The Pynours: Historical Notes on an Ancient Aberdeen Craft (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Pynours: Historical Notes on an Ancient Aberdeen CraftIN compiling the following pages my hearty acknowledgments are due to the Office-bearers of the Aberdeen Shore Porters' Society, and A. M. Munro, Esq., Town House, Aberdeen, for the ready access afforded me to required in formation ou the subject, and also to Andrew F. Bowie, Esq., of Edinburgh, and Henry J. Warden, Esq., of Dundee, for collateral infor mation as to the Pynours of Leith and Dundee respectively, as well as to Professor Skeat, of Cambridge, and others for kind suggestions and helpfulness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.