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government and a strong aversion to the popular party in New York. Naturally he came into frequent conflict with the growing sentiment in the, colony in opposition to royal See also:

taxation. He was acting-governor when in 1765 the stamped See also:

paper to be used under the See also:

STAMP (from " to stamp," to strike or tread heavily, hence to impress, O. Eng. stempen, Du. stampen, Ger. stampfen, whence, O. Fr. estamper, mod. etamper)

Stamp See also:

ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act arrived in the See also:

PORT

port of New York ; a See also:

mob burned him in effigy in his own See also:

COACH (through the Fr. coche, originally from the Magyar kocsi, an adjective from the Hungarian place named Kocs, between Raab and Buda, i.e. the sort of vehicle used there in the 15th century)

coach in See also:

BOWLING (Lat. bulla, a globe, through O. Fr. boule, ball)

Bowling See also:

Green, in sight of the enraged acting-governor and of General See also:

Gage; and Colden was compelled to surrender the stamps to the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city council, by whom they were invading See also:

HOST

host, and See also:

Montrose with the See also:

COVENANTERS

Covenanters in 164o. Of the Cistercian priory, founded about 1165 by Cospatric of See also:

Dunbar, and destroyed by the 1st See also:

EARL

earl of See also:

Hertford in 1545, which stood a little to the See also:

east of the See also:

PRESENT

present See also:

MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, no trace remains; but for nearly four See also:

HUNDRED

hundred years it was a centre of religious fervour. Here it was that the papal See also:

legate, in the reign of See also:

Henry VIII., published a See also:

bull against the See also:

PRINTING (from Lat. imprimere, O. Fr. empreindre)

printing of the Scriptures; and by the See also:

IRONY (Gr. dipaweLa, from eipwv, one who says less than he means, eiepees, to speak)

irony of See also:

FATE

fate its site was occupied in the 19th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century by an See also:

ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment, under Dr See also:

Adam See also:

Thomson, for the See also:

PRODUCTION (Lat. productionem, from producere, to pro-duce)

production of cheap Bibles. At See also:

COLDSTREAM

Coldstream General See also:

Monk raised in 1659 the celebrated See also:

REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of See also:

FOOT

Foot See also:

GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards bearing its name.

Like Gretna Green, Coldstream See also:

long enjoyed a notoriety as the resort of runaway couples, the old See also:

toll-house at the See also:

BRIDGE

bridge being the usual See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of the See also:

MARRIAGE

marriage ceremony. " Marriage House," as it is called, still exists in See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good repair. Henry See also:

Brougham, afterwards See also:

lord See also:

CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor, was married in this clandestine way, though in an See also:

inn and not at the bridge, in 1821. Birgham, 3 M. See also:

west, was once a place of no small importance, for there in 1188 See also:

William the See also:

Lion conferred with the See also:

bishop of See also:

Durham concerning the See also:

ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt of the See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

Church to impose its supremacy upon Scotland; there in 1289 was held the See also:

convention to consider the question of the marriage of the Maid of See also:

Norway with See also:

Prince See also:

EDWARD

Edward of See also:

England; and there, too, in 1290 was signed the treaty of Birgham, which secured the See also:

independence of Scotland. Seven See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles below Coldstream on the English See also:

side, though 6 m. See also:

north-east of it, are the massive ruins of Norham See also:

Castle, made famous by See also:

Scott's Marmion, and See also:

horn the time of its See also:

BUILDING

building by Ranulph See also:

FLAMBARD, RANULF, or RALPH (d. 1128)

Flambard in 1121 a See also:

FOCUS (Latin for " hearth " or " fireplace ")

focus of Border See also:

HISTORY

history during four centuries.

End of Article: COLDEN, CADWALLADER (1688–1776)

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