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From: John Carpenter <>
Subject: Re: Fw: Question re books
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 09:44:42 -0800 (PST)


And what are Celtic toes? While we're at it, does
anyone know what Forbes fingers are? A reference
book I read once (and have mostly forgotten,
including title and author) mentions that the
Forbeses have odd fingers.

---Hamish Spence wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linda Merle <>
> To:
<>
> Date: 20 November 1997 03:12
> Subject: Question re books
>
>
> >>It is the story of the Bruce. In the appendix we
find this note
> >"respecting the personal Conformation of Sir
William Wallace
> >and King Robert Bruce" , provided in 1430 by an
old lady living
> >in Perth, in the house of Erskine, who had resided
in the castle
> >of Kinnoul. She had seen Wallace and Bruce as a
young girl.
> >She said, 'Robert was a man beautiful, and of a
fine appearance.
> >His strength was so great, that he could easily
have overcome
> >any mortal man of his time, save one--Sir William
Wallace! But
> >in so far as he excelled other men, he was
excelled by Wallace,
> >both in stature and in bodily strength! For in
wrestling, Wallace
> >could have overthrown two such men as Robert. And
he was comely
> >as well as strong, and full of the beauty of
wisdom.'
> >
> >Linda Merle
> >
> Linda,
> She must have been a very old lady, Wallace was
executed in 1305 and King
> Robert I
> died 7th June, 1329. It was amazing how the pure
Scottish air could lead to
> longevity <g>
> I wonder if she had Celtic toes as well.
>
> Hamish Spence
>
> http://www.spence.clara.net
>
>
>
>

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