The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A PoemW. S. Orr, 1838 - 216 pages |
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... land on the river Ettricke . In Teviotdale , he enjoyed the barony of Eckford , by a grant from Robert II . to his ... lands of Branksome . Sir Walter Scott Instantly offered him the estate of Murdiestone , in exchange for that which ...
... land on the river Ettricke . In Teviotdale , he enjoyed the barony of Eckford , by a grant from Robert II . to his ... lands of Branksome . Sir Walter Scott Instantly offered him the estate of Murdiestone , in exchange for that which ...
Page 20
... lands in Lanarkshire , were conferred upon Sir Walter and his son . by the same monarch . After the period of the exchange with Sir Thomas Inglis , Branksome became the principal seat of the Buccleuch family . The castle was en- larged ...
... lands in Lanarkshire , were conferred upon Sir Walter and his son . by the same monarch . After the period of the exchange with Sir Thomas Inglis , Branksome became the principal seat of the Buccleuch family . The castle was en- larged ...
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... lands from their chief , for the military service of watching and warding his castle . Satchells tells us , in his doggrel poetry , - No baron was better served in Britain ; The barons of Buckleugh they kept their call , Four and twenty ...
... lands from their chief , for the military service of watching and warding his castle . Satchells tells us , in his doggrel poetry , - No baron was better served in Britain ; The barons of Buckleugh they kept their call , Four and twenty ...
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... lands , which the lairds and lords of Buccleuch did freely bestow upon their friends , will amount to above twelve or fourteen thousand merks a - year . " - History of the Name of Scott , p . 45 . An immense sum in those times . Note ...
... lands , which the lairds and lords of Buccleuch did freely bestow upon their friends , will amount to above twelve or fourteen thousand merks a - year . " - History of the Name of Scott , p . 45 . An immense sum in those times . Note ...
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... Land to his castle of Drummelziar , found his fair lady nursing & healthy child , whose birth did not by any means correspond to the date of his departure . Such an occurrence , to the credit of the dames of the crusaders be it spoken ...
... Land to his castle of Drummelziar , found his fair lady nursing & healthy child , whose birth did not by any means correspond to the date of his departure . Such an occurrence , to the credit of the dames of the crusaders be it spoken ...
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ancient arms band bard Baron Beattisons beneath betwixt blaze blood blood-hound bold Border bower Branksome Branksome Hall Branksome's Buccleuch called CANTO castle Cessford chapel chief Clair clan courser Cranstoun crest Cumberland Dame dark dead Douglas dread Earl Earl of Angus English Eskdale Ettricke Ettricke Forest fair on Carlisle father Fawdon fell fire friends hall hand harp Hawick head heard heart highnes hill holy horse Howard Jedburgh John king Kirkwall knight lady Ladye lances lands Lord Dacre loud maid Melrose Melrose Abbey Minstrel moss-trooper Musgrave Naworth Castle ne'er never noble Note o'er pass'd ride river Ettricke rode round Roxburghshire rung sayd Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Border Seem'd shulde slain spear spirit steed stone stood sword Teviot's Teviotdale thee Thomas Musgrave thou Tinlinn tower Twas tyme Virgilius Walter Scott warden warriors wild William of Deloraine word wound