The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, in the Reign of Charles I. |
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... town offered him by the speaker as he entered in ; and upon the south side of the same port , Alexander Clark , then provost of Edinburgh , with the baillies , all clad in red robes , well furred , and about threescore of the aldermen ...
... town offered him by the speaker as he entered in ; and upon the south side of the same port , Alexander Clark , then provost of Edinburgh , with the baillies , all clad in red robes , well furred , and about threescore of the aldermen ...
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... town of Edinburgh's guard was yet standing in arms ; but continued not long after that day . The king comes frae coach , and with the lords of the articles enters the Laigh Tolbooth , where , upon consultation , they remained while two ...
... town of Edinburgh's guard was yet standing in arms ; but continued not long after that day . The king comes frae coach , and with the lords of the articles enters the Laigh Tolbooth , where , upon consultation , they remained while two ...
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... town , desiring them to mitigate the hardness of the proclama- tion , whereunto they answered , if thir people were removed out of the town and dissolved , there should be no more heard of this proclamation : whereupon they dissolve ...
... town , desiring them to mitigate the hardness of the proclama- tion , whereunto they answered , if thir people were removed out of the town and dissolved , there should be no more heard of this proclamation : whereupon they dissolve ...
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... towns , and so rammed with stones that they were with great difficulty cleansed . Thus the town being nightly watched , there came down the street certain of their own collegioners who were all Covenanters ' sons within and without the town ...
... towns , and so rammed with stones that they were with great difficulty cleansed . Thus the town being nightly watched , there came down the street certain of their own collegioners who were all Covenanters ' sons within and without the town ...
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... town , and busked the yard dykes very commodiously , as I have said ; and seeing there was nothing but peace , they hold their committee within the kirk of Turriff , stented , taxed , and numbered the men , ordaining them to be in ...
... town , and busked the yard dykes very commodiously , as I have said ; and seeing there was nothing but peace , they hold their committee within the kirk of Turriff , stented , taxed , and numbered the men , ordaining them to be in ...
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Aboyn Alexander Andrew Cant Argyll arms army assembly baillies Banff barons betwixt bishop burgesses burrow captain castle cause charge command commissioners committee of estates compear conveened council Covenanters declared deen diverse Dunotter durst earl Marischall Edinburgh Elgin England fear fled foot foresaid frae Frendraught friends Gight Haddo haill hear holden horse hundred Inverurie James John king king's kingdom kirk lady laird of Drum land lord Aboyn lord Fraser lord Gordon lying majesty majesty's March marquis of Hamilton marquis of Huntly master of Forbes mercat cross minister Montrose Murray muskets night nobles Old Aberdeen Oldtown ordained parliament parliament of England Patrick Lesly plundered presbytery proclamation provost regiment Robert rode samen Scotland Scots sent sermon ship shire soldiers Strathboggie subscribe the covenant Sunday syne thereafter thir Thomas thousand merks tolbooth took town of Aberdeen Turriff warded whereat whereof whereupon whilk ye have heard Ye heard
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Page 7 - Marquis, backed in a white plaid, and riding on a small nag, having a boy leading her horse, without any more in her company, in this pitiful manner she came weeping and mourning to the Bog, desiring entry to speak with my lord ; but this was refused ; so she returned back to her own house, the same gate she came, comfortless.
Page 6 - Rothemay's chamber and wakened him to rise ; and as he is wakening him, the timber passage and lofting of the chamber hastily takes fire, so that none of them could win down stairs again, so they turned to a window looking to the close, where they piteously cryed, many time, Help, help ! for God's cause...
Page 6 - ... common people, especially to the noble marquis, who for his good will got this reward. No man can express the dolour of him and his lady, nor yet the grief of the viscount's own dear lady, when it came to her ears...
Page 6 - Rollock, then in Frendraught's own company. Thus all being at rest, about midnight, that dolorous tower took fire in so sudden and furious...
Page 337 - The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
Page 177 - Covenant, whether he would or not, whilk by fleeing the land he resolved to eschew as well as he could, and left his eldest son, the Lord Ogilvie, a brave young nobleman, behind him at home. The estates or tables hearing of his departure, directed the Earls of Montrose and...
Page 5 - The marquis alleged Frendraught had done no wrong, and dissuaded him from any trouble. Pitcaple, displeased with the marquis, suddenly went to horse, and that same day rides his own ways, leaving Frendraught behind him in the Bog, to whom the marquis revealed what conference was betwixt him and Pitcaple, and held him all that night, and would not let him go. Upon the morn, being Friday, and a night of October, the marquis caused Frendraught to breakfast lovingly and kindly ; after breakfast, the...
Page 222 - It was said their minister caused to bring home to his house the timber thereof, and burn the same for serving his kitchen, and other uses ; but each night the fire went out wherein it was burnt, and could not be kept in to kindle the morning fire as use is, whereat the servant marvelled, and thereupon the minister left off and forbore to bring in or burn any more of that timber in his house.
Page 409 - A solemn league and covenant for Reformation and Defence of Religion, the honour and happiness of the King, and the peace and safety of the three kingdoms of England. Scotland and Ireland.
Page 364 - An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the calling of an Assembly of learned and godly Divines, and others, to be consulted with by the Parliament, for the settling of the government and liturgy of the Church of England ; and for vindicating and clearing of the doctrine of the said Church from false aspersions and interpretations.