. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland: Un'indagine sulla topografia scozzese, statistica, biografica e storica. Other e custode di Berwick; E durante il suo mandato di questi uffici, nel 1214, Enrico III.invaded Scozia con un potente esercito, e, havingtaken la città e il castello di Berwick, dopo assediò la fortezza di Dunbar, ma trovandola inespugnabile, de-vastò il paese fino alle mura di Haddington. La storia di Awonderful è raccontata a Patrick, settimo Conte, che, durante la tormentata minoranza di Alessandro III, wasone dei capi della fazione inglese. Bower, whowas nato a Haddington 100

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. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical . othian and keeper of Berwick ; andduring his tenure of these offices, in 1214, Henry III.invaded Scotland with a powerful army, and, havingtaken the town and castle of Berwick, next laid siege tothe fortress of Dunbar, but finding it impregnable, de-vastated the country up to the walls of Haddington. Amarvellous story is told of Patrick, seventh Earl, who, during the troublous minority of Alexander III., wasone of the chiefs of the English faction. Bower, whowas born at Haddington 100 years after, relates that, on 11March 1286, the night preceding King Alexanders death, True Thomas of Ercildoun or Earlston, arriving atthe castle of Dunbar, was jestingly asked by the Earl ifthe morrow would bring any noteworthy event. Where-to the Rhymour made answer mystically : Alas for to-morrow, a day of calamity and misery ! Before thetwelfth hour shall be heard a blast so vehement asshall exceed those of every former period, —a blast thatshall strike the nations with amazement, —shall humble 403. Seal of Dunbar. DUNBAR what is proud, and -wliat is fierce shall level vrith theground ! The sorest wind and tempest that ever washeard of in Scotland ! Next day, the Earl and hiscompanions having watched till the ninth hour withoutobserving any unusual appearance in the elements, beganto doubt the powers of the seer, and, ordering him intotheir presence, upbraided him as an impostor, wheretohe replied that noon was not yet past. And scarcehad the Earl sat down to the board, scarce had the shadowof the dial fallen upon the hour of noon, when a mes-senger rode furiously up, who, being questioned, cried: Tidings I bring, but of a lamentable kind, to bedeplored by the whole realm of Scotland ! Alas, ourrenowned King has ended his fair life at Kinghorn !This, said True Thomas, this is the scatheful windand dreadful tempest which shall blow such calamityand trouble to the whole s

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• bookauthorgroomefr
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• bookyear1885