Excerpt from Buchanan's History of Scotland, Vol. 2 The third Day, thore of Alexander's F aétion came in, fome out of new Hopes, others invited by Authority of the King's Name to whom, when the Series of the Projee} was declared in ordyr the Courage of the Queen, in undertaking the Matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from History of Scotland, Vol. 2 Blending of the Normans and Saxons, Ranks under the feudal government in Scotland, Power and consequence of the king. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Scotland, Vol. 2 of 4: From the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James Vi; To the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne Budhanan published a train of confessions - all spu rions; the cgeation of a genius that seems to have delighted itself in the boldness of its own falsehoods, and to have rioted. In the luxury of its own forgeries, - His spirit could not long confine itself within the bounds of harmlessness. The ser pent may appear for a time playing in wanton curls upon the ground. It will soon, however, rise upon its spires, and shew its enveno'med fangs. And Buchanan returned to his natural exercise of fictitious slander. - But this Leviathan of slander was not satisfied.with taking such gentle pastime in forgery. He must raise a tempest for his recreation.-his malignity acted with all the force-ofva pestilential blast upon his disere tion. The daring calumniator sunk into an impassioned idiot before it. And he stands on the pillar of infamy at present, for his Detection, his sonnets, and his depositions, the second of all human forgers, and the first of all human slan derers but ba led in his forgeries, and defeated in his slan ders by his very rage for both. Whitaker, iii. 192-34. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from The History of Scotland, Vol. 2: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time A.d. History OF the Scottish queen there appeared the lords Livingston, Boyd, and Herries, the bishop of Ross, the abbot of Kilwining, Gordon of Lochinvar, and Cockburn of Skirling. The commissioners who appeared in the name of the young king of Scots were the earls of Murray and Morton, the lord Lindsay, the bishop of Orkney, and the commendator of Dunfermline, with Lethington, Makgill, Balneaves, Buchanan, and others as assist ants. We bave already seen the instruo tions given by Mary to her commissioners; Elizabeth's instructions were artfully drawn up, but they were in accordance with her previous declarations and professions. Her commissioners were to assure the regent, in case he should be afraid to accuse his queen, though possessed Of sufficient evidence for that purpose, that, however desirous Eliza beth might be that she should prove inno cent, she would nevertheless certainly hold her unworthy to reign, if she were plainly convicted of the murder of her husband; and that in that case her conscience would not allow her to wish for her restoration to her kingdom. If, however, nothing could be proved against her but imprudent con duct in her suspicious connection and mar riage with Bothwell, Elizabeth's commis sioners were to promotepan accommodation on such conditions as might secure Scotland from future misgovernment, and dissolve the alliance between Scotland and France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Historians of Scotland, Vol. 2 The earliest historians of a country are undoubtedly the most valuable, if, upon a fair critical trial of their agreement with the writers of the neighbouring countries, but more espe cially with the sure testimony of public records and charters still remaining, they appear to have made a faithful use of the works of preceding writers and of other vouchers extant in their times, most of which being now lost, they, as the earliest faithful Copiers of them, are entitled to our respect and grati tude for furnishing us with the only means of obtaining the knowledge of many of the transactions of past ages. Hence it evidently follows, that the truest and most essential service that can be done to the history of any nation, is to lay before. The public genuine editions of its most antient and authentic historical monuments, and of the works of those who first attempted its general history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History and Chronicles of Scotland, Vol. 2 The nobillis of Britane, be thir wourdis, war drawin in sindry opinionis. Sum of thaim, with furius vult and continence, desirit nocht bot battal: otheris, 'mair prudent, dred, gif thay movit weir in this sort, that thair sonnis quhilkis lay m hoistage suld be slane and wald nocht consent, thairfore, to battall. Finaly, quhen thay had put of the day with mony altercationis, thay severit on ilk side, but ony effect of thair purpos. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.