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 ( 76 ) his phrer er prebioviv seinely lisen fees cay submitted. lut among these mers coupetters, the Beyal rigut or lower top Lord of Gallows stanis coursedi ba the flow ng tidkree. In the rude anil 19 days of Scotland is was a thing unprpled to hold a que non the Scottb throne. Illy the bow whuck as rertained the fuco son of praias the male Jine when those the right Teverted to the heirsmule : David. Tarl of Huntington, brother. Alexander 111. was. the lastinale branch of King Wilara; the crowa legally belonged to be first serancirof Dard. The question received a full discussion in the time of Alexander II :- who iraving only one son and convinced that upon the event of his death, great contests would arise concern- ing the suression, de grallel the worst of the achters who had then the authority of present parishment; and they canimously decarell, that the crown, in te {vont of his son's death either before him or without male issue, belonged to Robert Bruce, rund-fuches to King Role of Sooslavid. In the person of Alxander II. however, the throne reined in the Tamily of Kink n. 1h deals on deugliter, Margaíct, married to the sing of Norway to died before her father, leaving an intent daughter. a hou'll Alexander was nofleriuntant of the law of xoval success, nor ignorcat of the solemn decision on ihe former reign, in favour of Robert