Life of Sir William Wallace, of Elderslie, Volume 53Constable and Company, 1830 |
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Life of Sir William Wallace, of Elderslie, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) John Donald Carrick No preview available - 2016 |
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afterwards Alexander Alexander III ancient Anthony Bek appears armour arms army attack Baliol barons battle battle of Largs became Berwick Bishop Bishop of Durham Bishop of Glasgow Blair Blind Harry Brandir Bruce Castle chief church circumstance Clifford command companions countrymen Craiganuni Craufurd Crawford Cressingham crown defend Dunbar Durham ecclesiastics Edward Elderslie enemy engaged England English escape Fordun garrison Glasgow Glen-Dochart gret hand Henry hero Highlanders historians homage honour horse Hugh hundred King King of Scotland kingdom kingdom of Scotland lace land leader Loch-Awe Lord Hailes MacPhadian Malcolm manner merks Minstrel mycht neighbourhood night occasion party Pass of Brandir Percy possessed received reign remained retreat Richard Robert rocks Scotland Scots Scottish sent Sir John Graham Sir Niel Campbell Sir William Wallace slain soon St Johnstone superior sword tion vassals Wallace's ward writer Wyntown
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Page 142 - ... of noblemen and others, both at home and abroad in the wars, but then (to wit in the wars) their arms embroidered, or otherwise depict upon them, that every man by his coat of arms might be known from others...
Page 268 - He call'd them untaught knaves, unmannerly, To bring a slovenly, unhandsome corse Betwixt the wind and his nobility.
Page 73 - that he had been invited to York to marry the princess of England, not to treat of affairs of state : and that he could not take a step so important without the knowledge and approbation of his parliament.
Page 19 - Na charge I had off king nor othir lord; Gret harm I thocht his gud deid suld be smord. I haiff said her ner as the process gais; And fenyeid nocht for frendschip nor for fais.
Page 65 - We have rendered up to William, by the grace of God King of Scots, his castles of Roxburgh and Berwick, to be possessed by him and his heirs for ever as their own proper inheritance.
Page 266 - In the munificence of his public works he rivalled the greatest of his predecessors. Within the bishopric of Durham he founded the colleges of Chester and Lanchester, erected towers at Gainford and Coniscliff, and added to the buildings of Middleham was deserted for the green glades of Auckland.
Page 264 - ... guarded his own palatine franchise, and resisted the encroachments of the crown, when they trenched on the privileges of the aristocracy. When his pride or his patriotism had provoked the displeasure of his sovereign, he met the storm with firmness, and had the fortune or the address to emerge from disgrace and difficulty with added rank and influence. His high birth gave him a natural claim to power, and he possessed every popular and splendid quality which could command obedience or excite...
Page 36 - ... from the sea to the city ; but let them seek for fish in their own ships, and permit foreigners to bring it, and to sell when they are come in their own ships. Because by such partnership they who are of the city, and have known the state of the city, and the defect of victuals, will hold the fish at a greater dearness than foreigners who shall not have known it. And also...
Page 267 - Pontchardon that was afore deid, on a wythe horse ; and the said Hugh loked earnestly on the Busshop, and the Busshop said unto him, ' Hughe, what makethe thee here?' and he spake never word, but lifte up his cloke, and then he shewed Sir Anton his ribbes set with bones, and nothing more ; and none...