Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volum 1W. & R. Chambers, 1858 |
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Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volum 1 Robert Chambers Visualització completa - 1858 |
Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution, Volum 1 Robert Chambers Visualització completa - 1858 |
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Aberdeen Alexander alleged Angus appear Auchindrain bailies bairn baith betwixt bishops Bothwell brother brought burgh Caithness called callit Castle cause chalmer church command confession court death divers Earl Earl of Caithness Earl of Huntly Earl of Mar Edinburgh England English favour frae friends gentlemen George Glasgow Gordon haill Hamilton hand hieness honour horse Huntly James Melville John JULY June King James king's kirk Lady Laird land Leith living Lord magistrates maist Maitland majesty majesty's Marquis of Huntly Master Melville merks ministers Moray Morton murder night noble occasion offence ordained papist party passed Patrick persons Perth Presbyterian Privy Council provost queen Regent religion Robert sall says Scotland Scots Scottish sent servants shew slain slaughter St Andrews Stirling sundry swords thereafter thereof Thomas Tolbooth took town wald weel whilk wife William young
Passatges populars
Pàgina 283 - If you can look into the seeds of time, And say, which grain will grow, and which will not, Speak then to me, who neither beg, nor fear, Your favours, nor your hate.
Pàgina 445 - I am slain !" seconding his speech with all the force he had to cast me. But being too weak, after I had defended his assault, I easily became master of him, laying him on his back ; when being upon him, I re-demanded if he would request his life, but it seemed he prized it not at so dear a rate to be beholden for it; bravely replying "he scorned * Levelling.
Pàgina 493 - Then after we had stayed there three hours or thereabouts, we might perceive the deer appear on the hills round about us (their heads making a show like a wood), which being followed close by the...
Pàgina 8 - Sir, this is a busy day with us. We cannot hear you; it is Robin Hood's Day."' The parish are gone abroad to gather for Robin Hood. I pray you let them not.
Pàgina 445 - ... each other by what means we could ; I made a thrust at my enemy, but was short ; and in drawing back my arm I received a great wound thereon, which I interpreted as a reward for my short shooting ; but...
Pàgina 492 - Lycurgus had been there, and made laws of equality; for once in the year, which is the whole month of August, and sometimes part of September, many of the nobility and gentry of the kingdom (for their pleasure) do come into these Highland countries to hunt...
Pàgina 187 - Spaniards had humbly obeyit ; therefore desirit me to rise and hear their petition with them. Up I got with diligence, and assembling the honest men of the town, came to the tolbooth ; and after consultation taken to hear them, and what answer to make, there presents us a very reverend man of big stature, and grave and stout countenance...
Pàgina 446 - Lord's sword; and had not mine with my sword interposed himself, I had been slain by those base hands; although my Lord Bruce, weltering in his blood, and past all expectation of life, conformable to all his former carriage, which was undonbtq edly noble, cried out,
Pàgina 272 - ... height that should be found thereon, how near soever they might be to one another ; by which means he made it appear that he was able, with the help of this machine alone, to kill 30,000 Turks, without the hazard of one Christian.
Pàgina 528 - ... the brain. The smoke of it is one of the wholesomest scents that is against all contagious airs, for it o'ermasters all other smells, as King James, they say, found true when, being once ahunting, a shower of rain drove him into a pigsty for shelter, where he caused a pipeful to be taken on purpose.