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Page 80 - Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Page 8 - ... omitted not, in person, to return thanks to God in a pointed grace after his repast ; and after this hasted on his return to join the Army. The Lady had been a strenuous Royalist, and her Son a Captain in command at Dunbar ; yet upon this interview with the General she abated much of her zeal. She said she was sure Cromwell was one who feared God, and had that fear in him, and the true interest of Religion at heart. A story of this kind is no idle digression ; it has some small connection with...
Page 380 - York, in these presents is not made, or any statute, act, ordinance, provision, proclamation or restriction, heretofore had, made, enacted, ordained or provided, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
Page ix - ANDREW MACGEORGE, ESQ. ALEXANDER MACGRIGOR, ESQ. GEORGE MACINTOSH, ESQ. JOHN WHITEFOORD MACKENZIE, ESQ. ROBERT MACLACHLAN, ESQ. ARCHIBALD MACLELLAN, ESQ. ALEXANDER MACNEILL, ESQ. JAMES MAIDMENT, ESQ. THOMAS MAITLAND, ESQ.
Page 165 - ... him as much as would sink him, he gives him a shove, so that over he hirsled. The boat went on, and Salton came down amongst the rest of the passengers, who probably were asleep, and fell asleep amongst the rest. In a little time bump came the scoot against the side, on which they all damned the skipper ; but, behold, when they called, there was no skipper; which would breed no great amazement in a Dutch company.
Page 115 - I saw the Countess of Coventry at Ranelagh. I think she is a pert, stinking-like busy, going about with her face up to the sky, that she might see from under her hat, which she had pulled quite over her nose that nobody might see her face. She was in dishabile and very shabby drest, but was painted over her very jawbones. I saw only three English peers, and I think you could not mak a tolerable one out of them I saw very few, either...
Page x - ROBERT RODGER, ESQ. ANDREW RUTHERFURD, ESQ., MP JAMES SMITH, ESQ. JOHN SMITH, ESQ., LL.D., [SECRETARY.] WILLIAM SMITH, ESQ. WILLIAM SMYTHE, ESQ. MOSES STEVEN, ESQ. DUNCAN STEWART, ESQ. ARCHIBALD SWINTON, ESQ. SYLVESTER DOUGLAS STIRLING, ESQ.
Page 7 - — properly a poor valetudinary Boy, as appears, who of course could do nothing for him. " He found the road not practicable for carriages; and upon his return he called in at Sir Walter's House. There was none to entertain him but the Lady and Sir Walter's sickly Son. The good Woman was as much for the King and Royal Family as her Husband: but she offered the General the civilities of her House; and a glass of canary was presented. The General observed the forms of these times (I have it from...
Page 46 - Edince ornator, si non conditor ; yet in one night and a day all was consumed, and his family rouened, and this John Robeson, among his other children, brought to poverty. This burning was by the populace called a remarkable judgement, because Baillie Robeson, in his office as youngest magistrate, it fell to his share to attend the execution of the sentence of the Restoration Parliament, in ignominiously...