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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEADS OF ST JOHN | Meads of St. John | Alexander Simpson Outlaw-well John Fraser Presley John Murray Presley |
015.03 | A beautiful plan divided by the River Findhorn. The place where a great Tournament was given by the Earl of moray to the Nobility of Scotland and a few Knights of England, Towards the northern extremity of the eastern Mead in the parish of Rafford Stood a Chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist. giving name to the Valley and tournament. The Earl of Buchan & Ross better known by the Wolf of Badenoch having been Excommunicated at the time by Bishop Barr of Elgin was not admitted to the tournament. And in anger of the Same rode Straight to the town of Forres and Set it on fire And from thence went to Elgin and burned the Cathedral. |
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[page] 14County of Elgin -- Parish of Edinkillie
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James Gray
Sapper RE [Royal Engineers]
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