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Claud Hamilton was the third son of James , second Earl of Arran , Duke of Chatelherault , Governor of Scotland . On September 5 , 1543 , Sir Ralph Sadler , ambassador of King Henry VIII . to Scotland , wrote to his sovereign that the ...
Claud Hamilton was the third son of James , second Earl of Arran , Duke of Chatelherault , Governor of Scotland . On September 5 , 1543 , Sir Ralph Sadler , ambassador of King Henry VIII . to Scotland , wrote to his sovereign that the ...
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108 of the Connoisseur , however , incidental mention is made of " the Knave of Clubs , or the Curse of Scotland . " Can your readers offer any reason for this card bearing the name , or refer to any other notice made of it ?
108 of the Connoisseur , however , incidental mention is made of " the Knave of Clubs , or the Curse of Scotland . " Can your readers offer any reason for this card bearing the name , or refer to any other notice made of it ?
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1675 , he receives a grant of arms from the Lord Lyon of Scotland , being described in the grant as 66 son to the deceast Mr. James Smith , The arms are , minister at Ethelston Kirk . " Azur , a book expanded , proper , between three ...
1675 , he receives a grant of arms from the Lord Lyon of Scotland , being described in the grant as 66 son to the deceast Mr. James Smith , The arms are , minister at Ethelston Kirk . " Azur , a book expanded , proper , between three ...
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It is stated in Scott's Border Antiquities of England and Scotland , vol . ii . p . 206 , that the family of Clephane of CarslogieE. V. JEFWELLIS ( 3rd S. xi . 355. ) — This word is evidently a corruption of diabhol ( the d pronounced ...
It is stated in Scott's Border Antiquities of England and Scotland , vol . ii . p . 206 , that the family of Clephane of CarslogieE. V. JEFWELLIS ( 3rd S. xi . 355. ) — This word is evidently a corruption of diabhol ( the d pronounced ...
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50 , shows that whenever the 22nd Feb. is a Sunday the the statement rests of Oliver's mother having that during the nineteenth century , the years 1801 , 1807 , been born in Scotland ? It is not to be found in 1812 , 1818 , 1824 , 1829 ...
50 , shows that whenever the 22nd Feb. is a Sunday the the statement rests of Oliver's mother having that during the nineteenth century , the years 1801 , 1807 , been born in Scotland ? It is not to be found in 1812 , 1818 , 1824 , 1829 ...
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