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.

Excerpt from Early Sources of Scottish History, 500 to 1286, Vol. 1 This Work was begun during tenure of a Carnegie Research Fellowship; was continued with the aid of Grants, and has been published with the aid of a Grant, from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. The Edition is limited to 600 Sets, and the type has been distributed. 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. 1 of 4: Translated From the Latin Our author concludes exactly at a time when the propriety of thus separating the two stories ceased, and when religion and politics became so intermingled, that to have separated, would have been to have hurt both. My plan in the continuation of course deviated materially in this respect, I combined the two to the utmost extent that I could go, without destroying the prominent features of a general history, and have incorporated the public political acts of the church, yet avoiding the details of her internal regulations, and those controversies and proceedings, which were strict ly religious. 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.

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Excerpt from Leslie's Historie of Scotland, Vol. 1 Latin, for the benefit of all. It is curious that while this address is dated Christmas Eve, 1577, the previous dedica tions, at the beginning of the volume, bear date Ist of Janu ary 1578. The whole was published in one volume, though with two distinct titles, at Rome, in the year 1578. 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 Cronicles of Scotland, Vol. 1 Ble discrepancies in style and matter. Two, to judge from external circumstan ces, belong nearly to the same period, the earlier part of the seventeenth centu ry; a third, which is divided into chap ters, and terminates with the year 1598, is somewhat more recent; and a fourth, intimately corresponding with it, is scarce above a century old. Probably manu scripts of greater antiquity may still be ex tant, as a fragment has occurred, which, according to the specimen annexed, is not posterior to the age of Mary. 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.

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