 Roslin ; for he kept a great court, and was royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver; Lord Dirleton being his master-household, Lord Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver ; in whose absence they had deputies to attend,...  Cassell's old and new Edinburgh - Page 262by James Grant - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Robert Turnbull - Scotland - 1847 - 396 pages
...and degrees of visitors that resorted to this Prince, at his palace of the Castle of Roslin ; for he kept a great court, and was royally served at his...Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver, &c. He had his halls and other apartments richly adorned with embroidered hangings. He flourished in... | |
 | Great Britain - 1847 - 582 pages
...magnificence of royal state. The following is the description of his housekeeping- given bv an old writer: "He kept a great court, and was royally served at his own table m vessels of gold and silver ; Lord Dirleton being his master-household, Lord Borthwick his cup-bearer,... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1848 - 304 pages
...Scottish Kings. He was royally served at his own table, — if we are to believe the genealogist, — in vessels of gold and silver ; Lord Dirleton being...Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver, with men of ancient rank and lineage for their deputies. His Princess, Margaret Douglas, was waited... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Castles - 1850 - 556 pages
...Prince of Orkney, he kept his court, and was served in vessels of silver and gold, Lord Dorleton being master of the household, Lord Borthwick his cupbearer,...Fleming his carver, in whose absence they had deputies to attend. His princess, Elizabeth Douglas, was served by seventy-five gentlewomen, fifty-three of... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - Great Britain - 1854 - 510 pages
...since the days of "Wallace. The fortress was built by William St. Clair, of whom Grose writes : " He kept a great court, and was royally served at his...vessels of gold and silver; Lord Dirleton being his master-household ; Lord Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver ; in whose absence they... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - Great Britain - 1854 - 516 pages
...royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver; Lord Dirleton being his master-household ; Lord Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver ; in whose absence they had deputies to attend, viz : Stewart, Laird of Drumlanrig ; Tweddie, Laird of Drumerline, and Sandilands, Laird... | |
 | W. James - 1857 - 298 pages
...and degrees of visitors that resorted to this prince at his palace of the castle of Rosslin ; for he kept a great court, and was royally served at his...Fleming his carver, in whose absence they had deputies to attend, viz., Stewart Laird of Drumlanrig ; Tweedie Laird of Drummelzier ; Sandilands Laird of Calder.... | |
 | James Tait Calder, James Traill Calder - Caithness (Scotland) - 1861 - 334 pages
...Eoslin, and was royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver ; Lord Dirleton being the master of the household, Lord Borthwick his cupbearer,...Fleming his carver, in whose absence they had deputies to attend. He had his halls and other apartments richly adorned with embroidery hangings. His princess,... | |
 | Cuthbert Bede - Scotland - 1863 - 458 pages
...Orkney, kept his court there, in the middle of the fifteenth century. Father Hay tells us how he ' was royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver ; Lord Dirleton being his master-household, Lord Borthwick his cupbearer, and Lord Fleming his carver. He had his halls and other... | |
 | Edward Bradley - 1863 - 460 pages
...Orkney, kept his court there, in the middle of the fifteenth century. Father Hay tells us how he ' was royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver ; Lord. Dirletoti being his master-household, Lord Borthwick his cupbearer, and Lord Fleming his carver. He... | |
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