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nry, "but have remained quietly at home; and sometimes I have

but miss you the roll-call, and see how they'll arrange you-D-n me, if old Captain Montgomery didn't make me mount guard upon the arsenal in my steel-back and breast, plate-sleeves and head-piece, for six hours at once, un

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in your conscience to let a fat priest think he has some chance to convert you, gad he'll help you to these comforts him

th you," said Henry; "but

that is.) And there we had fine scope; it brought my hand pretty well in for the service in this country. But, come, as you are to be a bon camerado, as the Spani

Morton declined the favour; and, not judging it prudent to acquaint the sergeant, notwithstanding his apparent generosity, tha

his residence at Edinburgh in the following manner: Every day he visited the Water-gate, as it is called, of the Canongate, over which is extended a wooden arch. Specie being then the general currency, he threw his purse over the gate, and as long as it was heavy enough to be thrown over, he continued his round of pleasure in the metropolis; when it was to

st affected women in the country, and one that's a soldier's friend. When I was hurt by one of the d-d whig dogs that shot

g in these times," he continued, addressing himself to Henry, "that the King's soldier cannot pass a house without getting a refreshment. In such houses as Tillie-what d'ye call it? you are served for love; in the

anxiously, "to go upon that e

y's sound principles, unless I know the taste of her sack, for sack she will produce-that I take for granted; it

name, or expose me to a family that I am acquainted with. Let me be muffled up for the time i

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s bank in an oblique and zigzag course, now showing now hiding a view of the tower and its exterior bulwarks, which seemed to rise almost perpendicularly above their heads. The fragments of Gothic defences which it exhibited were upon such a scale of strength, as induced Bothwell to exclaim, "It's well this place is in honest and loyal hands. Egad, if the enemy had it, a dozen of old whigamore wives with their distaffs might keep it against a troop of dragoons, at least if they had half the spunk of the old gi

n arrowslit in the wall, announced to his lady, that a commanded party of dragoons, or

led, and the two dragoons that are before have their carabines out of their budgets, and reste

tell my gentlewoman to bring my black scarf and manteau. I will go down myself to receive them; one cannot show the King's Life-Guards too much respect in times when they are doing so much f

e Second's time, and did not at all savour of the awkward or rude manners of a non-commissioned officer of dragoons. His language, as well as his manners, seemed also to be refined for the time and occasion; though the truth was, that, in the fluctuations of an adventurous and profligate life, Bothwell had sometimes kept company much bett

aret; "and I trust that my people will see that

at such has always been the reception, within the w

llowers, particularly to their faithful soldiers. It is not long ago, and it probably has not escaped the recollection of his sacret majesty, now on the throne, since he himsel

harge of one file, and the prisoner to that of another; so that he himself was at

it is extended to those that serve him, and whose principal merit is doing it with fidelity. A

id Lady Margaret, "you have

nnexion through which I may claim kindred with most of the best fami

with dignity at hearing what she conceived an

of the history and misfortunes of my grandfather Francis Stewart, to whom James I., his cousin-german, gave the title o

at the grandson of the last Earl was in necessitous circumstances, but I should never have expecte

with Rochester, thrown a merry main with Buckingham, and fought at Tangiers side by side with Sheffield. But my luck never lasted; I could not make useful friends out of my jolly companions-Perhap

Stewart, your relations here,

can use my sword well-and here and there was one, who, when better company was not to be had, would have made me his companion, since I can drink my three bottles of wine.-But I don't know h

. "Why do you not apply to his most sacred majesty? he canno

st you will excuse me when I say, his most sacred majesty is more busy in grafting scions

are so much obliged for his exertions against those who would turn the world upside down. I will speak to him on the subject of your speedy promotion; and I am certain he feels too much, both what i

ner, since you request it, especially as it will be the earliest way of presenting

oner, pray you?"

, who has been so incautious as to give countenance to one of th

homicide on a single man, an old man, and a man of the Archbishop's sacred profession-O fie upon him! If you wish to make him secure, with little trouble to your people, I will cause Harrison, or Gudyill, look for the key of our pit, or principal dungeon. It has not been

omised to be civil to the lad, and I will take care he is watched, so as to render escape impossible. I'll set t

I heartily wish you good evening, and commit you to the care of my st

arse red coat of King Charles II. does and ought to ann

k so. I will speak to your officer to-morrow; and I trust you shall soon f

tself deceived; but I am obliged to you for your intention, a

n when flowing in the veins of a sergeant of the Life-Guards; again assuring Mr Stewart, that w

that seducing example, which, in matters of conviviality, goes farther than precept. Old Gudyill associated himself with a party so much to his taste, pretty much as Davy, in the Second Part of Henry the Fourth, mingles in the revels of his master, Justice Shallow. He r

lost his head; and the Worcester man was but wersh parritch, neither gude to fry, boil, nor sup cauld." (With this witty observation, he completed his first parallel, and commenced a zigzag after the manner of an experienced engineer, in order to continue his approaches to the table.) "Sae, sir, the faster my leddy cried 'Burgundy to his Grace-the auld Burgundy-the choice Burgundy-the Burgundy that came ower in the thirty-nine'-the mair did I say to mysell, Deil a drap gangs down his hause unless I was mair sensibl

in the body of the place, or, in other wo

ur gude health, and a commission t'ye, and much luck may ye have in rak

d station in life than his ancestry, readily answered the butler's pledge, acknowledging, at the same time, the excellence of the wine; and Mr G