 | American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...captains about them in lesser ones ; the sojours about, all in huts of timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crowners, for the most part, were noblemen...least, from Fife ; Balcarras a horse-troop ; Loudon, etc. etc. Our captains were mostly barons, or gentlemen of good note ; our lieutenants, almost all,... | |
 | Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford - 1849 - 540 pages
...them, in lesser ones ; the sojours (soldiers) about all, in huts of timber, covered with divot (peat) or straw. Our Crowners for the most part were noblemen...among them two full regiments at least, from Fife, — Balcarres, a horse-troop ; Loudoun, Montgomery, Erskine, Boyd, Fleming, Kirkcudbright, Yester,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 536 pages
...captains about them in lesser ones ; the sojours about, all in huts of timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crowners, for the most part, were noblemen...among them two full regiments at least, from Fife ; Baiearras a horse-troop; Loudon,' &c. &c. ' Our captains were mostly barons, or gentlemen of good... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 444 pages
...timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crowners. for the most part, were noblemen : Eothes, Lindsay, Sinclair had among them two full regiments...least, from Fife ; Balcarras a horse-troop ; Loudon' &c. &c. ' Our captains were mostly barons, or gentlemen of good note ; OUT lieutenants, almost all,... | |
 | David Masson - 1871 - 630 pages
...about them in lesser " ones ; the sojours about all, in huts of timber, covered with " divot [turf] or straw. Our crowners for the most part were " noblemen....regiments at least from Fife ; Balcarras a horse-troop ; " Loudoun, Montgomery, Erskine, Boyd, Fleming, Kirkcud" bright, Tester, Dalhousie, Eglintoun, Cassilis,... | |
 | David Masson - 1871 - 636 pages
...timber, covered with " divot [turf] or straw. Our crowners for the most part were " noblemen. Eothes, Lindsay, Sinclair, had among them two " full regiments at least from Fife ; Balcarras a horse-troop ; " Loudoun, Montgomery, Erskine, Boyd, Fleming, Kirkcud" bright, Tester, Dalhousie, Eglintoun, Cassilis,... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Scotland - 1873 - 446 pages
...this which went to make war upon the sovereign. Baillie says : " Our crouners [that is, colonels], for the most part, were noblemen. Rothes, Lindsay,...full regiments, at least, from Fife. Balcarras, a horse troop ; Loudon, Montgomery, Erskine, Boyd, Fleming, Kirkcudbright, Yester, Dalhousie, Eglinton,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English literature - 1884 - 498 pages
...captains about them in lesser ones ; the sojours about, all in huts of timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crowners, for the most part, were noblemen...least, from Fife ; Balcarras a horse-troop ; Loudon " &c. &c. " Our captains were mostly barons, or gentlemen of good note ; our lieutenants, almost all,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English literature - 1888 - 256 pages
...lesser ones; the sojours about, all in huts of timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crownerSj for the most part, were noblemen: Rothes, Lindsay,...regiments at least, from Fife; Balcarras a horse-troop ; Loudou' &c. &c. ' Our captains were mostly barons, or gentlemen of good note; our lieutenants, almost... | |
 | English literature - 1905 - 454 pages
...their Captains about them in lesser ones ; the soldiers about all in huts of timber covered with divott or straw. Our Crowners for the most part were noblemen...two full regiments at least from Fife ; Balcarras, a horse troop ; Loudoun, M on I 1 Panic. a Commandants of Counties : here used for Colonels. Kail lie... | |
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The crowners3 lay in kennous (canvas) lodges, high and wide ; their captains about them in lesser ones ; the sojours about, all in huts of timber covered with divot (turf) or straw. Our crowners, for the most part, were noblemen : Rothes, Lindsay, Sinclair... 
