Excerpt from History of Burntisland: Scottish Burgh Life, More Particularly in the Time of the Stuarts; With IllustrationsThese researches have resulted in the discovery of some very interesting facts about Burntisland and the old burgh system which, though in some instances forcing us to part with what had been considered well grounded belief, give a new and unexpected value to what was previously known and accepted but not. Fully understood.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.

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