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Page 247 - weill learned in the airt of medicine, and was ane singular guid chirurgiane ; and thair was none of that professioune, if they had any dangerous cure in hand, bot would have craved his adwyse" (p. 249). So states the ancient Scottish historian. The High Treasurer's Account shows that the king had in one important respect a right royal way of gaining patients, — a way by the adoption of which he probably...
Page 282 - The CHRONICLE of FIFE, being the DIARY of JOHN LAMONT of Newton, from 1649 to 1672.
Page 255 - 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.
Page 219 - Than the milleris wayff clapped hir handis, and ran furth and cryed for ane preist. In this meane tyme ane preist was cuming by; sum says he was* my lord Grayes servand; quho answeired and said, " heir am I ane preist, quhair is the king?
Page 263 - ... cam fast fordwardis, crying among the lordis, and speciallie for the king, saying, that he desired to speak with him, quhill at the last he cam to the dask quhair the king was at his prayeris. Bot when he saw the king he gave him no due reverence nor salutatioun, but leined him doun gruf.
Page 281 - Caledonia; or, an Account Historical and Topographical, of North Britain, from the most Ancient to the present Times.
Page 283 - Ressoning which was betwixt the Abbote of Crosraguell and John Knox, in Mayboill, concerning the Masse, in the year of God, a thousand five hundred thre score and two yeires.
Page xxi - Inglisch speach ; and for thair wode thair is geasone and scant ; thair commoun fewell is of stones, which they dig out of the earth. The other pairt northerne, ar full of montaines, and verie rud and homlie kynd of people doeth inhabite, which is called the Reidschankis, or wyld Scottis. They be cloathed with ane mantle, with ane schirt fachioned * after the Irisch maner, going bair legged to the knie.