Blair Collection > Critical dissertations on the origin, antiquities, language, government, manners, and religion, of the antient Caledonians, their posterity the Picts, and the British and Irish Scots

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Germans. — General refledtions on the lub-
je<^, ^ 137
Dissert. XIII. Of the degrees and titles of ho-
nour among the Scots of the middle ages. Of
obfolete law terms in Regiam Majeflatem. Of
the MerchetcE Mulierum, , 158
Dissert. XIV. Of the Bards, 181
Dissert. XV. Of the Weflern Iflands of Scot-
land. — Accounts given of them by the Writers
of Rome. — Of their ancient names, Ebudes,
Hebrides, and Inchegaul. Subjed to, and pof-
fefled very early by the Scots of Jar-ghael, 206
Dissert. XVI. The hiftory of the Norwegian
Principality of the Ifles, commonly called the
Kingdom of Man, 225
Dissert. XVII. Of fome monuments of anti-
quity in the Weftern Iflands of Scotland. Oc-
cafional obfervations upon the genius, manners,
and cufloms of the Hebridian Scots of the mid-
ages, 285
Dissert. XVIII. Of the Scottifli and Pidifh do-
minions, before they were united under one
Sovereign, 304
Dissert. XIX. Of the Religion of the ancient
Caledonians, 311
Dissert. XX. Of the time in which Chriftianity
was introduced into North Britain. That the
firft churches of Britain were planted by Orien-
tal Millionaries, 320
Dissert. XXI. Of the converfion of the South-
ern Pids by St. Ninian. Of the miflion of
Palladius to the Scots. Of St. Columba, ^^8
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