The History of Scotland, from the Union to the Abolition of the Heritable Jurisdictions in MDCCXLVIII.: To which is Subjoined a Review of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Progress of Society, the State of the Arts, &c. to the Year MDCCCXXVII. |
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Page 277
Presbyterians who admit this , will have some difficulty in freeing him from the
charge of having made defective , if not false representations of Scotish church of
Scotland , sent up a memorial at the same time to Mr . Carstares , and requesting
...
Presbyterians who admit this , will have some difficulty in freeing him from the
charge of having made defective , if not false representations of Scotish church of
Scotland , sent up a memorial at the same time to Mr . Carstares , and requesting
...
Page 333
There being that day , a rendezvous at Leathsmuir of the fencible men of
Kirkcudbright , it was resolved that a deputation should be sent to them
requesting them to come into the town without loss of time . This deputation came
too late to ...
There being that day , a rendezvous at Leathsmuir of the fencible men of
Kirkcudbright , it was resolved that a deputation should be sent to them
requesting them to come into the town without loss of time . This deputation came
too late to ...
Page 348
Expresses were immediately sent to the well affected in the neighbouring
parishes of Crawford , Crawfordjohn , Douglas , Roberton , Wistoun , Biggar ,
Skirling , Coulter , and Kilbucho , to assemble next morning by the rising of the
sun at the ...
Expresses were immediately sent to the well affected in the neighbouring
parishes of Crawford , Crawfordjohn , Douglas , Roberton , Wistoun , Biggar ,
Skirling , Coulter , and Kilbucho , to assemble next morning by the rising of the
sun at the ...
Page 349
I cannot but say though , that it was odd your lordship sent no orders or
intelligence to him , when you had reason to expect that party's coming over
every day . His retreat he made from Leith , and now from Seaton , with the help
of the ...
I cannot but say though , that it was odd your lordship sent no orders or
intelligence to him , when you had reason to expect that party's coming over
every day . His retreat he made from Leith , and now from Seaton , with the help
of the ...
Page 404
Assured that the last of the Dutch troops had passed the borders , and that the
train of artillery shipped at London lay wind - bound in the Thames , Argyle sent
to the governor of Berwick to furnish as many guns as , with those could be got at
...
Assured that the last of the Dutch troops had passed the borders , and that the
train of artillery shipped at London lay wind - bound in the Thames , Argyle sent
to the governor of Berwick to furnish as many guns as , with those could be got at
...
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Page xxiv - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, " The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Page 264 - Our sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the King.
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