Caithness People; Environment and Ethnology

Alexander Dunnet "A D" Miller

Verlag: Peter Reid & Coy Ltd, Wick, 1925

Beschreibung

51 pages with plate and illustration. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with black lettering and decoration to cover. First edition. Caithness is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Caithness originally formed part of the shire or sheriffdom of Inverness, but gradually gained independence: in 1455 the Earl of Caithness gained a grant of the justiciary and sheriffdom of the area from the Sheriff of Inverness. In 1503 an act of the Parliament of Scotland confirmed the separate jurisdiction, with Dornoch and Wick named as burghs in which the sheriff of Caithness was to hold courts. The area of the sheriffdom was declared to be identical to that of the Diocese of Caithness. The Sheriff of Inverness still retained power over important legal cases, however, until 1641. In that year, parliament declared Wick the head burgh of the shire of Caithness and the Earl of Caithness became the heritable sheriff. Condition: Corners bumped, previous owner's gift inscription to front end paper, some soiling else very good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A2345

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Caithness People; Environment and Ethnology

Verlag: Peter Reid & Coy Ltd, Wick

Erscheinungsdatum: 1925

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition