A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . ne by hym selff. Beaton, of asurety, was not wanting in witte. He retired withQueen Margaret to Stirling, and both sides beganspinning fresh intrigues and counter-intrigues. To Arran, Beaton made some concessions about the Abbey of Kilwinning ;to Angus he paid 20CXJ merks, and 1000 each to Sir George Douglas, Sir Archi-bald Douglas of Kilspindie, and Sir James Hamilton of Finnart. THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS Angus now set vigorously to work to put down thatchronic brigandage on the Border
A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . ne by hym selff. Beaton, of asurety, was not wanting in witte. He retired withQueen Margaret to Stirling, and both sides beganspinning fresh intrigues and counter-intrigues. To Arran, Beaton made some concessions about the Abbey of Kilwinning ;to Angus he paid 20CXJ merks, and 1000 each to Sir George Douglas, Sir Archi-bald Douglas of Kilspindie, and Sir James Hamilton of Finnart. THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS Angus now set vigorously to work to put down thatchronic brigandage on the Border which so gravely im-perilled peaceful relations with England. Among themost distressing results of two centuries of almost inces-sant war with England, was the condition of theagainst the Border clans. Their means of honest living had^ro^^o^ss. vanished under the perennial visitations of fireand sword; when their flocks and herds weredriven off, they must either recoup themselves by lifting from somebody else, or starve. Thus it came to pass that,as often as foreign relations permitted attention to be given. Fig. 20.—Seal of Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus (1514 556). to domestic affairs, these Armstrongs and Elliots, Irvingsand Olivers, Nicksons and Dicksons, the very best andhardiest light horsemen of western Europe, came underpunishment, whereof the mode, unfortunately, was indis-tinguishable in character from the original crime. Burntheir houses and crops, drive off their cattle and horses,take away their means of living, and then cut them downor hang them up by scores! It was pitiful work for Scottish soldiers, and must havebeen a dreary experience for the young King, whom Angus CHASTISEMENT OF THE ARMSTRONGS 89 always took with him on these disciphnary expeditions, asmuch with the purpose of keeping him from the oppositefaction as of teaching him his functions as a ruler. During one such visitation in 1527 a party of Arm-strongs were overtaken in Liddesdale; eighteen of t
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