A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A General History of Scotland, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Vol. 5A.d.1515. Arrived at Glai'gow, than he took upon him felf the titles of duke of Albany, earl of March, Mar, and Garioch, lord sof Anandale, and of the l¿e of Man, regent hnd proteé'tor of the kingdom of Scotland. From this it appeag, that if the late duke of Albany was attainte the fentence had been taken oe, either during the late reign (which IS by no means impro bable) or in the prefent. The firfi indication of his abilities for government was his endea vouring to conciliate all differences between the principal families of the country, and no prince ever entered on the exercife of a regency with greater unanimity amongfi all ranks of fubjeéts, thanhe did.~ Upon his arrival at Edin burgh, he was received in form by the. Three efiates of the kingdom, and the queen met him at fome difiance from the town. The par liament then refumed its fe¿ion, and the three eftates took an oath of obedience to the regent till their king ihould be declared of age, and he, one of fidelity to the king and the laws.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.