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130 : HISTORY OF AYRSHIRE
of those who had leagued themselves together to take
the young Prince James from their power. And later,
when James VI. had fallen under the influence of the
Earl of Lennox and Captain James Stewart of Ochiltree,
for some time Earl of Arran, he had joined with Glencairn
and other nobles to take him, by force if necessary, from
their hands. The which they did by means of the
Raid of Ruthven.
But by this time the fight was one for the faith, and,
in the matter of her religion, Scotland had exchanged
the old order for the new ; the new, nevertheless, that
was destined in its later developments to bring a fresh
and terrible series of trials upon the long distracted
nation.
of those who had leagued themselves together to take
the young Prince James from their power. And later,
when James VI. had fallen under the influence of the
Earl of Lennox and Captain James Stewart of Ochiltree,
for some time Earl of Arran, he had joined with Glencairn
and other nobles to take him, by force if necessary, from
their hands. The which they did by means of the
Raid of Ruthven.
But by this time the fight was one for the faith, and,
in the matter of her religion, Scotland had exchanged
the old order for the new ; the new, nevertheless, that
was destined in its later developments to bring a fresh
and terrible series of trials upon the long distracted
nation.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Ayrshire > Volume 1 > (140) Page 130 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95195966 |
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| Description | Its history and historic families. By William Robertson. Kilmarnock : Dunlop & Drennan, "Standard" Office, 1908. Two volumes. |
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| Shelfmark | H3.98.5056 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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