Miscellanea Scotica: Memoirs of the ancient alliance between France and Scotland. Account of the Earl of Glencairn's expedition into the Highlands of Scotland, in the years 1653-4, written by Graham of Deuchrie. Life and death of King James the Fifth of Scotland. Buchanan's inquiry into the genealogy and present state of ancient Scottish surnames; with the history of the family of Buchanan. Monro's (High Dean of the Isles) genealogies of the clans of the islessold, 1820 |
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Pàgina 88 - Buchanan expresses that well in his admirable poem upon the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots with the dauphin of France. " Haec quoque cum Latium quateret Mars barbarus Orbem, Sola prope expulsis fuit Hospita terra Camsenis, <fcc.
Pàgina 68 - My lord general, you see what a gallant army these worthy gentlemen here present and I have gathered together, at a time when it could hardly be expected that any number durst meet together ; these men have come out to serve his majesty, at the hazard of their lives, and of all that is dear to them : I hope therefore you will give them all the encouragement to do their duty that lies in your power.
Pàgina 71 - Then they both quitted their horses, and furiously attacked each other on foot. At the very first bout the noble earl gave him so sore a stroke on the brow, about an inch above his eyes, that he could not see for the blood that issued from the wound. His lordship was then just going to thrust him through the body ; but his man John White, forced up his sword, saying, " You have enough of him, my lord, you have got the better of him.
Pàgina 20 - VII. upon that occasion, for the great loyalty and virtue which he found in them, he selected two hundred of them for the guard of his person, of whom he made an hundred men at arms, and an hundred lifeguards. And the said hundred men at arms are the hundred lances of our ancient ordinances ; and the lifeguard-men are those of our guard, who still are near and about our person.
Pàgina 96 - Christian virtues had moved his master to remunerate him with —also that it might breed a terror in the heart of a wicked neighbouring prince, against whom the sword was sharpened.
Pàgina 21 - Which see after. hundred men appropriated for the king's lifeguard, there are an hundred of the said nation who are the nearest to his person, and in the night keep the keys of the apartment where he sleeps. There are, moreover, an hundred complete lances, and two hundred yeomen of the said nation...
Pàgina 10 - Given at the monastery of Arbroath in Scotland on the sixth day of April in the year of grace one thousand three hundred and twenty and the fifteenth year of the reign of our aforesaid king.
Pàgina 47 - In prejudice whereof, those who have raised the taxes ordained to be laid upon all foreigners residing in this said kingdom, in virtue of the letters of declaration of the month of January last, had not forborn to comprehend, in the rolls which they caused to be expeded in execution thereof, some individuals of the Scottish nation amongst other foreigners, without expressing 'their country and quality ; which being absolutely contrary to the intention of his Majesty, who wills and means to entertain...
Pàgina 74 - Re expected more forces to join him, both from lord Seaforth and lord Reay, as also others, which Munro assured him of; but he was disappointed of them all. He then marched towards the south country to avoid general Monk, who now had the command in Scotland, and had ordered Morgan to march with what forces could be spared out of the garrisons. Monk marched his army north, and joined Morgan in the shire of Aberdeen. They then marched to the Highlands, but in different bodies, yet so as they should...
Pàgina 69 - General Middleton commanded them both to keep the king's peace, saying, " My lord, and you Sir George, this is not the way to do the king service ; you must not fall out among yourselves ; therefore I will have you both to be friends;" and immediately calling for a glass of wine, said, " My lord Glencairn, I think you did the greatest wrong in giving Sir George the lie ; you shall drink to him, and he shall pledge you.