Montrose and Covenanters: Their Characters and Conduct, Illustrated from Private Letters and Other Original Documents Hitherto Unpublished, Embracing the Times of Charles the First, from the Rise of the Troubles in Scotland, to the Death of Montrose, 第 1 巻J. Duncan, 1838 - 1120 ページ |
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Aberdeen Aboyne Aboyne's accusation afterwards anent answer appears Archibald Johnston arms army Assembly Baillie's Balmerino barons Berwick betwixt Bishop Burnet Bishop Guthrie bond brought Burnet Castle cause Charles church command commission Commissioner Committee council court Covenant Covenanters declares deponer desired discourse Earl of Argyle Earl of Montrose Earl of Traquair Edinburgh enemies England Episcopacy Estates faction favour friends hand honour horse Huntly Huntly's James Gordon John Stewart June Keir King King's kingdom Laird Leslie letter Liberties Lord Lindsay Lord Napier Lordship Loudon loyal loyalty Majesty Majesty's manuscript Marischal Marquis of Hamilton means ment ministers Montrose's never Newcastle night noble noblemen occasion paper Parliament party person presbyteries present quoted reason Religion Rothes royal Scotch Scotland Scots secret sent shew Sir Thomas Hope Spalding speak subscribed thereof thing thought tion told town treaty trose Turreff venant Walter Stewart words
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249 ページ - I came from home, till my head was again homeward ; for I was as a man who had taken my leave from the world, and was resolved to die in that service without return. I found the favour of God shining upon me ; and a sweet, meek, yet strong and vehement spirit leading me, all along.
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170 ページ - ... reasons, not to hearken to innovations, as will fully satisfy you that it is dangerous to give the least ear to such innovators, but it is desperate to be misled by them: But to settle your judgment, mark but the admonition of the wisest of men, King Solomon, Prov.
228 ページ - ... such was the wisdom and authority of that old, little, crooked soldier that all, with an incredible submission, from the beginning to the end, gave over themselves to be guided by him as if he had been Great Solyman.