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 ( 92 ) upward: of a century age, lyone of the name of ingiis, which is without team or without the leaſt alliitanes the reale. The only part he could not execut, was a barton for the neck. The id a was prm bly ſtaggetted by the relation of he verture which is without feam, woven from the top throughout. Stirling cattle was fill in pfiffion of the d-riders of Scottith ind: pendance- Sir (Villiam Oliphant who can doa thab marriſon, was determind to reilt to the bat ex remity.. This regent afble at ihe forces wich he could mu er, on the fouthern bank of the law where as the ufual pattags in opuer to antercep the Expo iiih arny Edvard warned by whes la formerly befallen Creftangham and Wernene with his former army, he discovered a ford at fome diſtance, and there pafl-d with all his cavelcy. The Scots, trailing more to the nature of their pobrion, then either to their ttrength or numbers, when they", peceived that he had eff Sed a paflege, were ftruck with terror and fled. Though the caſtle was deprived of all ex ternal aid, yet the gallar: Oliplient corred every overture of capitulation; ena niebly retained his purpoſe to defend it to the latt. The fiege was conducted with the utmost -energy; Edward, though cid, you fought in pers