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Page 102
... Earl of Douglas ; and the Earl and the Lord , and the Laird and I the Esquire , fly our hawks where we find our game , and ask no man whose ground we ride over . " * " I will do your message , sir , " replied Oliver Proudfute , meekly ...
... Earl of Douglas ; and the Earl and the Lord , and the Laird and I the Esquire , fly our hawks where we find our game , and ask no man whose ground we ride over . " * " I will do your message , sir , " replied Oliver Proudfute , meekly ...
Page 117
... Earl of Carrick ( such was then his title ) received a kick from the horse of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith , in consequence of which he was lame . for the rest of his life , and absolutely disabled from taking share either in warfare ...
... Earl of Carrick ( such was then his title ) received a kick from the horse of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith , in consequence of which he was lame . for the rest of his life , and absolutely disabled from taking share either in warfare ...
Page 119
... Earl of Douglas , terrible alike from the extent of his lands , from the numerous offices and jurisdictions with ... Earl was also nearly related to the throne , having married the eldest daughter of the reigning Monarch . After the ...
... Earl of Douglas , terrible alike from the extent of his lands , from the numerous offices and jurisdictions with ... Earl was also nearly related to the throne , having married the eldest daughter of the reigning Monarch . After the ...
Page 120
... Douglas with a terror which was almost instinctive - and to suspect the constancy of the bold but fickle Earl of March . But his feelings towards these various characters were so mixed and complicated , that from time to time they ...
... Douglas with a terror which was almost instinctive - and to suspect the constancy of the bold but fickle Earl of March . But his feelings towards these various characters were so mixed and complicated , that from time to time they ...
Page 123
... Earl of Douglas held , as Lieutenant - general , the regal authority in Scotland , that the obstruction to the reception of the Primate unhappily arose . Do not , therefore , tax me with what happened when I was unable to conduct the ...
... Earl of Douglas held , as Lieutenant - general , the regal authority in Scotland , that the obstruction to the reception of the Primate unhappily arose . Do not , therefore , tax me with what happened when I was unable to conduct the ...
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