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THE

EDINBURGH

ENTERTAINER:

CONTAINING

HISTORICAL and POETICAL

COLLECTIONS.

For the USE of

SCHOOL S.

Taken from the beft AUTHORS.

EDINBURGH:

Printed for G. HAMILTON & J. BALFOUR, J. TRAILL

J. BROWN, J. YAIR, and L. HUNTER

MDCCL.

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2.2.

LIBRA

A

COLLECTION

OF

PROSE and VERSE.

For the Ufe of SCHOOLS.

The History and Character of DAVIDI. King of Scotland. From the Scottish history,

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AVID fucceeded his brother Alexander in the kingdom, in the year of Chrift 124. As his brothers reigned fucceffively, one after another, in Scotland, he ftaid with his fifter Maud in England. There he married his coufin Maud, a woman of great beauty, wealth, and nobility; for Voldiofus Earl of Northumberland was her father; and her mother was Judith, niece to William the Norman. He had a fon by her, named Henry, in whom both his father's and mother's difpofition did prefently appear. Upon this marriage, his revenues were much increased, by the acceffion of Northumberlandand Huntingtonshire to the lands he enjoyed A before

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