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... brother to the Earl of Rothes , had sworn on the day of Wishart's death that his whinger and hand should be priests to the cardinal . ' This bloody threat he fulfilled . Entering the castle by stealth in company with his nephew Norman ...
... brother to the Earl of Rothes , had sworn on the day of Wishart's death that his whinger and hand should be priests to the cardinal . ' This bloody threat he fulfilled . Entering the castle by stealth in company with his nephew Norman ...
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... brother , David , who sent him in 1749 to the Marischal College , Aberdeen , where he soon obtained a bursary . At Aberdeen he studied Greek under Thomas Blackwell , author of ' An Inquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer , ' but ...
... brother , David , who sent him in 1749 to the Marischal College , Aberdeen , where he soon obtained a bursary . At Aberdeen he studied Greek under Thomas Blackwell , author of ' An Inquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer , ' but ...
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... brother Clarence , in charge of a number of prisoners and a quantity of the spoils of war ( MONSTRELET , i . 226 ) . It is said that when he was appointed deputy of Calais the French were expected to besiege the place ; but that when he ...
... brother Clarence , in charge of a number of prisoners and a quantity of the spoils of war ( MONSTRELET , i . 226 ) . It is said that when he was appointed deputy of Calais the French were expected to besiege the place ; but that when he ...
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... brother of William Beauchamp , Lord St. Amand . Of the date of his birth there is no record , but it was probably about the year 1430. For his elder brother , Lord St. Amand , first received summons to parliament in 1449 by reason of ...
... brother of William Beauchamp , Lord St. Amand . Of the date of his birth there is no record , but it was probably about the year 1430. For his elder brother , Lord St. Amand , first received summons to parliament in 1449 by reason of ...
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... brother , David , who sent him in 1749 to the Marischal College , Aberdeen , where he soon obtained a bursary . At Aberdeen he studied Greek under Thomas Blackwell , author of ' An Inquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer , ' but ...
... brother , David , who sent him in 1749 to the Marischal College , Aberdeen , where he soon obtained a bursary . At Aberdeen he studied Greek under Thomas Blackwell , author of ' An Inquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer , ' but ...
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