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THE CENTURY & SCOTT & A LEGEND OF MONTROSE ® @ ® Miss Varia LONDON f FISHER UNWIN RIDCCOCKCVIT CHAP. L. Such a2 do build their faith ufos The holy text of pike and gum, Dechie all controversies by Fufatlible artith ry, Aud prove their iar trine 01 Hilo, By apostotc bowsand kno ks Batter. T was dv-ing the period of that grent and bloorty Civil War which agitated friam during the Ee seventeenth century, that our tale his its com- mencement, Scotland had ‘as yet remamed free fom the ravages of intestine war, although its inhabitants were much divided m political opimons ; and many of of the contral of the Estates of Parhament, and disapproving of the bold measure winch they had adopted, by sendmg into England a large army to the ass stance of the Purlumment, were deteumned on ther part to embrace the carhest opportumity of declaring for the King, and makmg such a diversion as should at Last compel the recall of General Leslie's army ant of England, of it did not recover a great part of Scotland to the King’s qlegiance. ‘fhm plan was cluefly adopted hy the mothe nobihty, whe had resisted wah great obstinacy the adoption of the Solem Leagtic and Cove. nant, and by many of the chiefs of the Highland clans, *

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