The Bannatyne Miscellany |
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Author:
| Scotland), Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-57092-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $23.93 |
Book Description:
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Journal Of The Siege Of The Castle Of Edinburgh, April And May, Mdlxxiii. Our Queene Elizabeth], at the requeft of hir coufin the yong King of Scottes, appoynted Sir William Drurie, knight marfhal of Barwike, to pafle into Scotland with a thoufande fouldiours, and fiue hundred pioners, and alfo certaine...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Journal Of The Siege Of The Castle Of Edinburgh, April And May, Mdlxxiii. Our Queene Elizabeth], at the requeft of hir coufin the yong King of Scottes, appoynted Sir William Drurie, knight marfhal of Barwike, to pafle into Scotland with a thoufande fouldiours, and fiue hundred pioners, and alfo certaine peeces of artillerie, to helpe by fiege and force of canon to conftrayne thofe that kepte the Caftell of Edenbourgh agaynft the fayde King to yeelde the fame into his handes. Herevpon the fayde Sir William Drurie, hauing with him Sir Frauncis Ruflell, Sir George Carie, Sir Henrie Lee, maifter Thomas Cicill, maifter Churchyard. Michaell Carie, captaine Brickwell, captaine Read, captaine Erington maifter of the ordinance and prouoft marfhall, captaine Pickman, captaine Yarley, captaine Game, captaine Wood, captaine Cafe, captayne Strelley, maifter Thomas Sutton, maifter Cotton, maifter Kelway, maifter Dier, maifter Tilney, and others, with the number of the fouldiours and pioners afore mentioned, pafled from Barwik, and by conuenient iourneys came vnto Lieth; from whence, the xxv of Aprill, all the foote bandes marched to Edenbourgh, at whom were fhot, after they entred the towne, dyuerfe and fundrie canon fhottes out of the Caftell, which did little harme to any of them, (thankes be to God, ) fauing that captaine Brickwell was hurt in the face and handes with ftones rayfed by the fayde canon fhotte. The fame day the Caftell was fommoned by a MefTenger in maner as followeth: Sir William Kirkaudie, fometyme of Graunge, knight, for as muche as the Queenes Maieftie, my foueraigne Ladie, vpon the earneft requeft of hirdeare coufin the King of Scottes, your foueraigne Lorde, made to hir High- nefle by his Regent, Nobilitie, and ftates of this realme, after all good meanes vfed...