Letters Between James Ellis and Walter Scott |
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... earl of Douglas lay , and could never rally again . One thousand and forty of them were either taken or left dead in the field , eighteen hundred and forty in the pursuit , and above one thousand wounded . The Scots lost one hundred in ...
... earl of Douglas lay , and could never rally again . One thousand and forty of them were either taken or left dead in the field , eighteen hundred and forty in the pursuit , and above one thousand wounded . The Scots lost one hundred in ...
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... Earl of Derwentwater gave the command of a troop of horse . Douglas a brother of the laird of Fingland in Tiviotdale had a similar appointment , and as the interest of these new captains lay among the moss- troopers , it is said that an ...
... Earl of Derwentwater gave the command of a troop of horse . Douglas a brother of the laird of Fingland in Tiviotdale had a similar appointment , and as the interest of these new captains lay among the moss- troopers , it is said that an ...
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... earl Douglas , who was either lord of the soil , or lord warden of the marches . Douglas would not fail to resent the in- sult , and endeavour to repel the intruders by force : this would naturally produce a sharp conflict between the ...
... earl Douglas , who was either lord of the soil , or lord warden of the marches . Douglas would not fail to resent the in- sult , and endeavour to repel the intruders by force : this would naturally produce a sharp conflict between the ...
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19th of August 25th of September Adamson ancient ballad ANTIQUARY ballad Chevy Chace battle axe Battle of Otterbourne betwixt Bishop Percy Border history Border Minstrelsy Buchannan says called Battle Croft called Percy's camp Chase Cheviot Chivet Hills Clargill copy Davidson earl of Douglas Earl of Whitfield edition encamped England English erroneous favour Fenwick field of Otterbourne Forster fought in 1388 Froissart gave Godscroft ground Hall Henry IV Henry VI Hexham History of Northumberland Hodgson's honour horses Hunting huts JAMES ELLIS James of Scotland king James late letter Lord Keeper Guilford lordship Luck-in-a-Bag marched Newcastle NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE notes obliged humble servant Otterburn Castle party Percy's Cross poem prisoner Proprietor of Otterbourne quary reign Reliques ride Robin of Risingham Rokeby Scotch Scots Scottish Border Sir John sir Ralph Percy spears spot supposed town were shut Tyne Vide appendix WALTER SCOTT White Cross Whitfield of Whitfield