 Macbeth broke no law of hospitality in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the King at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has been supposed, in his own castle of Inverness. The act was bloody,...  Perth: Its Annals and Its Archives - Page 32by David Peacock - 1849 - 632 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1830 - 376 pages
...king at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, ' in 1039, and not> as nas Deen supposed, in his own castle of Inverness. The act...complexion of the times; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 416 pages
...in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the King at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...complexion of the times ; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 434 pages
...in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the King at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...in his own castle of Inverness. The act was bloody, at« was the complexion of the times ; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according... | |
 | 1836 - 352 pages
...and slew the king of a place cal led Bothgowan, or the Smith's house, near Elgin, in 1039, and nut, as has been supposed, in his own castle of Inverness....act was bloody, as was the complexion of the times ; hut in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne according to the rule of Scottish succession,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1837 - 402 pages
...in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the king at a' place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...complexion of the times; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | Walter Scott - Novelists, English - 1846 - 420 pages
...in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the King at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...complexion of the times; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...hospitality in his attempt on Duncan's life. He attacked and slew the king at aplace called Bothgowan, or the Smith's house, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...complexion of the times ; but in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1868 - 152 pages
...in 1039, and not, as has been supposed, in his own caatle of Inverness. The act was bloody, as traa the complexion of the times ; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of Duncan.... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1869 - 152 pages
...H* attacked and slew the king at a place called Bothgowan,or the Smith's House, near KIgm, in HO!), and not, as has been supposed, in his own castle of Inverness. The act was bloody, as *as the complexion of the times ; but, in very truth, the claim of Macbeth to the throne, according... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 110 pages
...in his attempt on DUNCAN'S life. He attacked and slew the king at a place called Bothgowan, or the Smith's House, near Elgin, in 1039, and not, as has...complexion of the times ; but, in very truth, the claim of MACBETH to the throne, according to the rule of Scottish succession, was better than that of DUNCAN.... | |
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