The History of the Kings of Scotland: From Fergus I. to the End of Q. Ann's Reign. With an Appendix Containing the Lives of Several Famous Persons Concerned in the Government, Civil Or Military, to which is Prefix'd the General History & Geography of that Kingdom |
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... Law , Conttitution and Liberty , on the one Side ; and a foreign Yoke , Force and Tyran- ny , on the other . WHILST our neighbouring Original Britains were made to fubmit to the Force of every Invader , Romans , Saxon ' , Danes ...
... Law , Conttitution and Liberty , on the one Side ; and a foreign Yoke , Force and Tyran- ny , on the other . WHILST our neighbouring Original Britains were made to fubmit to the Force of every Invader , Romans , Saxon ' , Danes ...
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... Laws from the Hand of a Forreigner , though they have been at Times fubdued by the Romans and English , and in a great Measure over run by the Danes . They plead alfo as their particular Glory a Line of ------ ---- Kings , who can all ...
... Laws from the Hand of a Forreigner , though they have been at Times fubdued by the Romans and English , and in a great Measure over run by the Danes . They plead alfo as their particular Glory a Line of ------ ---- Kings , who can all ...
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... Laws of their King E- venus , to the reproach of their Nation , when he does not allow that they had any fuch King . Nei ther does Dr Stillingfleet agree with Camblen and St. Afaph : Be fides the Teftimony of those forreign Authors ...
... Laws of their King E- venus , to the reproach of their Nation , when he does not allow that they had any fuch King . Nei ther does Dr Stillingfleet agree with Camblen and St. Afaph : Be fides the Teftimony of those forreign Authors ...
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... Law and Concubine to Gofbert Duke of Fran- conia , becaufe Keilan had advised him to put her away . Hen . Can . Tom . 5. Antiq . Lect . St. Bonifacius a Scot - Man , having in Charlemain's Time converted . many People in Freizland ...
... Law and Concubine to Gofbert Duke of Fran- conia , becaufe Keilan had advised him to put her away . Hen . Can . Tom . 5. Antiq . Lect . St. Bonifacius a Scot - Man , having in Charlemain's Time converted . many People in Freizland ...
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... Laws or Head ; but after their fettling in Albion under Fergus , it was by King and Parliament ; or to use their own Terms Comitia Regni , which fettled the Succeffion on Fergus and his Line , out of which till the Time of Kennethus III ...
... Laws or Head ; but after their fettling in Albion under Fergus , it was by King and Parliament ; or to use their own Terms Comitia Regni , which fettled the Succeffion on Fergus and his Line , out of which till the Time of Kennethus III ...
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