The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Volume 7James Anderson Mundell and Son, Parliament Stairs, 1792 - Books, Reviews |
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... lands of Hamilton , during the insani- ty of Arran . And this , on account of their supposed accefsion to the murder of Murray and ... land . 1 * and affectionate submissions to the king the young Earl 1791. Memoirs of the Earl of Marr . 7 .
... lands of Hamilton , during the insani- ty of Arran . And this , on account of their supposed accefsion to the murder of Murray and ... land . 1 * and affectionate submissions to the king the young Earl 1791. Memoirs of the Earl of Marr . 7 .
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... lands or small towns , held them . They were subjects to the crown , we know , they were ob- liged to acompany the kings to war , but were they requested , or forced ; were they payed by the king or the nobles ? that is a matter of ...
... lands or small towns , held them . They were subjects to the crown , we know , they were ob- liged to acompany the kings to war , but were they requested , or forced ; were they payed by the king or the nobles ? that is a matter of ...
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... lands of Kelso , Newbottle and Coldingham to forsake the interest of Morton and the protestant confederacy in the counsels of queen Elizabeth . * It may be doubted by affected prudes in politics , how far the opponents of a dangerous ...
... lands of Kelso , Newbottle and Coldingham to forsake the interest of Morton and the protestant confederacy in the counsels of queen Elizabeth . * It may be doubted by affected prudes in politics , how far the opponents of a dangerous ...
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... lands of Cambuskenneth , Dryburgh , and Inch- mahome , dated the 27th of March 1604. " For the good , true , and faithful services , and acceptable pains , and care taken by his ancestors , in the education of his majesty , and his ...
... lands of Cambuskenneth , Dryburgh , and Inch- mahome , dated the 27th of March 1604. " For the good , true , and faithful services , and acceptable pains , and care taken by his ancestors , in the education of his majesty , and his ...
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... land , and I suppose in England also . Perhaps they may be likewise found in the north of Scotland , although I have never heard of any of them there . From the name ( mote ) and other circumstances , it would seem as that these had ...
... land , and I suppose in England also . Perhaps they may be likewise found in the north of Scotland , although I have never heard of any of them there . From the name ( mote ) and other circumstances , it would seem as that these had ...
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