September 23 2011, Autumnal equinox: these classical names are direct derivatives of Latin (autumnus = autumn).

704 Death of St Adamnan, biographer of St Columba, Saint’s day.

1448 Adolph IV, Duke of Cleves died. Adolph I of Cleves (2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was 2nd Count of Cleves and 4th Count of Mark.

Adolf (I; IV) von KLEVE aka Adolph I de CLEVES; Duke of CLEVES; of CLEVE-MARK Born:  1373    Died:  1448. HM George I’s 7-Great Grandfather.       HRE Charles VI’s 7-Great Grandfather.       U.S. President [MONROE]‘s 14-Great Grandfather.       PM Churchill’s 14-Great Grandfather.       Lady Diana’s 16-Great Grandfather.       PM Cameron’s 17-Great Grandfather.       HRH Albert II’s 16-Great Grandfather Louis XII France Grandfather. http://fabpedigree.com/s098/f042191.htm

Adolph was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich (and thus the brother of Margaret of Cleves). Shortly before the year 1400 Adolph married Agnes daughter of Rupert of Germany and Elisabeth of Nuremberg. Agnes died a year later with no issue. In 1406 Adolf married Marie of Burgundy, daughter of John II of Burgundy and Margaret of Bavaria. Adolph and Marie are ancestors of Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots

Rupert of Germany, contemporary painting in the Stiftskirche, Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

In 1406 Adolf married Marie of Burgundy, daughter of John II of Burgundy and Margaret of Bavaria. They had the following issue:

Margarethe (23 February 1416 – 20 May 1444) married as her first husband William III, Duke of Bavaria on 11 May 1433; and as her second husband Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg on 29 January 1441

Catherine (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479) married Arnold, Duke of Guelders, on 23 July 1423, ancestors of Mary of Guelders Stewart Queen of Scots

John (1419–1481), succeeded as Duke of Cleves

Elisabeth (1420–1488) married on 15 July 1434 Henry XXVI, of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1418–1488)

Agnes (1422–1446) married Charles IV, King of Navarre, on 30 September 1439 in Olite

Helen (1423–1471) married on 12 February 1436 Henry “the Peaceful”, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (c. 1411 – 1473)

Adolph (1425–1492) married on 13 May 1453, to Beatrice of Portugal (1435–1462), daughter of Peter, Duke of Coimbra

Mary (1426–1487) married Charles, Duke of Orleans; became parents of Louis XII, King of France

1459 Battle of Blore Heath.

2005 WORLD HERITAGE SITES FDC -THE BATTLE OF BLORE HEATH SHS. Between House of York and Lancaster, whose joint descendant Margaret Tudor, became Queen of Scots, to hand England’s Crown to the Scottish throne a century later.

  1. 23 Septembre Order of Scots Privy Council, Edinburgh ordered quarantine for arrivals from Denmark, in a manner practiced on merchandise for nearly next 3 centuries. [original spelling)
‘That is to say, becaus maist

danger apperis to be amangis

the lynt, that the samyn be

loissit, and houssit in Sanct

Colm’s Inche, oppynout,

handillet and castin forth to the

wynd every uther fair day, quhill

the feist of Martimes nixt to

cum, be sic visitouris and

clengearis as sal be appointit

and deput thairto be the Provest,

Baillies and Counsall of the

burgh of Edinburgh upoun the

expensis of the marchantis,

ownaris of the saidis gudis. And

as concerning the uther gudis,

pik, tar, irine, tymmer, that the

samyn be clengieit be owir

flowing of the sey, at one or twa

tydis, the barrellis of asse to be

singit with huddir set on fyre,

and the schippis be borit and the

sey wattir to half interes into

thame, to the owir loft, and all

the partis within to be weschin

and clengeit; and siclike the

marinaris and uthers that sall

loase and handill the gudis

above written, be clengeit and

kepit apart be thameselffis for

ane tyme,at the discretioun of the saidis visitouris, and licenses to be requirit had and obtenit of the saidis Provest, Baillies and Counsall before they presume to resort opinlie or quietlie amangis oure Soverane Ladeis fre liegis.’

 

A History of Epidemics in Britain from A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague Charles Creighton, M.A. M.D. Demonstrator of Anatomy University of Cambridge. 1891, p 363.

 

 

That is to say, because most danger

Appears to be among the llnt, that

the same be lost and housed in

Saint Colm’s Inch, opened

Handled and cast forth in the wind

Every other fair day, while the feast

Of Martimes next to come, be such

Visitors and cleaners as shall be

Appointed and deputy thereto by the Provost Bailiff and counsel of the

Bough of Edinburgh upon the

Expenses of the merchants, owners

Of the said goods. And as

Concerning the other goods pitch tar

Iron, timber that the same be

Cleansed by over flowing in the sea

At one or two tides, the barrels of the

ashes to be singed with clay set on

fire and the ships be bored and

the sea water to half enter into

them, to the over loft, and all the

parts within to be washed and

cleaned and such that the mariners

and others that shall load and handle

the goods above written, be cleansed

and kept apart by themselves for

a time at the discretion of the

said visitor, and license to be

required had and obtained of the said

Provost, Baillie, and Counsel before

they presume to resort openly or

quietly among our Sovereign

Lady’s free subjects. Translation by john choate, 2016.

Martimes, Martymes, Martinmas, Martimas. Saint Martin’s of   Bullion’s day was The Fourth of July. Old style.

Etymological Dictionary of Scottish Language by Jamieson 1880, volume 3. P 238.

1595 – sometime in September-   The scholars of the High School of Edinburgh, had a dispute with their masters about the length of their holidays, resolved to stand out for a longer vacation. Accordingly, they took possession of the school in that sort of mutinous manner, which in England is called Barring-out, and resisted the[TG33-195, Tales of a Grandfather, Chap. 33, p. 195] admission of the masters. Such foolish things have often occurred in public schools elsewhere; but what was peculiar to the High School boys of Edinburgh was, that they defended the school with sword and pistol, and when Bailie MacMorran, one of the magistrates, gave directions to force the entrance, three of the boys fired, and killed him on the spot. There were none of them punished, because it was alleged that it could not be known which of them did the deed; but rather because two of them were gentlemen’s sons. So you see the bloodthirsty spirit of the times descended even to children. Sir Walter Scott.

1642 Battle of Powick Bridge. the first major cavalry engagement of the English Civil War and it was a victory for the Royalists who overthrew the Parliamentary cavalry.

1779 John Paul Jones, On September 23, 1779, the squadron met a large merchant convoy off the coast of Flamborough Head, east Yorkshire. The 50-gun British frigate HMS Serapis and the 20-gun hired escort Countess of Scarborough placed themselves between the convoy and Jones’s squadron, allowing the merchants to escape. John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American naval commander during the American War of Independence, and was born on the estate of Arbigland near Kirkbean in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright on the southwest coast of Scotland.

Kirkcudbride.

With Bonhomme Richard burning and sinking, it seems that her ensign was shot away; when one of the officers, apparently believing his captain to be dead, shouted a surrender, the British commander asked, seriously this time, if they had struck their colors. Jones later remembered saying something like “I am determined to make you strike”, but the words allegedly heard by crew-members and reported in newspapers a few days later were more like: “I may sink, but I’ll be d*ned if I strike.”

An attempt by the British to board Bonhomme Richard was thwarted, and a grenade caused the explosion of a large quantity of gunpowder on Serapis‘s lower gun-deck.

“Paul Jones the Pirate”, British caricature.

1803 Battle of Assaye, Second Mahratta War. Major General Arthur Wellesley’s (later the 1st Duke of Wellington, Field Marshall) important defeat of 
the Mahratta army, opening the way for the British conquest of Central India. 74th of Foot and 78th Highland of Foot, the Ross-shire Buffs Regiments wore the kilt but on campaign in India exchanged it for thin linen trousers. The Mahratta guns subjected the Highlanders and Madrassis to a heavy fire as they marched to the river, crossed the ford and advanced to the attack, the fire being particularly heavy from Assaye against the 74th Highlanders, advancing behind a screen of skirmishers from the 2nd and 8th Madras Native Infantry (Wellesley later described the fire from the Mahratta guns as the heaviest that had been known in India). Wellesley in his dispatch after the battle stated that the 74th veered to the right in support of the skirmishers, opening up a gap between the 74th and 10th Madras Native Infantry. On the British left, where the artillery fire was less heavy, the 78th Highlanders and Madras Native Infantry stormed the Mahratta line and pushed on,

Following the battle the 74th was known as, “the Assaye Regiment”.
• With almost all the 74th’s officers casualties, Quartermaster James Grant joined the ranks of the regiment from his post with the ammunition at the rear and assisted the one remaining, but wounded, officer, Major Swinton, in leading the regiment for the remainder of the battle. At the annual parade in commemoration of the battle, the Assaye colour was carried by the quartermaster, in memory of the actions of James Grant.
 The Governor General awarded special colours to the three British regiments; the 74th and 78th Highlanders and the 19th Light Dragoons, and to the Madras regiments. The 74th, the 2nd Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry from 1882, trooped its colour every year on the anniversary of Assaye. There is no record that the 78th made any such use of their colour. Following the battle, each regiment that fought in the battle was awarded an elephant as its badge.

1830 Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New York. (clan Mack of Inverness, Malcolm King of Scots), Doctrine and Covenants 29. Some days before September 26. But, behold, I say unto you that before this great day shall come the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and there shall be greater signs in heaven above and in the earth beneath; And there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts of men; And there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth. Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth flies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them;

1893 Whenever Helen Beatrix Potter went on holiday to the Lake District or Scotland, she sent letters to young friends illustrating them with quick sketches. Many of these letters were written to the children of her former governess Annie Carter Moore, particularly to her eldest son Noel who was often ill. In September 1893 Potter was on holiday at Eastwood in Dunkeld, Perthshire. She had run out of things to say to Noel and so she told him a story about “four little rabbits whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter.” It became one of the most famous children’s letters ever written and the basis of Potter’s future career as a writer-artist-storyteller.

1920 Mickey Rooney (stage name) born (clan Ewell) Christian name of Joseph Yule, Junior. Rooney’s father, Joe Yule Senior (born Ninnian Joseph Ewell), was born in Polmadie, Glasgow, Scotland. Mickey has 8 wives, 9 children, 19 grandchildren, 28 stage productions, 82 short subject movies, 192 full length movies, Hollywood Professional School, Hollywood High School. At age 5, as a child actor, he played a character named ‘Mickey McGuire’ for 78 comedies for a decade, the first name sticking as his stage name. Dancer.

In 1944, Rooney entered military service U.S. Army in Europe in World War Two for 21 months. During and after the war, he entertained the troops in America and Europe, and spent part of the time as a radio personality on the American Forces Network and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for entertaining troops in combat zones. Rooney also received the Army Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and World War Two Victory Medal for his military service.  Yule in his uniform, standing, entertaining troops in 1945.

Ninnian Ewell (Joe Yule Sr.) had 50 movies between 1939 and 1950. Ewell is found on the Island of Yell in the Shetlands.

1960 DAVID O. McKay was the 9th President, from 1951, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father David McKay, came from Thurso, Scotland to Utah in 1856. Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy visited Salt Lake City and was greeted by President McKay.

McKay and Kennedy.

1994 Andrew Johnston (singer) (born 23 September 1994) Dumfries, Scotland and performed on the Britain’s Got Talent Live Tour in 2008.

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