 | Ireland. Chancery - 1862 - 788 pages
...always reserved for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill, in some of which have been seen engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first captain's foot, whereon he, standing, receives an oath to preserve all the ancient former customs of the country inviolable,... | |
 | 1865 - 862 pages
...Captaine upon a stone alwayes reserved for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill : in some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first Captaine's foot, whereon he standing receives an oath to preserve all the auncient former customes... | |
 | 1866 - 618 pages
...Captaine upun a stone alwayes reserved for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill ; in some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first Captaine's foot, whereon hee standing, receives an oath to preserve all the auncient former customes... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1870 - 468 pages
...captaine upon a stone, always reserved to that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. In some ot which I have seen formed and engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first captaine's foot ; whereon hee standing, receives an oath to preserve all the auncient former customes... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1876 - 928 pages
...that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. In some of which I have seen formed and engraven afoot, which, they say, was the measure of their first captain's foot; whereon he, standing, receives an oath to preserve 1 iill their ancient former customs inviolate, and to deliver... | |
 | Joseph Fisher (F.R.H.S.) - 1877 - 176 pages
...their chieftain upon a stone always reserved for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill, in some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot, which they say is the measure of their first captain's foot, wherein he standing receives an oath to preserve all... | |
 | CHARLOTTE M. YONGE - 1878 - 664 pages
...for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. In some of which I have seen formed and ingraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first captain's foot, whereon he standing, receives an oath to preserve all the ancient forms and customs of the country inviolable,... | |
 | 1878 - 644 pages
...for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. In some of which I have seen formed and ingraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first captain's foot, whereon he standing, receives an oath to preserve all the ancient forms and customs of the country inviolable,... | |
 | James O'Laverty - 1880 - 578 pages
...for that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill ; in some of which I have seen formed and ingraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first Captain's foot ; whereon he standing, receives an oath to preserve all the ancient former customs of the country inviolable,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 684 pages
...reserved to that purpose, and placed commonly ujxm a hill, hi -.•><•>•• of which I have been formed and engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first cuptaine'b foot ; whereon heo standing, receives ¡m oatli to preserve all the ¡mcient former customcs... | |
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They use to place him that shall be their captaine upon a stone, always reserved to that purpose, and placed commonly upon a hill. In some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot, which they say was the measure of their first captaine's foot... 
