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Mary of Castle-Cary: To which are added, Roslin Ruins, Rob’s Jock, The Lass of Humber-side.
Four ballads about love and women. Some are sad or bitter, others are humorous, but none have happy endings. Mary of Castle-Cary: Two young men fight over the love of the beautiful young Mary who apparently has been kissing them both, if not more.…
The History of the Black Douglas. With an account of the Battle of Otterburn
A short history and biography of Sir James Douglas, also known as the Good Lord James and as the Black Douglas, focusing especially on his many exploits against the English in the First War of Scottish Independence, as well as his journey to bring…
History of the life and death of the great warrior Robert Bruce, King of Scotland
A short biography and history of Robert the Bruce, focusing especially on his role in the First War of Scottish Independence and the famous Battle of Bannockburn. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish…
History of Sir William Wallace, the renowned Scottish champion
A short biography and history of William Wallace, one of Scotland’s national heroes, describing his role in the First War of Scottish Independence. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish figures which have…
The babies and the church.
This is a single poem with no title page that puts forward the argument that child baptism, practiced by most churches at this time, is without scriptural confirmation and should not be practiced; instead it suggests to its readers that they should…
Heresy unveiled: the teaching of Plymouth Brethren contrasted with scripture. In four sections.
This chapbook seeks to prove the heretical nature of the teachings of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Presented in four section, the author systematically provides excerpts from the writings of the Plymouth Brethren (with page numbers) and…
Young Grigor's ghost, an old Scotch song
A young Lowland McFarlane woman falls in love with her cousin, the son of a dispossessed Jacobite Highland lord of clan who has been raised and maintained by her father as his ward. Despite his poverty, Grigor is well-educated, good-looking, and in…
The hermit of Powis: a ballad romance of the olden times
This chapbook includes a tragic ballad of the Earl of Leslie, who falls in love and marries a young woman of lowly birth. When the King goes to war against the English who are raiding across the border, Leslie attends him and wins honour on the…
The Duke of Gordon's three daughters; to which are added, Jem of Aberdeen; and the Bonny house o'Airly
A collection of songs and ballads. In the first ballad, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Gordon goes to visit Aberdeen with her sisters and ends up marrying a handsome but poor captain without her father’s consent. When the Duke finds out, he…
The excellent old Scottish song of the blaeberry courtship; to which is added The crook & plaid
Two songs about love. The first is the story of the love between a Highland lad and a Lowland girl. The girls’ father is against the match and disinherits her when she decides she runs off with him. In the beginning, it looks like she has made the…
