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of_o their_o money_n 243_o warwick_n earl_n overthrow_v by_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n 397_o watersa_fw-la isle_n 29_o wether_n isle_n ibid._n werk_n castle_n describe_v 45_o weight_n correct_v 344_o wester-oy_a or_o wyer-oy_a 36_o whale_n plenty_n of_o they_o about_o the_o isle_n lewis_n 32_o whales-oy_a isle_n 37_o whey_n the_o briton_n drink_v 23_o white_a battle_n what_o 271_o wife_n of_o seton_n speech_n to_o her_o husband_n encourage_v he_o to_o part_v with_o 〈◊〉_d son_n rather_o than_o the_o town_n of_o berwick_n 289_o witch_n discover_v and_o punish_v 183_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n 231_o take_v by_o the_o english_a 233_o accompany_v henry_n of_o england_n into_o france_n ibid._n release_v ibid._n send_v his_o brother_n david_n to_o the_o holy_a war_n 235_o william_n creighton_n chancellor_n 359_o deceive_v by_o the_o queen_n and_o her_o son_n the_o king_n take_v from_o he_o 360_o 361_o he_o guide_v the_o king_n after_o he_o have_v take_v he_o in_o a_o wood_n to_o his_o 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edinburgh_n and_o behead_v 370_o william_n douglas_n son_n of_o james_n the_o gross_a marry_v beatrix_n his_o uncle_n daughter_n 370_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n 371_o by_o his_o obsequiousness_n make_v the_o king_n his_o own_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n revenge_n the_o death_n of_o his_o kinsman_n 372_o 375_o go_v to_o rome_n 381_o accuse_v in_o his_o absence_n and_o his_o solicitor_n overthrow_v in_o the_o trial_n ibid._n he_o pay_v damage_n out_o of_o his_o estate_n 381_o 382_o return_v and_o be_v declare_v regent_n 383_o come_v to_o court_n on_o safe_a conduct_n 385_o at_o last_o slay_v by_o the_o king_n be_v own_o hand_n 386_o william_n douglas_n desire_v leave_v to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n the_o earl_n of_o murray_n 248_o william_n drury_n a_o english_a knight_n secret_o favour_v the_o rebel_n 278_o william_n bishop_n of_o dunblane_n send_v into_o france_n to_o excuse_v the_o queen_n hasty_a marriage_n in_o scotland_n 199_o 200_o william_n graham_n the_o 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one_o of_o james_n the_o iiid_n evil_a counselor_n 420_o william_n silly_a or_o soul_n execute_v 271_o william_n sivez_n his_o story_n 418_o archdeacon_n and_o a_o great_a astrologer_n ibid._n undermine_v patrick_n graham_n and_o get_v the_o bishopric_n 419_o william_n stuart_n bishop_n of_o aberdene_n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 63_o woman_n isle_n see_v nun_n isle_n woman_n some_o of_o a_o manly_a spirit_n 290_o 297_o 397_o woman_n whether_o the_o supreme_a government_n ought_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o they_o 401_o x_o x_o use_v by_o the_o spaniard_n for_o double_a ss_z 60_o young_a yew_n isle_n 25_o yla_n isle_n 26_o z_o zeal_n or_o yel_n island_n 3â—_n zealand_n or_o schetland_n isles_n ibid._n zerobia_n queen_n of_o palmira_n unsuccessful_a in_o her_o government_n 405_o zeviot_n or_o cheviot_n hill_n or_o mountain_n â—3_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o the_o first_o twelve_o book_n page_n 16._o marg_n for_o adrews_n read_v andrews_n p._n 23._o l._n 29._o f._n wear_v r._n do_v wear_v p._n 24._o marg_n f._n arraâ—_n r._n arrâ—â—_n p._n 31._o l._n 18._o f._n nastick_a r._n no_z aich_n p._n 39_o 40_o 41_o 42._o in_o the_o title_n f._n book_n i._n r._n book_n ii_o p._n 75._o marg_n f._n â—â—lalabria's_v r._n calabria_n p._n 82._o l._n 47._o f._n hither_o r._n hitherto_o p._n 109._o l._n 41._o f._n peâ—itius_n r._n petiliâ—â—â—_n p._n 110._o l._n 10_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 111._o l._n 5._o f._n agrippa_n r._n agricola_n p._n 110._o l._n 42._o f._n eight_o r._n seven_o p._n 116._o marg_n f._n unâ—â—â—ry_v r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 120._o l._n 45._o and_o p._n 183._o l._n 26._o f._n wizard_n r._n witch_n p._n 131._o l._n 43._o f._n thus_o r._n this._n p._n 160._o l._n 22._o r._n redemption_n p._n 168._o marg_n f._n kennetius_fw-la r._n kennethus_n p._n 183._o l._n 17._o f._n cause_n r._n cause_n p._n 197._o l._n 22._o f._n vaiâ—_n r._n in_o vaiâ—_n p._n 21â—_n l._n 23._o f._n niece_n r._n grandchild_n l._n 29._o f._n nephew_n r._n grandson_n p._n 227._o l._n 25._o f._n 1553_o r._n 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man_n and_o die_v at_o glastenbury_n in_o somersetshire_n the_o prophecy_n that_o go_v under_o his_o name_n not_o genuine_a ibid._n gildominick_n and_o the_o murray_n man_n suppress_v 230_o gilespy_n cambel_n a_o actor_n in_o the_o reformation_n 129_o recall_v by_o threaten_a letter_n by_o the_o queen_n regent_n 130_o gilespy_n earl_n of_o argyle_n banish_v 175_o his_o levity_n 206_o privy_a to_o the_o queen_n wickedness_n 216_o general_n of_o her_o army_n 220_o refuse_v to_o own_v himself_o a_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n 234_o the_o regent_n receive_v he_o into_o favour_n and_o he_o be_v in_o great_a authority_n 235_o 251_o gillan_n isle_n 30_o gillo_n commander_n of_o the_o exile_a scot_n 129_o gillus_n the_o bastard_n king_n of_o scot_n 104_o fly_n into_o ireland_n 105_o slay_v by_o cadvallus_n 106_o glascow_n 14_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o frighten_v by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n 376_o glass_n isle_n 28_o glenluce_n 14_o glotta_n river_n i._n e._n clyde_n 14_o glottiana_n see_v 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hill_n or_o mountain_n 17_o gramry_n isle_n 25_o granisa_n isle_n 36_o grace_n have_v the_o chief_a command_n in_o scotland_n against_o the_o french_a 146_o gregory_n king_n of_o scot_n his_o famous_a achievement_n against_o the_o pict_n dane_n and_o briton_n 175_o 176_o he_o take_v several_a city_n in_o ireland_n 177_o green_a isle_n 25_o 28_o grevan_n river_n 14_o gria_n isle_n 30_o griffin_n slay_v in_o fight_n 156_o grime_n king_n of_o scotland_n 198_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o malcolm_n ibid._n which_o he_o afterward_o break_v be_v overthrow_v and_o make_v prisoner_n 199_o and_o die_v 200_o groom_n in_o a_o stable_a his_o bold_a attempt_n on_o james_n hamilton_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o master_n death_n 52_o for_o which_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ibid._n gruinorta_fw-la isle_n 31_o guidi_n 15_o 92_o guise_n their_o desire_n to_o hasten_v the_o marriage_n of_o mary_n with_o the_o dolphin_n 221_o their_o overgreat_a power_n suspect_v 122_o they_o design_n scotland_n as_o a_o peculiar_a for_o their_o family_n 151_o they_o seek_v to_o destroy_v james_n earl_n of_o murray_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o popery_n 165_o gun_n isle_n 27_o gun_n i._n e._n great_a ordnance_n of_o iron_n when_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v use_v in_o scotland_n 394_o h_n hadington_n 13_o deserted_n by_o the_o english_a 111_o hago_n a_o danish_a admiral_n 181_o hay_n or_o have_fw-mi isle_n 30_o hakerset_n isle_n 29_o hamilton_n the_o original_a of_o their_o family_n 273_o hamilton_n leave_v the_o party_n of_o the_o douglass_n 390_o hamiltonian_o will_v to_o free_a the_o queen_n out_o of_o prison_n 216_o overthrow_v in_o battle_n and_o some_o of_o they_o take_v prisoner_n 221_o 222_o they_o meet_v at_o edinburgh_n in_o behalf_n of_o queen_n mary_n 252_o hara_n isle_n 37_o harald_n earl_n of_o caithness_n punish_v for_o his_o cruelty_n 235_o haraya_n or_o harray_v isle_n 31_o harper_n of_o old_a use_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o bedchamber_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o noble_n in_o scotland_n 116_o harrick_n isle_n 30_o 31_o havatere_a or_o havere_a isle_n 30_o havelschire_n isle_n 29_o haura_n isle_n the_o great_a and_o the_o less_o 31_o hay_n and_o his_o two_o son_n fight_v for_o their_o country_n 191_o have_v a_o coat_n of_o arm_n assign_v to_o his_o family_n 192_o the_o name_n almost_o extinguish_v 286_o heath_n isle_n 21_o heath_n its_o nature_n 23_o good_a to_o make_v bed_n to_o lie_v on_o ibid._n hebrides_n isle_n see_v aebudae_n hector_n boetius_fw-la blame_v 13_o mistake_v 76_o compare_v with_o lud_n 80_o helena_n mother_n of_o constantine_n 124_o hellisay_n isle_n 29_o helscher_n vetularum_fw-la isle_n ibid._n helricus_fw-la a_o danish_a admiral_n 181_o hengist_n captain_n of_o pirate_n have_v land_n give_v to_o he_o in_o britain_n by_o voâ—tigern_n 144_o henry_n i._n of_o england_n never_o laugh_v after_o the_o drow_n of_o most_o of_o his_o child_n 224_o he_o settle_v the_o succession_n on_o his_o daughter_n maud_n ibid._n henry_n