| England - 1849 - 792 pages
...other horsemen to skirmish with these Imperialists, and drive them back. Melville, his fellowsoldier, thus describes him : — In view of the whole French army, the Master of Hollies, ' with thirty Scotsmen, rode up the hill upon a fair gray gelding. He bad, above his coat... | |
| James Grant - Scotland - 1849 - 410 pages
...despatched by King Henry on a patrole, or secret and particular duty, the night before the encounter.1 The day before the battle, the constable, perceiving...above his coat of black velvet, his coat of armour, 1 Melville's Mem. with two broad white crosses, one before and the other behind, with sleeves of mail,... | |
| England - 1849 - 822 pages
...other horsemen to skirmish with these Imperialists, and drive them back. Melville, his fellowsoldier, thus describes him :— In view of the whole French army, the Master of Rotlies, ' with thirty Scotsmen, rode up the hill upon a fair grey gelding. He had, above his coat... | |
| Great Britain - 1851 - 574 pages
...Memoirs," graphically, and with all the enthusiasm of old Froissart, thus describes his fellow-soldier: — "In view of the whole French army, the Master of Rothes,...with thirty Scotsmen, rode up the hill upon a fair grey gelding. He had above his coat of black velvet, his coat of armour, with two white crosses, the... | |
| James Reed - 1861 - 212 pages
...Memoirs, thus graphically describes hia fellow soldier. " lu view of the whole French army, Norman Leslie, the Master of Rothes, with thirty Scotsmen, rode up the hill upon a fair grey gelding. He had above his coat of black velvet, a coat of armour, with two white crosses, the... | |
| James Grant - Scotland - 1889 - 378 pages
...Leslie's Scottish lancers and some other cavalry to drive the Imperialists hack, and on this duty Melville thus describes him : — In view of the whole French...Rothes, " with thirty Scotsmen, rode up the hill upon a fine grey gelding. He had above his coat of black velvet his coat of armour, with two broad white crosses,... | |
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