 Quhen this schip past to the sea, and was lying in the road, the king caused shott ane cannon at hir, to essay hir if shoe was wight, bot the cannon deired hir not.  The Cronicles of Scotland - Page 255by Robert Lindsay - 1814 - 639 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Lindsay - Scotland - 1814 - 332 pages
...foot thik within the wallis of cutted risles of oak, so that no cannon could doe at hir : shoe cnmbred all Scotland to gett hir to the sea : and when shoe...not as we have schowin, latt him pas to the place of Tnllibardyne, quhair he will find the breadth and lenth of hir sett with hawthorne : as for my author... | |
 | George Wilson Bridges - Jamaica - 1828 - 648 pages
...and ane thousand men of war, by captanes, skipperis, and quarter-maisteris. Quhen this schip passt to the sea, and was lying in the road, the king caused...ane cannon at hir, to essay hir if shoe was wight; but the cannon deired hir not. And if any man believes that this schip was not as we have showin, latt... | |
 | John M. Leighton - Fife (Scotland) - 1840 - 264 pages
...wright that helped to make her." As evidence of her great strength, he farther says, "when this ship past to the sea, and was lying in the road, the king gart shoot a cannon at her, to essay if she was wight ; but I heard say, it deaved her not, and did... | |
 | Joseph Train - Isle of Man - 1845 - 408 pages
...thousand men of warre, by captaines, and skipperies, and quarter-maisteries. Quhen this schipe passed to the sea and was lying in the road, the King caused to be shot at her ane cannon to essay if schoe was right bolt of cannon : and if any man misbelieve... | |
 | James Bruce - Fife (Scotland) - 1846 - 242 pages
...artillery ; and had a thousand men of war, by her captains, shippers, and quarter-masters. When this ship past to the sea, and was lying in the road, the king gart shoot a cannon at her, to essay her if she was wight ; but I heard say, it deared her not, and... | |
 | M. Barbieri - Clackmannanshire (Scotland) - 1857 - 412 pages
...under the command of the celebrated Sir Andrew Wood of Largo. Lindsay further says — " When this ship past to the sea, and was lying in the road, the king gart shoot a cannon at her, to essay if she was wight ; but I heard say, it deaved her hot, and did... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Scotland - 1867 - 520 pages
...artillery, and ane thousand men of war — by captains, skippers, and quartermasters. When this ship passed to the sea and was lying in the road, the king caused shot ane canon at her, to essay her if she was wight, but the canon 'leered [hurt] her not. And if... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Scotland - 1873 - 476 pages
...artillery, and ane thousand men of war — by captains, skippers, and quarter-masters. When this ship passed to the sea and was lying in the road, the king caused shot ane canon at her, to essay her if she was wight, but the canon deered [hurt] her not. And if any... | |
 | James Colston - Leith (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1892 - 124 pages
...artaillerie, and ane thousand men of warre by [forby or besides] captains, skipperis, and quarter-maisteris. Quhen this schip past to the sea, and was lying in the roads, the King caused shott ane cannon at her, to essay hir if shoe was wight, but the cannon deired... | |
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