. The history of the ancient, noble, and illustrious family of Gordon, from their first arrival in Scotland, in Malcolm III.'s time, to the year 1690 : together with the history of the most remarkable transactions in Scotland, from the beginnign of Robert I. his reign, to that year 1690, containing the space of about 400 years, all faithfully collected from ancient and modern, Scots and foreign historians, manuscripts, records, and registers of this nation, in two volumes . THE H E Hiftories of feveral noble Fa- milies of Scotland have been writ-ten by feveral Perfons, who weree
. The history of the ancient, noble, and illustrious family of Gordon, from their first arrival in Scotland, in Malcolm III.'s time, to the year 1690 : together with the history of the most remarkable transactions in Scotland, from the beginnign of Robert I. his reign, to that year 1690, containing the space of about 400 years, all faithfully collected from ancient and modern, Scots and foreign historians, manuscripts, records, and registers of this nation, in two volumes . THE H E Hiftories of feveral noble Fa- milies of Scotland have been writ-ten by feveral Perfons, who wereeither Relations of, or had fomeConcern in them , as the Familyof Douglas by Hime of Godscroft^the Hiftory of the two firil: Dukesof Hamilton by Dr. Burnet : The firft to yindicatt^them of the open Rebellions they were too oftenguilty of j the laft to vindicate thefe two Dukes ofthe Under-hand Dealings with the Covenanters theywere charged with. How far thefe Books have an-fwered theDeiign of their Authors, I fhali leave itto thofe who are pleafed to read them to Hiftoryof the Family o£ Sutherland by Sir Ro^hert Gordon of Gordonfton^ the Hiflory of Drummondby Lieutenant General Drummond^ and by others, offeveral other Families. The two firft are publilhed in X . The IntroduEilon, in Print, and the two laft ftill remain in I being fenfible of the Obligations I owe to hisGrace the prefent Duke oiGordon^ lor the Favours andCountenance, he has been often pleafhistoryofancient_01gord
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