Burness

Kincardineshire wrote his name Burness, was bred a gardener, and sought for work in the West; but coming from the lands of the noble family of the Keiths, a suspicion accompanied him that he had been out -- as rebellion was softly called -- in the forty-five: a suspicion fatal to his hopes of rest and bread, in so loyal a district; and it was only when the clergyman of his native parish certified his loyalty that he was permitted to toil.

The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Robert Burns 1777

Burns was born two miles (3 km) south of Ayr, in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, the eldest of the seven children of William Burness (1721-1784) (Robert Burns spelled his surname Burness until 1786), a self-educated tenant farmer from Dunnottar, The Mearns, and Agnes Broun (1732-1820), the daughter of a tenant farmer from Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire.

robert burns | some hae meat « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

Here is a poor "ten-footer", as we should call it, the cottage William "Burness" built with his own hands, where he carried his young bride Agnes, and where the boy Robert, his first-born, was given to the light and air which he made brighter and freer for mankind.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Various

The case went to the Court of Session, and Burness was upheld in January 1784, a fortnight before he died.

robert burns | some hae meat « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

But caretaker Fiona Burness said she feared crowding would cause the donkeys to "lose out on the socialization and the individual attention."

Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011

William Burness sold the house and took the tenancy of the 70-acre Mount Oliphant farm, southeast of Alloway.

robert burns | some hae meat « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

Mike Burness, Chiquita 's vice president for global food safety and quality, said the company chose to market the product before submitting supporting research for publication in peer-reviewed journals because "anything that advances food safety, we believe we need to leverage that for our consumers."

Chiquita Unveils Salad Wash; Some Are Skeptical Ilan Brat 2010

Donkeys "have no one to champion them," said Ms. Burness, Lady Herries's secretary, who helps care for the animals.

Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011

He was just standing there quietly for 40 minutes, waiting for someone to come help him, said Ms. Burness.

Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011

BTW, when Brodhead departs, Burness should go too.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Nifong’s Enablers 2007