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... party of his own men and the followers of Sir John Sandilands , by whom one of his clan had been murdered three years previously . In this affair Lord Graham fought by his father's side , and according to one account had been the first ...
... party of his own men and the followers of Sir John Sandilands , by whom one of his clan had been murdered three years previously . In this affair Lord Graham fought by his father's side , and according to one account had been the first ...
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... convalescence being a breakfast - party given to some of his young friends who had been most attentive to him in his sickness . Of his studies we know much less than of his amuse- ments . Sums for the purchase and binding of books.
... convalescence being a breakfast - party given to some of his young friends who had been most attentive to him in his sickness . Of his studies we know much less than of his amuse- ments . Sums for the purchase and binding of books.
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... parties had a very shrewd suspicion , which the English mal- contents took care to keep alive , that the King would not be content to leave well alone , and that there would soon be further innovations . Then would come the time of the ...
... parties had a very shrewd suspicion , which the English mal- contents took care to keep alive , that the King would not be content to leave well alone , and that there would soon be further innovations . Then would come the time of the ...
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... party of the Covenant Montrose has been represented as influenced solely by wounded vanity . Disappointed by the coldness of his first reception at court , he flung himself into the arms of the Covenanters ; disappointed by the ...
... party of the Covenant Montrose has been represented as influenced solely by wounded vanity . Disappointed by the coldness of his first reception at court , he flung himself into the arms of the Covenanters ; disappointed by the ...
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... party . Ac- cording to Robert Baillie , assuredly no mean authority in these matters , it was the " canniness , " or cunning , of Rothes that won Montrose over , though the latter assigned that doubtful honour to Robert Murray , one of ...
... party . Ac- cording to Robert Baillie , assuredly no mean authority in these matters , it was the " canniness , " or cunning , of Rothes that won Montrose over , though the latter assigned that doubtful honour to Robert Murray , one of ...
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