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thing but execution in the King’s ear : fhe
had a mighty influence over him, notwith-
ftanding which, the concurring endeavours
of Bancho, Argyle and myfelf, would have
prevailed, had not, unluckily for thefe
noblemen, news arrived very mal-a-prvpos
that Macgild, the moft powerful ba¬
ron of Gallowayy had put himfelf at the
head of a formidable riling in thefe parts;
this news confpiring with the impreflions
of the Queen, determined the fate of the
Chiefs-, and accordingly the Thanes of
RofSy Cailhnefs, Sutherland and Nairn, were
all ordered for execution, and loft their
heads early the day following.
* The execution of thefe noblemen was
no fooner over, than the King once more
put himfelf at the head of a gallant army -,
.and leaving Bancho and Argyle to conduct
matters at home, he carried me with him,
the fecond in command upon that expedi¬
tion. He made moft fatiguing and incre¬
dible marches with part of the army, in
hopes to arrive timely enough to prevent
any communication between the infurgents
on this and the other fide of the river An¬
nan \ but not being able to accomphlh
that, and his men being infupportably fa¬
tigued, he had been worfted in two feveral
fkirmifhes j after which, in the night, Mac-
gild, being much better acquainted with
thing but execution in the King’s ear : fhe
had a mighty influence over him, notwith-
ftanding which, the concurring endeavours
of Bancho, Argyle and myfelf, would have
prevailed, had not, unluckily for thefe
noblemen, news arrived very mal-a-prvpos
that Macgild, the moft powerful ba¬
ron of Gallowayy had put himfelf at the
head of a formidable riling in thefe parts;
this news confpiring with the impreflions
of the Queen, determined the fate of the
Chiefs-, and accordingly the Thanes of
RofSy Cailhnefs, Sutherland and Nairn, were
all ordered for execution, and loft their
heads early the day following.
* The execution of thefe noblemen was
no fooner over, than the King once more
put himfelf at the head of a gallant army -,
.and leaving Bancho and Argyle to conduct
matters at home, he carried me with him,
the fecond in command upon that expedi¬
tion. He made moft fatiguing and incre¬
dible marches with part of the army, in
hopes to arrive timely enough to prevent
any communication between the infurgents
on this and the other fide of the river An¬
nan \ but not being able to accomphlh
that, and his men being infupportably fa¬
tigued, he had been worfted in two feveral
fkirmifhes j after which, in the night, Mac-
gild, being much better acquainted with
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| Description | Or, memoirs, intrigues, and atchievements, of personages, who have been chosen by the most celebrated poets, as the fittest characters for theatrical representations. ... Vol. I. Containing the life, ... of Macbeth. By a gentleman, no professed author, but a lover of history, and of the theatre. |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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