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The Cardinall scripped and said, "It is but the Island flote: thei ar come to mak a schaw, and to putt us in feare.

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The pepil richt affrayitly, returnit to him out of all partis of the wod, to comfort him efter his trubill; and fell on kneis, devotly adoring the haly croce; for it was not cumin but sum hevinly providence, as weill apperis; for thair is na man can schaw of quhat mater it is of, metal or tre.

Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

Nebuchadnezzar to do with the wappen-schaw of the Upper Ward of

Old Mortality 2004

The commands of the law were imperative; and the privy council, who administered the executive power in Scotland, were severe in enforcing the statutory penalties against the crown-vassals who did not appear at the periodical wappen-schaw.

Old Mortality 2004

There was one of my able-bodied men the other day who plainly refused to attend the wappen-schaw at my bidding.

Old Mortality 2004

The sheriff of the county of Lanark was holding the wappen-schaw of a wild district, called the Upper Ward of Clydesdale, on a haugh or level plain, near to a royal borough, the name of which is no way essential to my story, on the morning of the 5th of May, 1679, when our narrative commences.

Old Mortality 2004

But potent is he against whome thei faught; for when thay wicked war in greatast securitie, then begane God to schaw his anger.

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And in the meantyme, till that ye be advised to answer, I will schaw my mynd, and make ane argument against youris, upoun the same text.

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All man, (foollis we meane,) bragged of victorie; and in verray deid the begynnyng gave us a fayr schaw.

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At the first cuming of the said Johne Knox, he perceaving diverse who had a zeall to godlynes maik small scrupill to go to the Messe, or to communicat with the abused Sacramentis in the Papisticall maner, begane alsweall in privy conferance as in doctrin, to schaw the impietie of the

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