The History of Scotland: From the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI. to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne, Volume 1A. Strahan, 1800 - Gowrie Conspiracy, 1600 |
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Page 18
... never exceeded five ; Spottiswood the archbishop's father , Winram , Willock , Erfkine of Dun , and Creswell , fuperintendents of Lothian , Fife , Glasgow , An- gus , Argyle and the Ifles . Their diftricts correfponded nearly , but not ...
... never exceeded five ; Spottiswood the archbishop's father , Winram , Willock , Erfkine of Dun , and Creswell , fuperintendents of Lothian , Fife , Glasgow , An- gus , Argyle and the Ifles . Their diftricts correfponded nearly , but not ...
Page 44
... never in- fpired ; a humanity which refinement has never equalled ; and to believe , that before their advance to the fhepherd ftate , they poffeffed a correct tafte , a polished diction , a cultivated and fublime poetry , enriched with ...
... never in- fpired ; a humanity which refinement has never equalled ; and to believe , that before their advance to the fhepherd ftate , they poffeffed a correct tafte , a polished diction , a cultivated and fublime poetry , enriched with ...
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... never eclipfed nor restrained by the presence of a fuperior ; and after the intro- duction of surnames , when the clans had adopted the name or patronymick affumed by their chieftain , they believed and propagated with credulous fatis ...
... never eclipfed nor restrained by the presence of a fuperior ; and after the intro- duction of surnames , when the clans had adopted the name or patronymick affumed by their chieftain , they believed and propagated with credulous fatis ...
Page 48
... never been properly fubjected to Scotland . If hiftorians are to be credited , the natives must have inherited and combined the vices of their double origin : the indolence , favage pride , and obdurate cruelty of their Irish ...
... never been properly fubjected to Scotland . If hiftorians are to be credited , the natives must have inherited and combined the vices of their double origin : the indolence , favage pride , and obdurate cruelty of their Irish ...
Page 55
... never able to produce the originals , intimates not obfcurely that Logan was attainted upon counterfeit letters " ' . counterfeit letters " . It is probable that vague furmises were entertained and divulged , or that the letter inferted ...
... never able to produce the originals , intimates not obfcurely that Logan was attainted upon counterfeit letters " ' . counterfeit letters " . It is probable that vague furmises were entertained and divulged , or that the letter inferted ...
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