8 May – Veteran sails from Liverpool with 149 Jacobite prisoners (including 15 women) on board to be settled as indentured slaves in the West Indies. On 28 June, the French privateer Diamant captures the ship and frees the slaves.[1]
May – abolition of Hereditable Jurisdictions Act breaks the power of the clans.[2]
17 June – Vesting Act authorizes Scottish Court of Exchequer to inquire into the value of estates forfeited from participants in the Jacobite rising of 1745, most forfeitures being upheld,[1] although the Indemnity Act lifts some legal penalties from the participants.
^ ab. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 219–220. ISBN0-7126-5616-2.
^Carlisle, Rodney (2004). Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries. New Jersey: Wiley. p. 393. ISBN0-471-24410-4.
December 18, 2023
1747, scotland, events, from, year, 1746, 1745, 1744, 1743, 1742, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752centuries, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20thdecades, 1720s, 1730s, 1740s, 1750s, 1760ssee, also, list, years, scotlandtimeline, scottish, history1747, great, britain, wale. Events from the year 1747 in Scotland 1746 1745 1744 1743 1742 1747 in Scotland 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752Centuries 16th 17th 18th 19th 20thDecades 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760sSee also List of years in ScotlandTimeline of Scottish history1747 in Great Britain Wales Elsewhere Contents 1 Incumbents 1 1 Law officers 1 2 Judiciary 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 The arts 6 ReferencesIncumbents editFurther information Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland Law officers edit Lord Advocate William Grant of Prestongrange Solicitor General for Scotland Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles jointly with Alexander HumeJudiciary edit Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Culloden Lord Justice General Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk Lord MiltonEvents edit8 May Veteran sails from Liverpool with 149 Jacobite prisoners including 15 women on board to be settled as indentured slaves in the West Indies On 28 June the French privateer Diamant captures the ship and frees the slaves 1 May abolition of Hereditable Jurisdictions Act breaks the power of the clans 2 17 June Vesting Act authorizes Scottish Court of Exchequer to inquire into the value of estates forfeited from participants in the Jacobite rising of 1745 most forfeitures being upheld 1 although the Indemnity Act lifts some legal penalties from the participants 29 December The Press and Journal begins publication as a weekly Aberdeen s Journal Sheriffs Scotland Act 1747 provides that trials for treason in Scotland can take place outside the shire in which the crime is committed William Roy s military survey of Scotland begins James Lind undertakes one of the first controlled experiments in clinical medicine on the effect of citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy 3 Births edit18 January John Gillies historian and classical scholar died 1836 6 July John Paul Jones Arbigland born sailor and the United States s first well known naval fighter in the American Revolution died 1792 in France Deaths edit9 April Simon Fraser 11th Lord Lovat title forfeited Jacobite clan chief born c 1667 beheaded on Tower Hill London 9 May John Dalrymple 2nd Earl of Stair soldier and diplomat born 1673 10 December Duncan Forbes Lord Culloden politician and judge President of the Court of Session born 1685 The arts editA theatre is established at Playhouse Close in The Canongate of Edinburgh John Home s blank verse tragedy Agis is written nbsp Scotland portalReferences edit a b Notable Dates in History The Scots Independent Archived from the original on 25 January 2016 Retrieved 15 January 2016 Palmer Alan Palmer Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History London Century Ltd pp 219 220 ISBN 0 7126 5616 2 Carlisle Rodney 2004 Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries New Jersey Wiley p 393 ISBN 0 471 24410 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1747 in Scotland amp oldid 1065859698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
