprived of these Advantages And therefore we are much beholden to Geography by which all the face of the World is exposed to us and we can even sitting at home view the whole Earth and Seas and much sooner pass through them in our studies than Travellers can do by their Voyages and so may without the hazard of being infected by the vices of Forreiners improve our minds and reap all other Advantages from them Not to mention here how the Policy of each place the studies of Theology of Natural Philosophy History and several Arts may be improved by this knowledge I shall only instance in Merchandising Navigation and the Pactice of Medicine And for Merchandising which with Navigation is the great support of corporations it can hardly be entertained without the knowledge of the Countreys and their Products of the nature and manners of the Inhabitants and Rodes that lead to them which the Maps and descriptions joyned to them inform us of and by the Maps the Mariners come to know the situation of the Countreys they intend for the Rout they are to follow and the Dangers they are to be aware of As for the Practice of Medicine Hippocrates hath abundantly proven that a Physician who would practise aright must first know the place Now considering these great uses of Geographical Descriptions many complained that there was so little done as to the Description of our Countrey For the Theater of Scotland published by Bleau for all its Bulk except it be the Description of some few shires by the learned Gordon of Straloch and some sheets of his of the Scotia Antiqua containeth little more than what Buchanan wrote and some few Scrapes out of Cambden who is no friend to us in what he writeth And in respect that there are many Islands around this Ancient Kingdom of Scotland and many impetuous and contrary Currents and Tides and in several places the Coast is full of Rocks or Banks of sand which ought to be exactly described for the security of Trade And because the face of the Country by the peace and quiet we enjoy under his Majestie 's happy Government is quite changed from what it was of old and now for Stately Buildings Parks fertile Fields we begin to contend with the happiest of our Neighbours therefore a new and full description was much desired by all ingenious persons For these considerations His Sacred Majesty the Father of his Countrey and gracious and wise provisor of all that may be for the profite and honour of it hath commanded and ordained by His Letters patent under the Seal Sir Robert Sibbald one of His Phisicians in ordinary and His Geographer for His Ancient Kingdom of Scotland to publish an exact description of Scotland Ancient and Modern with the Maps And that the Maps may be exact and just the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council in Scotland gave Commission to John Adair Mathematician and skilfull Mechanick to survey the Shires And the said John Adair by taking the distances of the several Angles from the adjacent Hills hath designed most exact Maps and hath lately made an Hydrographical Map of the River of Forth Geometrically surveyed Wherein after a new and exact way are set down all the Isles blind Rocks Shelves and Sands with an exact Draught of the Coasts with all its Bayes Head lands Ports Havens Towns and other things remarkeable the Depths of the Watters through the whole Firth with the Courses from each Point the prospect and view of the remarkable Islands Head-lands and other considerable land-marks And he is next to survey the Shire of Perth and to make two Maps thereof one of the south-side and another of the North. He will likewise be ready to design the maps of the other Shires that were not done before providing he may have sufficient allowance therefore And that these who are concerned may be the better perswaded thereto there is joyned with this Account the Map of Clackmanan-Shire taken off the Copper-Plate done for it where may be seen not only the Towns Hills Rivers and Lochs but also the different face of the grounds which are Arable and which Moorish and by convenient Marks you may know the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry the Churches Mills woods and Parks c In obedience to His Majesties command the said Sir Robert Sibbald printed Queries for obtaining the Information that was necessary for the Description of each Shire and hath been at the pains to collect several Manuscripts Ancient and Modern which may illustrate the said work and hath recovered several Ancient Inscriptions