A General History of Scotland from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Volume 1author, 1767 |
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Página 4 - I am obliged to produce what reasons I have ; and that, as the extent of this letter requires, in as few words as may be. " I have already proved at large, in the first and second...
Página 227 - ... Captain Hollins, on the occasion referred to, he has instructed me to communicate his views to you on that subject, in order that they may be presented to her Majesty's government ; and he is quite confident that the transaction at San Juan, when all the facts in relation to it are known will appear in a light very different from that in which it has been viewed by Lord Clarendon. There is probably some difference of opinion between the two governments as to the right of the Accessory Transit...
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Página 291 - Henry had settled a colony of Flemings on the borders of Wales, in order to keep that turbulent people in awe, as well as to introduce into his kingdom the manufactures, for which the Flemings were famous. The...
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Página 190 - He is said to have offered ten pounds in silver, or the value of it in land, for the head of every Dane which...
Página 4 - Gwydhelians lived in the most antient times, not only in North Britain, (where they still continue intermixed with Scots, Saxons, and Danes,) but also in England and Wales. And fourthly, that the said Gwydhelians of England and Wales were inhabitants of Gaul before they came into this island. Having been so bold...