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... Royal Hunt , on account of its having been the resting - place of the king's party on the way to the royal forest of Kells . Matthew Hislop was the vintner , and he was soon brought to the door by the loud summons of Lamington ...
... Royal Hunt , on account of its having been the resting - place of the king's party on the way to the royal forest of Kells . Matthew Hislop was the vintner , and he was soon brought to the door by the loud summons of Lamington ...
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... royal master that in this matter I have done nothing save that which an honourable gentleman must have done ; and that in other matters I have served him best when he condemned me most - in proving the falseness of the knave who is now ...
... royal master that in this matter I have done nothing save that which an honourable gentleman must have done ; and that in other matters I have served him best when he condemned me most - in proving the falseness of the knave who is now ...
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... Royal Hunt , and at the moment when Hislop had been in the kitchen announcing the rising of the town and the discovery of the retreat of the Laird of Lamington and his lady by Sir Hugh Janfarie and his followers , an entrance to the ...
... Royal Hunt , and at the moment when Hislop had been in the kitchen announcing the rising of the town and the discovery of the retreat of the Laird of Lamington and his lady by Sir Hugh Janfarie and his followers , an entrance to the ...
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... Royal Hunt ; and as it passed onward the meaning of the new movement was hurriedly explained to neighbours and friends with all the exaggerations and transformations which a word passing rapidly from lip to lip in an excited mob assumes ...
... Royal Hunt ; and as it passed onward the meaning of the new movement was hurriedly explained to neighbours and friends with all the exaggerations and transformations which a word passing rapidly from lip to lip in an excited mob assumes ...
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... , carried the fugitives safely through all the journey . At length the dim outline of the Forest of Kells became perceptible . The forest had been erected into a royal hunting - ground by the Bruce , and was a 42 IN LOVE AND WAR .
... , carried the fugitives safely through all the journey . At length the dim outline of the Forest of Kells became perceptible . The forest had been erected into a royal hunting - ground by the Bruce , and was a 42 IN LOVE AND WAR .
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alarm Albany ALFRED Concanen Angus answered appeared Bertrand Borderers BRET HARTE brother captain chamber cloth extra Cochrane's command cried Crown 8vo desire door doubt drew Duke of Albany Earl of Mar Edited escape exclaimed eyes face faith fate father favour favourite fear followed friar friends gentlemen gilt give Gordon guard halberd hand head heard heart Heaven honour horse humour Illustrations instant JAMES PAYN James Rice John Saunders JUSTIN MCCARTHY Katherine Janfarie Katherine's King King's knave lady Lamington liege Linlithgow lips looked lord lordship madam Majesty Majesty's master means Muckle Mysie Nicol night observed OUIDA palace passed passion pause pledge present prisoner Queen rendered Richard Janfarie royal sake seek seemed Sir Hugh Sir Robert Cochrane sire speak spoke sprang stand Stark stood sword thought tidings tion Torphichen treachery trust voice waiting Walter Besant whilst WILKIE COLLINS words
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