A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . es in the fiery struggle for national inde-pendence, is a proud vaunt and difficult to live up to, yethis posterity have well responded to the lofty summons. Whats in a name ? Much, it seems; for it hascome to pass that we are inclined to expect more of onebearing that of Douglas than of people with less historicsurnames. In these pages the virtues of individuals havenot been inflated, neither have their foibles been screenednor their evil doings glozed. The record stands as thevar
A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . es in the fiery struggle for national inde-pendence, is a proud vaunt and difficult to live up to, yethis posterity have well responded to the lofty summons. Whats in a name ? Much, it seems; for it hascome to pass that we are inclined to expect more of onebearing that of Douglas than of people with less historicsurnames. In these pages the virtues of individuals havenot been inflated, neither have their foibles been screenednor their evil doings glozed. The record stands as thevarious actors have left it. They suffered and they madeto suffer; they served and they made others to serve. Nowthey rose to the highest levels of patriotism and loyalty,and anon sank to the dark and crooked ways of treasonand dishonour. A masterly, purposeful, ambitious breed,their influence cannot have been for ill upon the destinyof their country, seeing what a large share of power layever in their hands; and no family has furnished morematerial towards the ideal of a Scottish sine lak titrue!. Sir Percy Shollo Douglas, gth Marquess and uth EaiDriimlanrig, Luni Douglas of Hawick , of Qticcnsbcrry, Viscou INDEX Besieged, ii. , Earl of, ii. , Bishop of, ii. 80, 83. President of Commissioners at Black-ness, ii. , rebel earls subscribe con-fession of faith at, ii. , Robert Bruce near, i. , i. , hospital of St. Martha founded, i. , ii. 3, 42, 51.^ 4th Earl of Angus buried at, ii. Earl of Angus (Ivi.) buried at, ii. Given to Argyll, i. , Sir Alexander de, i. , Sir Hugh de, i. 19. Murders Duncan, Earl of Fife, J. , (Sir) Lawrence de, joins Douglas, i. , Margaret, wife of Sir John Stuart of Boncle, ii. , Marjory de, wife of Hugh de Douglas, i. , Sir William de, i. Oath, ii. of Abolition, ii.
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