This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1705 Excerpt: ...it given more late by King f Edgar to King Ken. rdl. netbi fo that all thefe Teftimonies of Mr. AtyvfotTs Countrey men do diredly cOntradidl his opinion, that Lothian was firft given be King Ed., -ward to King Malcolm the third in Dowrie, which behoved to bs after he came to the Crown, feing Princefs Margaret came only ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1705 Excerpt: ...it given more late by King f Edgar to King Ken. rdl. netbi fo that all thefe Teftimonies of Mr. AtyvfotTs Countrey men do diredly cOntradidl his opinion, that Lothian was firft given be King Ed., -ward to King Malcolm the third in Dowrie, which behoved to bs after he came to the Crown, feing Princefs Margaret came only to England, with Clito Edwardui her Father in the Year ioj;7; who was defigned to fucceed the King as Heir to the Crown, -but dying (hortly after his Arrival, there is no mention made of any defign of feeling the Crown.on his Son Edgar, or beftowing any Portions upon, or fetling in Marriage his Daughters, duringthe Reign of EJwarJ the Confeffor, But on the'contrary, that King left by his Will his Kingdom to Harold or ffiiliam his Succelfors thereof. And it is drange to conceive that the King left nothing to his CoufmC/f- EJgarus, when he had beftowed all the Countries of Lothian upon his Sifter Margaret, or that fo great an Alienation could be made by this King from the Crown of England, without the confent of the Parliament, or the notice of Ancient Writers, who are! full of the Records and Tranfa&ions of that Prince. It is plain by the Writers living in thefe Times, that the firft interview between King Malcolm, and Princefs Margaret, was in the Year 1068, two years after the Death of King Edward. Can Mr. Atwood exped that this Fi&ion can pafs for Truth upon the Credit of Orderictu 'VitaliS) a Forraigner Educat in Normandy, Writing only in the Reign of King Stephen, of whofe performance the Judicious and Impartial Mr. Tyrrell makes fmall account, as will appear by his Judgement of this matter in the following Words. 'But Vol. a. 'this Story I take to be as True as the reft of the Pag. 84. e Speech this Author makes for King Malco.
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