Английская Википедия:Crochallan Fencibles
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The Crochallan Fencibles was an 18th-century Edinburgh convivial men's club that met in Daniel ("Dawney") Douglas's tavern on Anchor Close, a public house off the High Street (part of the Royal Mile).Шаблон:Sfn The 16th century doorway bore the inscription "O Lord In The(e) is All My Traist (trust)".[1]
History
Its name was made up from two sources: Crochallan is derived from a song, "Crodh Chailein'" ("Colin's Cattle"), which was a favourite of the then Landlord Daniel Douglas, and Fencibles was a name for regiments of garrison troops which were raised for the defence of Great Britain (an 18th-century Home Guard).Шаблон:Sfn
William Smellie, the editor of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, was the founder of the club.Шаблон:Sfn He reminisced that: Шаблон:Blockquote
The members of the club use military ranks to designate their positions in the club (as if it were a real fencible regiment), hence William Dunbar (died 1807) was the colonel of the club (rather than its chairman or president).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Smellie introduced Robert Burns to the club in 1787. Burns compiled a book of popular songs for the club called The Merry Muses of Caledonia in which he writes of Smellie:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Blockquote
Other members included Alexander Irving, Lord Newton and Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies.[2]
Dawney's Tavern was demolished in 1869.[3]
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