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Thehist'qrie and life or king james the sex T, is published from a copy of the original 'ma nuscript, which David Crawfurd of Drumsoy, his toriographer to Queen Anne, employed in com piling his Memoirs' of the Affairs of Scotland. Ilu,a preface to the'first edition (london, he informs us, after a long invective against Eu chanan, that he would be as plain and as brief as possible concerning the memoirs themselves. I had all the substance of these sheets from an ancient ms. Presented me by my very good friend, Sir James Baird, of Sau'chtonhall, who purchased it by mere accident, from the ne cessitous' widow of an episcopal clergyman. As for. The author's fortunes, or particular cha racter, I am wholly in the dark; however, it is4plain, from his own words, he was living when King James VI. Was married, where he says, speaking of Queen Mary's flight into J' England, Albeit the Queen of Scotland was a entered the realm of England, be the Queen's own permission, and great promise of friend ship to follow thereupon, by the taking of the diamond ring, carried by Sir Robert Mclvill, now made Treasurer-depute of Scotland,' And we all know Sir Robert got that post a.
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1332138144
- ISBN 13 9781332138142
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages319
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