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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| KING'S COLLEGE | King's College King's College King's College |
Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen 1818 Professor Ferguson Professor Giddes |
075 | Page 2 Continued King's College The King, in his letter to the Pope, gave a most deplorable account of the barbarous state, at that time, of the North or highlands of Scotland. He stated, "that the inhab [inhabitants] were ignorant of letters, and also uncivilized, that there were no persons to be found fit to prea [preach] the word of God to the people, or to administer the Sacraments of the church, and besides that the country was so intersected with Mountains and arms of the Sea, So distant from the universities already erected, and the roads so dangerous, that the youth had not access to the benefit of Education in these seminaries," But, at the same time, the King observed, "that the City of Old Aberdeen was situated at a modern distance from the highland country and Northern islands enjoyed an excellent temperature of air, abundance of provisions, and the conveniency of habitation and every thing necessary for the comfort of human life." Althoug two universities had b [been] deemed sufficient for the whole of England, and two had already been established in Scotland those circumstances mentioned in the King's letter were powerful inducement to the Pope to grant his authority for the institution of a third in the northern part of this Kingdom. It was firstly remark [remarked] in the bull, which seems to have been readily obtained, that while the distribution of other things le [--] their power, science had this distinguished quality, that the diffusion of it tended not to diminish b [but] to increase and spread the general stock of Knowledge. King James confirmed the Pope's bull upon 22nd May 1497. Bishop Elphinston made provision by no means illiberal, for the future suppor [support of] the institution, by granting to it lands and other property, which he had acquired for the purpose, at the time of his death, which happened in the Year 1514. he further bequeathed to it the sum of [--] Scottish money, for completing the benificent plan. of which he had already made so much progress |
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