 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...great age. He ra er * underftood all the interefts and concerns of Scotland well: He had a great ftock of knowledge, with a mild and obliging temper. He was of a blamelefs, or rather an exemplary life in all refpe6ts. He had loofe thoughts both of civil and ecclefiaftical... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 644 pages
...he was always either sick or drunk.] The earl of Tweedale was another of lord Lauderdale's friends. He was early engaged in business, and continued in...blameless, or rather an exemplary life in all respects. He had loose thoughts both of civil and ecclesiastical government; and seemed to think, that what form... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...interests and concerns of Scotland well : he had a great stock of knowledge, with a mild and 166O. obliging temper. He was of a blameless, or rather ~ an exemplary life in all respects. He had loose thoughts both of civil and ecclesiastical government ; and seemed to think, that what... | |
 | Peter Chalmers - Church records and registers - 1844 - 656 pages
...and in high favour both with the first and second Charles, and with King William and Queen Mary. " He understood all the interests and concerns of Scotland...the nobility, only he was too cautious and fearful." ^ John, the second Marquis of Tweeddale, succeeded his father in 1697, was one of the Privy Council... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1850 - 996 pages
...abroad : all in him was mere nature *K The earl of Tweedale was another of lord Lauderdale's friends. He was early engaged in business, and continued in...blameless, or rather an exemplary life in all respects. He had loose thought» both of civil and ecclesiastical government ; and seemed to think, that what... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1897 - 666 pages
...he was always either sick or drunk. The earl of Tweeddalc was another of Lauderdale's V^ friends1. He was early engaged in business, and continued in...blameless, or rather an exemplary, life in all respects. He had loose thoughts both of civil and ecclesiastical government ; and seemed to think that what form... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet, Thomas Stackhouse - Great Britain - 1906 - 436 pages
...of Tweeddale was a man early engaged in business, and continued in it to a great age, by which means he understood all the interests and concerns of Scotland...stock of knowledge, with a mild and obliging temper ; was blameless, or rather exemplary, in his life, but he had some loose notions both of civil and... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet, Thomas Stackhouse - Great Britain - 1906 - 440 pages
...of Tweeddale was a man early engaged in business, and continued in it to a great age, by which means he understood all the interests and concerns of Scotland...stock of knowledge, with a mild and obliging temper ; was blameless, or rather exemplary, in his life, but he had some loose notions both of civil and... | |
 | T. E. S. Clarke, Helen Charlotte Foxcroft, Charles Harding Firth - Great Britain - 1907 - 662 pages
...sentence on James Guthrie, he has left us the following account : " He was early engaged in [public] business, and "continued in it to a great age. He...obliging temper. He " was of a blameless, or rather exemplary life in all respects. " He had loose thoughts, both of civil and ecclesiastical "government,... | |
 | T. E. S. Clarke, Helen Charlotte Foxcroft, Charles Harding Firth - Great Britain - 1907 - 650 pages
...sentence on James Guthrie, he has left us the following account : " He was early engaged in [public] business, and " continued in it to a great age. He...obliging temper. He " was of a blameless, or rather exemplary life in all respects. " He had loose thoughts, both of civil and ecclesiastical "government,... | |
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He was early engaged in business, and continued in it to a great age. He understood all the interests and concerns of Scotland well : he had a great stock of knowledge, with a mild and obliging temper. He was of a blameless, or rather an exemplary life... 
