Boece
Americannoun
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Let us recollect, too, the Scotish Boece of 1536, the Great Bible of 1539, and the Tudor Prayer-Book of 1544.
From The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Hazlitt, William Carew
Boece, whose authority is unfortunately not much to be depended upon, has a still more distinct and graphic story of judgment and firmness on the part of the young captive.
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George
There was nothing left to sustain the Crown," says Boece, "except the customs of burrows.
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George
—Historian, Laird or tenant of Pitscottie, Fife, wrote a history entitled The Chronicles of Scotland, intended as a continuation of that of Boece.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)
Ay, ay," rejoined Oldbuck, "you mean, I suppose, Mair and Boece, the Jachin and Boaz, not of history but of falsification and forgery.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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