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It was signed by her brother, Lord James St.wart, in his own name as Commendator of St. Andrews, and on behalf of the other Lords.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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It was signed by her brother, Lord James St.wart, in his own name as Commendator of St. Andrews, and on behalf of the other Lords.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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"Ah! The Commendator!" said Maitland with just barely perceptible sarcasm.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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"Ah! The Commendator!" said Maitland with just barely perceptible sarcasm.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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Buchanan, and as Commendator of the Monasteries of Kelso and Melrose: see also page 249, note 5.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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He had a grant of the Abbacy of Holyrood in 1539, while yet an infant; Alexander Myln, Commendator of
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Even after the Reformation had passed over abbot and monk, the lord of regality had still the same power, and the Commendator of
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story
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In 1541, he was Commendator of the Abbey of Kilwinning; which benefice he exchanged with Gawin Hamilton for the Deanery of Glasgow.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Durie continued to act as Commendator, or Abbot, till 1560, when he went to France, and died on the 27th January 1560-61: his successor on the bench took his seat on the 12th November that year.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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The lovely, golden-headed young queen supped with a little company of intimates: her natural sister, the Countess of Argyll, the Commendator of Holyrood, Beaton, the Master of the Household, Arthur Erskine, the
The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Rafael Sabatini 1912
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