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lucium_fw-la in_o cambr._n evers_n p._n 248_o 249._o a_o primo_fw-la quidem_fw-la huius_fw-la regni_fw-la fergusio_n filio_fw-la ferchardi_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la regem_fw-la fergusium_fw-la filium_fw-la erch_n inclusive_a 45._o reges_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la gentis_fw-la &_o generis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la insula_fw-la regnaverunt_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o horum_fw-la sigillatim_fw-la distinguere_fw-la tempora_fw-la principatuum_fw-la ad_fw-la praesens_fw-la omittimus_fw-la nam_fw-la ad_fw-la plenum_fw-la scripta_fw-la non_fw-la reperimus_fw-la fordon_n scotichr_n l._n 4._o c._n 2._o defence_n of_o the_o antiquity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 29._o l._n 1._o f._n 6._o f._n 10.2_o p._n 6._o l._n 19_o f._n 10.2_o f._n 15._o leslae_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 81._o buch._n l._n 4._o p._n 29._o p._n 245._o defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 110._o just_o right_o of_o monarchy_n p._n 26._o leslae_fw-la hist._n p._n 77.79_o p._n 27._o p._n 26._o p._n 28._o p._n 27._o hect._n both_o hist._n l._n 1._o f._n 62._o leslae_n hist._n scot._n p._n 77._o p._n 29._o 29._o hect._n both_o l._n 3._o f._n 36._o l._n 40._o leslae_fw-la p._n 92._o 92._o hect._n both_o l._n 4._o f._n 59_o leslae_fw-la p._n 97._o 97._o hect._n both_o l._n 5._o f._n 75._o leslae_fw-la p._n 101._o 101._o hect._n both_o l._n 5._o f._n 79._o leslae_fw-la p._n 103._o 103._o hect._n both_o l._n 5._o f._n 81._o leslae_fw-la p._n 103._o 103._o hect._n both_o l._n 5._o f._n 90._o leslae_fw-la p._n 109._o 109._o hect._n both_o l._n 6._o f._n 90._o leslae_fw-la p._n 110._o leslae_fw-la p._n 392_o 396._o p._n 28._o scotichron_n l._n 1._o c._n 36._o scotichron_n l._n 10._o c._n 2._o scotichr_n l._n 4._o c._n 38._o buchan_n l._n 5._o p._n 45._o scotichr_n l._n 4._o c._n 41._o c._n 45._o defence_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o royal_a line_n p._n 20_o 21._o p._n 22._o scotich_n l._n 5._o c._n 59_o leslae_fw-la p._n 250._o hect._n both_o hist._n l._n 13._o f._n 295._o gratian._n luc._n cambr._n evers_n p._n 248._o scotichr_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o hect._n both_o l._n 1._o f._n 7._o hist._n eccles._n l._n 2._o â—_o 174._o scotichron_n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o chap._n 5._o leslae_fw-la paraen_n ad_fw-la nobil_n scot._n p._n 22._o defence_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o royal_a line_n p._n 39_o p._n 32._o p._n 32._o prodrom_n hist._n natur._n scot._n p._n 13._o p._n 15._o scotichr_n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o suffr_n petr._n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la frisiorum_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o c._n 3._o p._n 14._o p._n 13._o p._n 14._o p._n 2._o 2._o hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la judicamus_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-fr scotis_n &_o corum_fw-la regibus_fw-la ab_fw-la anno_fw-la 330._o ante_fw-la caput_fw-la aerae_fw-la christianae_n cum_fw-la alexander_n macedo_n rerum_fw-la potiretur_fw-la in_o oriente_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la fergusium_fw-la 2._o regem_fw-la scotiae_fw-la quadragesimum_fw-la cujus_fw-la initium_fw-la conjicitur_fw-la à _fw-la scotis_n scriptoribus_fw-la in_o annum_fw-la christi_fw-la 404._o qui_fw-la ejectos_fw-la è_fw-la britannia_fw-la scotos_fw-gr dicitur_fw-la reduxisse_fw-la non_fw-la
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