AUTHORITIES AND AIDS

ANDERSON, Joseph, LL.D., Keeper of the National Museum, Edinburgh - "Introduction to Orkneyinga Saga"
reprinted by Mercat Press (1973) ASIN: B000PSQ2ZY
reprinted by Hyperion Books (December 1989) ISBN-10: 0901824259, ISBN-13: 978-0901824257

BALFOUR, David, of Balfour and Trenaby - "Odal Rights and Feudal Wrongs: A Memorial for Orkney" Edinburgh, 1859
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BARRY, The Rev. George, D.D. - "History of the Orkney Islands" (Edinburgh, 1805); with Notes by the Rev. James Headrick. Edinburgh, 1808, quarto; 3rd edition, Kirkwall, 1867.
Mercat Press; Facsimile of 1805 Ed edition (1974), ISBN-10: 0901824321, ISBN-13: 978-0901824325

van BASSAN, James - "The History of the Saint-Clairs"

BELLENDEN, John - "Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum, per me, Jo Ben, Ibidem Colentem, in Anno, 1529"
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BRAND, The Rev. John - "A Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland-Firth, and Caithness". Edinburgh, 1701, reprinted 1811 and 1883.
reprinted by W. Brown (1883) ASIN: B00085SJQE

BURKE, C.B., L.L.D., Sir Bernard "A genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage". London, 1884:
Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition (2003), ISBN-10: 0971196621, ISBN-13: 978-0971196629

BURKE, "Landed Gentry"

CALDER, James Trail - Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness From the Tenth Century". Second edition, Wick, 1887.
Caithness Reprints (1978), ISBN-10: 0950288802 ISBN-13: 978-0950288802

CLOUSTON, M.D., The Rev. Charles - "Guide to the Orkney Islands" Edinburgh, 1862
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CRAVEN, The Rev. J.B. "History of the Episcopal Church in Orkney, 1688-1882, 1662-1688, and 1558-1662". Kirkwall, 1883, 1893, and 1897. Reprinted by Peace (1883) ASIN: B00089RRG8

CURSITER, James W., F.S.A., Scot - List of Books and Pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland. Kirkwall, 1894
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DENNISON, Walter Traill - "The Orcadian Sketch-book: Being Traits of Old Orkney Life, written partly in the Orkney dialect". Kirkwall, 1880
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, VOL 3. Edited by Sidney Lee, London, 1897. Articles "Sinclair".

Dictionary of National Biography: ISBN-10: 0543883167 ISBN-13: 978-0543883162 (Vol 32) ISBN-10: 1402170696 ISBN-13: 978-1402170690 (Vol 15) ISBN-10: 0543868567 ISBN-13: 978-0543868565 (VOl 52)

EDMONDSTON, Thomas - "An Etymological Glossary of the Shetland and Orkney Dialect, with some derivations of names of places in Shetland" Edinburgh, 1866
Publisher: A. and C. Black (1866) ASIN: B0006AG0R6

GIFFORD, Thomas of Busta "An Historical Description of the Zetland Islands in the year 1733, with an appendix of illustrative documents ". Edinburgh, 1879
T.G. Stevenson (1879) , ASIN: B00089B732; Reprinted by and for J. Nichols (1886) , ASIN: B00089T5LS

GORRIE, Daniel - "Summers and Winters in the Orkneys". London,1868
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GRANT, Francis James, W.S. (Carrick Pursuivant of Arms) - "The county families of the Zetland Islands: Being genealogies of local families". Lerwick, 1893
T. and J. Manson (1893), ASIN: B00087OWTK

HAY - Father Richard Augustin, Prior of St.Pieremont - "Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn, including the Chartulary of Rosslyn", Edited by James Maidment. Edinburgh, 1835
Publisher: T.G. Stevenson (1835), ASIN: B000886IFK
Reprinted by Grand Lodge of Scotland (August 2002), ISBN-10: 0902324632 ISBN-13: 978-0902324633

HENDERSON, JOHN, W.S. - "Caithness Family History" Edinburgh. 1884
Publisher: D. Douglas (1884), ASIN: B00087VFRC

HIBBERT, Samuel, M.D. - "A Description of the Shetland Isles, comprising an account of their scenery, antiquities, and superstitions ". Edinburgh and London, 1862
Publisher: A. Constable and Co.; [etc., etc.] (1822) ASIN: B00089610Q
Publisher: T and J Manson (1891) ASIN: B000KL43BG (hardback)
Publisher: Manson (1931) ASIN: B0008CBCHK, ASIN: B000P8X7CK (paperback)

JAMIESON, John - "An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, illustrating the words in their different significations by examples from ancient and modern writers; ", 2 vols. Edinburgh 1808 quarto Publisher: Printed at the University Press for W. Creech (1808) ASIN: B0006ATBP4 Two Supplemental vols., 1825. Second edition, revised, etc., 4 vols. Paisley, 1879-82, quarto

An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: Supplement to Jamieson's Scottish dictionary with memoir, and introduction
Publisher: AMS Press; A new edition carefully revised and collated edition (1966) ASIN: B0006C0MKA & ASIN: B0007FEFTK

JOHNSON, The Rev, A.H., M.A. - "The Normans in Europe" (Epoch series). London,1877
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KELTIE, John Scott - "History of the Scottish Highlands,: Highland clans and Highland regiments". Edinburgh, 1885
Publisher: A. Fullarton (1877) ASIN: B00087CUOE
Publisher: W. MacKenzie; A new ed. ... illustrated edition (1885) ASIN: B00085C3R0

LAING the Elder, Samuel - "Sturleson's Heimskringla: Translated from the Icelandic", 3 vols. 1844, octavo
Heimskringla or the Lives of the Norse Kings by Snorre Sturlason, edited by Erling Monsen (2004), ISBN-10: 0766186938 ISBN-13: 978-0766186934

LOW, George - "Tour through the Islands of Orkney and Shetland in 1774" Kirkwall, 1879, octavo
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MACKENZIE, James - "The General Grievances and Oppressions of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland". Reprint. Edinburgh, 1836, octavo
Publisher: Laing and Forbes (1836) ASIN: B00086WOQY

MAXWELL, C.H. - "Historical Tales of the Wars of Scotland": cited as "Scottish Wars". Edinburgh, 1852
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MICHELL, Thomas, C.B. - "History of the Scottish Expedition to Norway in 1612". Christiania, 1886
Publisher: L: 1886 1st ed. 189p; illus. (1886) ASIN: B000KILWBI

MORRISON, The Hon. Leonard Allison, A.M. - "History of the Sinclair Family in Europe and America for 1100 Years". Boston, Massachusetts, 1896
Reprinted by Higginson Book Co (1989) ISBN-10: 0832810746, ISBN-13: 978-0832810749

NISBET, Alexander - "A System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical", 2 vols. Edinburgh, 1722-1742, folio
Publisher: J. MacEuen (1722) ASIN: B000KL40D2
Reprinted by and for Alex. Lawrie; 2nd ed edition (1804) ASIN: B0008A3DGK

ORKNEYINGA SAGA and Magnus Saga with Appendices. Edited by Gudbrand Vigfusson, M.A. Icelandic Text; Rolls edition. London, 1887.

Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney: Translated by Hermann Palsson, and Paul Edwards (1981), Penguin Classics, ISBN-10: 0140443835 ISBN-13: 978-0140443837

PLANCHE, James Robinson - The Conqueror and his Companions, 1874.
Last reprinted Kessinger Publishing 2007 ISBN-10: 0548801320 ISBN-13: 978-0548801321

PETERKIN, Alexander -"Rentals of the Ancient Earldom and Bishopric of Orkney" Edinburgh, 1890
Publisher: John Moir, Printer (1820) ASIN: B000IZG5SS

PETERKIN, Alexander - "Notes on Orkney and Shetland" Edinburgh, 1822, octavo
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SCOTTISH ANTIQUARY, The - A quarterly magazine, price 1 shilling, Edinburgh.

SCOTT, The Rev. Hew, D.D. - "Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; or, the Succession of the Ministers in the Parish Churches of Scotland from 1560 to the Present Time". Edinburgh, 1870, quarto
Updated periodically. Publisher: Hyperion Books (December 1988) ISBN-10: 0715204955 ISBN-13: 978-0715204955

SCOTT, SIR WALTER - Tales of a Grandfather - Stories from the History of Scotland. 1828. Last reprinted 2007. ISBN-10: 1432673394 ISBN-13: 978-1432673390

SIBBALD, Sir Robert, Knight, M.D. - "Description of the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, by Robert Monteith, of Egilsea and Gairsay, 1633. " Edinburgh, 1045,octavo
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SINCLAIR, Thomas, M.A. - "Caithness events: A discussion of Captain Kennedy's historical narrative, and an account of the Broynach earls, to which is added a supplement of emendations of 1899" Wick, 1894.
Publisher: W. Rae; 2. ed edition (1899) ASIN: B0008BMZS6

SINCLAIR, Thomas, M.A. - "The Sinclairs of England" London, 1887.
Publisher: Trubner and Co (1887) ASIN: B000J2YAUU
Reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC (2007) ISBN-10: 1432550632, ISBN-13: 978-1432550639

SKENE, William Forbes - "Celtic Scotland - A History of Ancient Alban Three Volumes; Volume I: History and Ethnology, Volume II: Church and Culture, Volume III: Land and People", 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1876-80, octavo Publisher: David Douglas (1886) ASIN: B000VHHSSE & ASIN: B000ZMAT4U
Reprinted by Books for Libraries Press (1971) ISBN-10: 0836957547 ISBN-13: 978-0836957549

SMITH, William Henry - "The St.Clair Papers: The Life and Public Services of Arthur St.Clair, Soldier of the Revolutionary War, President of the Continental Congress, and Governor of the North-Western Territory," Cincinnati, U.S.A., 1882.
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (June 25, 2007) ISBN-10: 0548362785 ISBN-13: 978-0548362785

TORFAEUS, Thormodus - "Ancient History of Orkney, Caithness, and the North" Translated by Alexander Pope, Minister of Reay. Wick, 1866, duodecimo
Publisher: Peter Reid [etc.] (1866) ASIN: B00089P03U

TUDOR, John R. - "The Orkneys and Shetland: their Past and Present State. " London, 1883
Publisher: E. Stanford; [etc., etc.] (1883) ASIN: B0008596H0

TYTLER, Patrick Fraser - "History of Scotland", 4 vols. Edinburgh, 1864
Reprinted in 9 Volumes by Willilam Mackenzie (1909) ASIN: B000KL1UKS

WALLACE, James, M.D., F.R.S. - "An Account of the Islands of Orkney" London, 1700, octavo
Unavaiable

ZENO the Younger, Nicolo - "The Discovery of the Islands of Frislanda, Eslanda, Engronelanda, Estotilanda, and Icaria, made by two brothers of the Zeno family: viz., Messire Nicolo, the Chevalier, and Messire Antonio". With a map of the said Islands. Venice, 1558. Translated, London, 1873, by R.H. Major, F.S.A., etc., for the Hakluyt Society
Reprinted by: Adamant Media Corporation (August 16, 2001) ISBN-10: 0543788555 ISBN-13: 978-0543788559