THE LIFE OF COL. JAMES GARDINER,
WHO WAS SLAIN AT THE BATTLE OF PRESTONPANS,
SEPTEMBER 21, 1745.
BY P. DODDRIDGE, D.D.
| Justior alter Nec pietate fuit, nec bello major et armis. - VIRGIL |
[*Transcriber's Note: At the time of this book, England still followedthe Julian calendar (after Julius Caesar, 44 B.C.), and celebrated New Year's Dayon March 25th (Annunciation Day). Most Catholic countries accepted the Gregorian calendar(after Pope Gregory XIII) from sometime after 1582 (the Catholic countries of France, Spain, Portugal,and Italy in 1582, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland within ayear or two, Hungary in 1587, and Scotland in 1600), and celebratedNew Year's Day on January 1st. England finally changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.This is the reason for the double dates in the early months of the yearsin this narrative. January 1687 in England would have been January 1688in Scotland. Only after March 25th was the year the same in the twocountries. The Julian calendar was known as 'Old Style', and theGregorian calendar as 'New Style' (N.S.).(Thus a letter written from France on e.g. August 4th, 1719 would be dated August 4, N.S).]