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LIFE
OF
Rob Roy M‘Gregor.
Robert M'Gregor, or Rob Roy, was
second son of Jjonaid M‘Gregor, of the
family of Glengyle, a lieutenaut-colonel
in the king’s service, by a daughter of
Campbell of Glenlyon. Our hero was
denominated Roy, a Celtic or Gaelic
[ phrase, significant of his ruddy cotn-
I plexion and colour of hair.
Rob Roy’s family were very respect¬
able. His father was the friend an4
ally of Regent Murray, and brought la
his assistance 800 McGregors, in an ex-
I pedition to quell an insurrection of the
!M‘Phersons, in the north; for which aer-
vice- Murray granted him a lease of a
farm, which still remains in the posses¬
sion of the family.
The education which Rob Roy re.
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LIFE
OF
Rob Roy M‘Gregor.
Robert M'Gregor, or Rob Roy, was
second son of Jjonaid M‘Gregor, of the
family of Glengyle, a lieutenaut-colonel
in the king’s service, by a daughter of
Campbell of Glenlyon. Our hero was
denominated Roy, a Celtic or Gaelic
[ phrase, significant of his ruddy cotn-
I plexion and colour of hair.
Rob Roy’s family were very respect¬
able. His father was the friend an4
ally of Regent Murray, and brought la
his assistance 800 McGregors, in an ex-
I pedition to quell an insurrection of the
!M‘Phersons, in the north; for which aer-
vice- Murray granted him a lease of a
farm, which still remains in the posses¬
sion of the family.
The education which Rob Roy re.
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| Description | Stirling : Printed by W. Macnie, where is always kept on sale, a choice and extensive assortment of histories, songs, children's story books, school books &c. &c., [1820-1830?]. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2875(2) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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