The History of Scotland, Volume 6T. Ireland, junior, 1829 - Scotland |
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... attempt teaching him ; " and according to his own account of the conversation , he had the impudence to add , " that they had adduced no sufficient reasons in support of their demand ; " - but he knew he had neither the duke of Hamilton ...
... attempt teaching him ; " and according to his own account of the conversation , he had the impudence to add , " that they had adduced no sufficient reasons in support of their demand ; " - but he knew he had neither the duke of Hamilton ...
Page 55
... attempt upon Eng- land , without a large force , at least fifteen thousand men , and the futility of making any attempt at all which aimed at Scotland alone ; and with a laudable frankness informed the pretended king , that he had ...
... attempt upon Eng- land , without a large force , at least fifteen thousand men , and the futility of making any attempt at all which aimed at Scotland alone ; and with a laudable frankness informed the pretended king , that he had ...
Page 58
... attempt to prolong its existence , at least for some months , were under the necessity of submitting to its being abandoned . * August had gone by , and three months of dreary expec- tation had succeeded , without any appearance of ...
... attempt to prolong its existence , at least for some months , were under the necessity of submitting to its being abandoned . * August had gone by , and three months of dreary expec- tation had succeeded , without any appearance of ...
Page 59
... attempt " being made soon , otherwise the opportunity would be lost . " While plied with these importunate solicitations , Louis was himself feeling all the anxiety and disadvantage of having war carried into the heart of his own ...
... attempt " being made soon , otherwise the opportunity would be lost . " While plied with these importunate solicitations , Louis was himself feeling all the anxiety and disadvantage of having war carried into the heart of his own ...
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... attempt upon Scotland : * For this I can see no ground ; I am persuaded that never any expedition left France ... attempts of France upon the British islands , from the battle of La Hogue to Bantry Bay , afford sufficient evidence , and ...
... attempt upon Scotland : * For this I can see no ground ; I am persuaded that never any expedition left France ... attempts of France upon the British islands , from the battle of La Hogue to Bantry Bay , afford sufficient evidence , and ...
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appear appointed arms army arrived assembly Athol attempt bill bolls Britain British brought carried castle Charles chief church of Scotland clans colonel command commission commons court court of session crown Culloden declared dragoons duke of Argyle duke of Hamilton earl Edinburgh endeavours enemy England English favour firlots force France French friends gentlemen Hamilton Hanover highlanders honour hope horse house of Hanover house of lords hundred Inverness jacobites James joined king king's kingdom land late letter Lochiel Lockhart lord George Murray lord Ilay lordship Lovat majesty majesty's ment ministers ministry Nairn never occasion officers ordered parliament party passed peace peers person Perth possession presbytery present pretender prince prisoners proceeded procure protestant queen rebellion rebels received regiment returned royal Scots Scottish sent Stirling Stuart succession thousand tion tories town troops union voted whigs whole
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Page 612 - For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake ; 30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
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Page 558 - This whole fabric hung, as it were, by a large tree, which reclined from the one end all along the roof to the other, and which gave it the name of the Cage, and by chance there happened to be two stones at a small distance from one another, in the side next the precipice, resembling the pillars of a chimney, where the fire was VOL.
Page 436 - Act, Declaration, and Testimony for the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland, agreeable to the Word of God, the Confession of Faith, the National Covenant of Scotland, and the Solemn League and Covenant of the three nations...
Page 162 - ... shall be granted before the party produces a certificate of his having received the sacrament, according to the communion of the Church of England, within the last year, and also subscribed the oaths of allegiance and supremacy.
Page 441 - He said, that by wrapping myself so close in my plaid, I would be unprepared for any sudden defence in the case of a surprise. I answered, that in such times of danger or during a war, we had a different method of using the plaid...
Page 132 - Majesty with advice aforesaid expressly declares and statutes that none of the subjects of this kingdom shall be liable to, but all and every one of them for ever free of, any oath, test or subscription within this kingdom contrary to or inconsistent with the foresaid true Protestant religion and Presbyterian Church government, worship and discipline as above established...
Page 418 - Leuconomus (beneath well-sounding Greek , I slur a name a poet must not speak) Stood pilloried on infamy's high stage, And bore the pelting scorn of half an age ; The very butt of slander, and the blot For every dart that malice ever shot.
Page 199 - Ye was in the right not to come with the hundred men ye sent up to-night, when I expected four times the number. It is a pretty thing, when all the Highlands of Scotland are now rising upon their king and country's account, as I have accounts from them since they were with me, and the gentlemen of our neighbouring lowlands expecting us down to join them, that my men should be only refractory.