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ROYAL EDINBURGH

HER SAINTS, KINGS, PROPHETS AND POETS


'Mine own romantic town.' MARMION



BY
MRS. OLIPHANT
AUTHOR OF 'MAKERS OF FLORENCE,' 'MAKERS OF VENICE,' ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
GEORGE REID, R.S.A.


LONDON
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK

1891

_All rights reserved_

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_First Edition (Medium 8vo) 1890_
_Second Edition (Crown 8vo) 1891_

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[Illustration: ST. GILES'S FROM THE LAWNMARKET]

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TO MY OLD FRIEND

ALEXANDER MACMILLAN




CONTENTS


PART I
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MARGARET OF SCOTLAND, ATHELING--QUEEN AND SAINT                        1


PART II

THE STEWARDS OF SCOTLAND

CHAPTER I

JAMES I. POET AND LEGISLATOR                                          38

CHAPTER II

JAMES II: WITH THE FIERY FACE