House Of Moncrieff

Excerpt from The House of Moncrieff "I have ever thought the knowledge of kinred, and genealogies of the ancient families of a countrey, a matter so farr from contempt, that it deserveth highest praise. Herein consisteth a part of the knowledge of a man's own selfe. It is a great spurr to vertue to look back on the worth of our line. In this is the memory of the dead preserved with the living, being more firme and honourable than any epitaph. The living know that band which tyeth them to others. By this, man is distinguished from the reasonless creatures, and the noble of men from the baser sort. For it often falleth out (though we cannot tell how) for the most part, that generositie followeth good birth and parentage." William Drummond of Hawthornden to his kinsman John, second Earl of Perth. "And howbeit sum wald allege that it is flatterie to wryt ony thing praysable in the mannis lyftyme of quham it is writtin; nochtwithstanding, my opinioun is contrair: That ony thing praysable done, and specialie in making of policy, may be weill aneuche writtin in the doars awin tyme, sua that the werk be done modestlie. And howbeit it be sumptuous and costlie mair nor necessitie requyris, yit it is the maist tollerable kynd of prodigalitie and of sumptuous and immoderate cost; becaus the samyn will be steidable [helpful] to the posteritie, and decoir of the cuntrey. And gif it sal happin the said Lord [George seventh Lord Seton] to do onything contrair his honour and godlie dewitie, or contrair the honour or commoun weill of his hous, to the scayth and perpetuall hurt of the samyn; I sail set furth sic doingis done be him als larglie and weill extendit till his disprayse as I have done in ony thing befoir said to his loving, he nocht amendand and redressand the samyn in his lyftyme, gif God fortounis me to leiff and be hable thairto. Bot I pray God, that the said Lord sail nocht in sic inconuenientis, to gif me, or ony man, occasioun to wryt ocht of him bot honorable." - 'Cromcle of the Hous of Seyloun, ' by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethitigton, Knight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Examining the roots and fruits of the urban foodscape Our cities are places of food polarities — food deserts and farmers’ markets, hunger and food waste, fast food delivery and urban gardening. While locavores and preserving pros abound, many of us can’t identify the fruit trees in our yards or declare a berry safe to eat. Those plants — and the people who planted them — are often forgotten. In The Fruitful City, Helena Moncrieff examines our relationship with food through the fruit trees that dot city streets and yards. She tracks the origins of these living heirlooms and questions how they went from being subsistence staples to raccoon fodder. But in some cities, previously forgotten fruit is now in high demand, and Moncrieff investigates the surge of non-profit urban harvest organizations that try to prevent that food from rotting on concrete and meets the people putting rescued fruit to good use. As she travels across Canada, slipping into backyards, visiting community orchards, and taking in canning competitions, Moncrieff discovers that attitudinal changes are more important than agricultural ones. While the bounty of apples is great, reconnecting with nature and our community is the real prize.