Difference between revisions of "Crocket"

<p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[A]] croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc. </p>

<p> (also written Crockat or Crockatt) is the family name of several Scotch clergymen: </p> <p> '''1.''' [[James,]] took his degree at the University of St. Andrews in 1674; was licensed to preach in 1678; presented to the living at Caputh in 1683; continued in 1689; deprived by the privy council in 1701, and removed to Morinty. See ''Fasti Eceles. Scoticanae,'' 2:796. </p> <p> '''2.''' [[John]] (1), was licensed to preach in 1703; called to the living at Dallas in 1708, and ordained; and died April 21, 1748. See ''Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae,'' 3:179. </p> <p> '''3.''' [[John]] (2), was licensed to preach in 1739; called to the living at Parton in 1743; ordained in 1744; and died July 20, 1760, aged forty-five years. See ''Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae,'' 1:720. </p> <p> '''4.''' [[John]] (3), was licensed to preach in 1803; presented to the living at Kirkgunzeon in 1809, and ordained; and died June 20, 1867, in his ninetieth year. He had a clear and vigorous intellect, correct taste, a wonderfully retentive memory, and was a good scholar. See ''Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae,'' 1:587. </p>